by Victoria Mitchell | Apr 20, 2018 | Features, Primary Features, Secondary Features, Student Features
As the end of the year approaches, why not plan a themed celebration of languages? General ideas for a themed day: Invite children to come to school dressed in the colours of the flag of the language they are learning or as a famous person from that country Decorate...
by Victoria Mitchell | Feb 2, 2018 | Secondary Features, Secondary Resources, Student Features
Guest blog by Rebecca Harwood, Head of Languages. From the positive attention my recent “Keep Cool” display board generated on my departmental Twitter account, I am sure I am not the only teacher feeling ever so slightly anxious about her cohort’s summer 2018 MFL exam...
by Victoria Mitchell | Jan 24, 2018 | Features, News, Primary Features, Primary News, Secondary Features, Secondary News, Student Features, Student News
Are you a French teacher? A teacher of other subjects in French? A trainer? A language leader or coordinator? A French language assistant ? A student teacher ? A head of school or language department? Becoming a member on IFprofs is FREE and will help you: 1) Find...
by Victoria Mitchell | Jan 19, 2018 | Features, Primary Features, Secondary Features
Guest blog post by Jane Harvey, ALL President Elect News and Events – keeping you updated I’ve been having a good look at what there is under the News and Events tab on the ALL website – and very worthwhile it was. I started with Consultations. Influencing...
by Victoria Mitchell | Jan 17, 2018 | Features, Primary Features, Secondary Features, Student Features
Guest blog by Peter Downes The recent British Council publication ‘Languages for the Future’ spells out clearly the challenge facing the MFL fraternity in the UK. MFL are fading in both the secondary and HE sectors at precisely the time when we are going to need more...
by Clodagh Cooney | Dec 11, 2017 | Features, Language Futures, Secondary, Secondary Features
Language Futures is an exciting, highly personalised and innovative approach to languages teaching and learning. It has been designed to foster deep learner engagement and enable students to take responsibility for their own learning, which they are encouraged to...
by Victoria Mitchell | Dec 8, 2017 | Features, Secondary Features, Student Features
Guest blog by Laura Simons, Second in Languages Faculty, Dylan Thomas Community School, Swansea, ALL Council Member and South Wales Network Lead Being a learner of many languages over the years has meant that I have often looked for ways to memorise vocabulary. In...
by Victoria Mitchell | Nov 29, 2017 | Features, Language Futures, Primary, Primary Features, Secondary, Secondary Features, Student, Student Features
Words: Clodagh Cooney, ALL Council Member, Language Futures Project Manager, Nottingham Primary Hub What is independence in language learning and how can it be encouraged? In Languages Today issue 22 on Learner Independence, Terry Lamb (Professor of Languages and...
by Clodagh Cooney | Nov 21, 2017 | Language Futures, Primary, Primary Features, Secondary, Secondary Features
Project-Based Learning (PBL) is when students design, plan and carry out an extended project that produces an output, such as a product, publication or presentation. Ideally, these outputs are exhibited to an external audience which can be a powerful motivator for...
by Clodagh Cooney | Nov 20, 2017 | Language Futures, Primary, Primary Features, Secondary, Secondary Features
The most recent Language Trends Survey speaks about the importance of offering pupils the opportunity to engage with native speakers and of providing a model of authentic language and culture. However, due to financial pressures, many schools are no longer able to...
by Victoria Mitchell | Nov 15, 2017 | Features, News, Primary Features, Primary News, Secondary Features
Words: Nicky Mcintosh, Learning Team Leader, Culture Coventry ‘What can you see in this picture?’ ‘Can you find the words in your dictionary?’ ‘What is she thinking?’ ‘Portrait of Miss Ashwanden in Cookham’ by Stanley Spencer...
by Victoria Mitchell | Nov 1, 2017 | Features, Secondary Features, Student Features
Guest Blog by Crista Hazell (Head of Department and ALL Council member) How to get more from the homework you set? What specific activities can be given as homework which will be effective? Homework or out of school learning, gets a bad reputation. I’ve always seen...