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...
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...
