Title: The Transition ToolkitBy: ALLConnect Project TeamPrice: FreeWebsite: Follow this link. Nathalie Paris ALL Consett / Gateshead Primary Hub coordinator, primary language teacher, owner of Natta-lingo and le Bibliobook The ALL Connect Transition Toolkit is the...
Halsbury Travel has created some FREE resources to help you celebrate European Day of Languages in your classroom. The first, a fun starter activity, will show pupils that some of their favourite celebrities are linguists too! And an exciting wordcloud will...
Following on from the superb article featuring John le Carré celebrating why we should learn German, and the fantastic buzz this gave to language teachers around the country, ALL wanted to join the celebration of all things German. Here we highlight why people should...
On Friday 16 June, The British Council issued its latest Language Trends Survey looking at the main issues currently facing language teaching in schools in England. For a summarised version, please read The British Council’s press release. To access the full report,...
As part of the Welsh Government 's Global Futures initiative, Monmouth and Caerleon Comprehensive schools have been going into two local primary schools to teach them German using the Gruffalo story. This has been a huge success with both the pupils and staff and...
There are many benefits to learning a second language. Of course there are the obvious reasons like having fun, being able to communicate with people from other countries and cultures and fulfilling the enjoyment of travelling with an awareness of the country’s...
Languages for all – why should everyone learn a language? Learning a language boosts self esteem, improves communication, and opens doors. According to the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages: Research shows that language learning has a...
The many ways in which languages boost brain power – who’s saying what: How morality changes in a foreign language: “Moral judgments made in a foreign language are less laden with the emotional reactions that surface when we use a language learned in...
It all adds up to languages… Scientific studies have proven that honing literacy skills directly affects mathematical skills, and that the best practices in literacy education should be applied in all subjects: If students applied reading comprehension...
Some celebrity inspiration to encourage your students to learn a language… Actors: Audrey Hepburn: Besides being naturally bilingual in English and Dutch, Audrey Hepburn was also fluent in French, Italian, Spanish, and German. You can hear her...
CBI/Pearson survey reveals need for emerging markets language skills Languages such as Mandarin and Arabic are becoming increasingly in demand by business wishing to break into these new, fast growing markets, the new CBI/Pearson survey has revealed. The growing need...
