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...
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...
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...
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...
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? ...
by Dimitri Lera. Does the use of cognates on Modern Foreign Language Acquisition (MFLA) equally benefit a varied pupil demographic? Explore this investigation into secondary school pupils learning of French and discover strategies for effective cognate teaching and...
by Karen Sykes. Find out how research into purposeful and productive thinking (PPT) led to the application of key ideas to teaching A Level. The rest of this post can only be viewed by members. Please click here to...
by Marion Pellon. Consider ways of assessing at Key Stage 3 whilst keeping a clear record of progress. The rest of this post can only be viewed by members. Please click here to...
by Angharad Simpson. Explore the notion of literature teaching and how you can increase your confidence and improve the quality of your own teaching and learning. The rest of this post can only be viewed by members. Please click here to...
by Analia Cikotic. Find out how curriculum innovation on ‘World Culture’ can develop children’s intercultural competence. The rest of this post can only be viewed by members. Please click here to...
by Amy Periam. Find out how CLIL can enrich your teaching practice and give you ideas for further learning projects. The rest of this post can only be viewed by members. Please click here to...