Driving motivation and spontaneity: an enquiry into the interaction between authentic materials and speaking skills in an all-girls Year 8 class
by Annelies Baneke. This paper assesses authentic materials as a source of cultural and social insight; elements which can drive more meaningful learning in MFL. It explores humour, intercultural understanding and communicative confidence, and suggests that carefully...
Music, lyrics and videos: an effective tool for teaching and learning Spanish in the second language classroom?
by Jackie Osei-Tutu. ‘Shake if Off, ‘See You again’, ‘Seven Years’ are all songs with hooks which stick in our minds. Using Spanish reversions with slick lyric videos from YouTube helped student’s memorisation, grammar learning and had them singing in Spanish! The...
Using interdependence as a methodology to teach grammar in MFL
by Jacqueline Rudenko. Interdependence has been studied to see if this teaching methodology can promote greater accuracy and application of grammar in MFL. With the changes to the GCSE exams, the aim was to find an approach that would encourage students to take...