by cristahazell | Sep 23, 2020 | World languages events
Do visit the official European Day of Languages website and social media pages from our friends at the European Centre for Modern Languages; packed full of ideas and competitions as well as fun and games to celebrate linguistic diversity, intercultural understanding...
by cristahazell | Sep 23, 2020 | What's New, World languages events
If you want to play quizmaster or quizmistress give this five star quiz a go here at TES Resources for a bit of fun, cultural capital and competition, look no further than here for a quick free download. The rest of this post can only be viewed by members. Please...
by cristahazell | Sep 23, 2020 | Competitions, West Midlands Event, What's New, World languages events
Schools in the West Midlands – our colleagues at Routes in to Languages have shared this exciting competition with us to promote, celebrate and raise awareness of European Day of Languages. For more details see here:...
by cristahazell | Jul 22, 2020 | ALL Event, ALL Language, ALL Local, ALL News, Competitions, East Anglia, East Midlands, London, News, North East, North East Event, North West, Northern Ireland, Online Event, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, What's New, Yorkshire & Humber
Poetry in other languages celebration – pilot 2020 This is a spin-off from the competition (Strictly Speaking) which ALLNE had planned to pilot this year in the region and which was not possible in the circumstances. It targets Year 8 students in the hope of...
by cristahazell | Jul 2, 2020 | Language Zones, Portuguese articles, Portuguese events, Portuguese news
Far from being an exhaustive list The Guardian have collated 10 novels set in Portugal which will transport you on a journey through Portugal’s culture, history and politics....
by cristahazell | Jun 19, 2020 | Corporate Member, German Discussions, German event, German events, German Network, German News, German Zone, News, What's New
If you teach German, please note that ‘German as a Foreign Language World Wide – The 2020 survey on German as a Foreign Language’ in the world launched earlier this month. Please take a moment to complete the survey and share the following link with colleagues...
by cristahazell | Jun 19, 2020 | Arabic events, Competitions, French events, German events, Italian events, Japanese events, Language News, Mandarin events, News, Portuguese events, Primary, Primary events, Russian events, Secondary, Secondary events, Spanish events, What's New, World languages events
This year’s Routes into Languages East Mother Tongue Other Tongue poetry competition is now open. It is aimed at encouraging school students whose first language wasn’t English to share their Mother Tongue by remembering or creating poetry written in their...
by cristahazell | Jun 9, 2020 | News, Portuguese articles, Portuguese events, Portuguese news
If you want a read which takes you to distant Latin American shores, through cities and pueblos, jungles and rivers with an edge of political realism, magic, flavour, colour and vibrancy then look no further than the Guardian’s 10 best Latin American novels....
by cristahazell | May 11, 2020 | Arabic event, Arabic events, Arabic News, Competitions, French event, French events, German event, German events, German News, Italian event, Italian events, Italian News, Japanese event, Japanese events, Japanese News, Language News, Language Zones, Mandarin event, Mandarin events, Mandarin news, News, Portuguese events, Portuguese news, Russian event, Russian events, Russian news, Secondary News, Spanish event, Spanish events, What's New, World Languages, World languages events, World languages news
Those of us who were at Language World earlier this year will remember the inspiring keynote talk by Charlotte Ryland, from the Translation Exchange and the Stephen Spender Trust. She really enthused the audience with the creative teaching possibilities of poetry...
by cristahazell | Apr 28, 2020 | News, Portuguese articles, Portuguese events, Portuguese news
Are you craving adventures in Latin America? Here is a selection of short stories crafted from 10 Latin American short story writers which will catapult you from your sofas to rural Mexico, Argentina, Buenos Aires and Chile. Be warned these do not always make for...
by cristahazell | Apr 8, 2020 | ALL Language, ALL News, French Resources, German resources, Language News, News, Resources, Secondary, Secondary News, Secondary Resources, Spanish resources, What's New
TeachIt Languages are making many resources free until the end of April 2020 so have a look here for French, German and Spanish resources. There is still time to have a look through what they have on offer.
by cristahazell | Apr 8, 2020 | ALL Language, ALL Local, ALL News, ALL Sector, Corporate Member, Discussion Area, Language News, News, Secondary, Secondary Features, Secondary News, Teacher Briefings, What's New
This year’s summer exam series in UK, including A levels, GCSEs and other qualifications, and all primary assessments have been cancelled to fight the spread of coronavirus. On 20 March 2020 the DfE announced that the exam regulator, Ofqual, and exam boards would work...