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...
ALL Council member David Shanks reflects on the benefits of becoming a member of ALL and engaging in local and regional events. I first became aware of ALL whilst completing my PGCE at the Institute of Education in 2009-10. I duly took advantage of a next-to-nothing...
Jo Darley, Jenna Eccles and David Shanks share their top tips to help you excel in your first year of teaching. About the authors: Jo Darley is a French and Spanish specialist and has many years of experience teaching and leading languages at both primary and...
Words: Matilde Erco, ALL Student Ambassador Dear student teachers, You may have heard that the first year as a trainee teacher is very hard. You may also have heard that it is going to be one of the most rewarding years of your life. So which is true? Which should we...
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...
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...
