The potential of the pedagogical framework: Extensive Processing Input (E.P.I.) in MFL teaching

by cristahazell | Nov 7, 2023 | Learning from the Classroom content

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Improving writing in Key Stage 3 lower sets

by cristahazell | Nov 8, 2022 | Learning from the Classroom content

Improving writing in Key Stage 3 lower sets and establishing a culture of engagement and improvement in MFL. A success story. Following Covid, it was not much of a surprise to our team that our year 8 and year 9 students’ ability to write in French and Spanish had...

Adaptive teaching for EAL students in the MFL classroom by Emmanuelle Roberts

by cristahazell | Nov 1, 2022 | Learning from the Classroom content

This article is of relevance for MFL teachers who are interested in strategies to support pupils with EAL in the classroom, including use of students’ visual literacy and a multilingual approach to teaching and learning. The study draws on students’ perceptions of how...

Encouraging independent language use by Julie Hall

by charlottelr | Jul 28, 2020 | Learning from the Classroom content

Use of the Target Language (TL) by teachers and learners is an issue that has been live in languages departments for a while, with different perspectives and imperatives coming to the fore. My own practice has been to focus my teaching around encouraging students to...

Use of song in MFL

by Clodagh Cooney | Sep 24, 2019 | Learning from the Classroom content

To what extent can the use of song, in MFL teaching, enrich the language learning experience for the pupil? My focus for this research lies in the use of song in the MFL classroom. During this discursive essay, I will argue that song enriches the language learner’s...

Culture teaching and motivation in the Languages classroom

by charlottelr | Apr 24, 2019 | Learning from the Classroom content

With a lack of student motivation being described as ‘the greatest challenge facing FL teachers in the UK’ (Barton, 2014: 11), to what extent can explicit culture teaching during starter activities motivate GCSE students of Spanish with their language learning? ...