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In today’s globalised society, the importance of learning multiple languages is more apparent than ever. Language skills open doors to...

As the 'newish kid on the block' in terms of the new GCSE MFL specification in England, incorporating read-aloud activities in the modern...

In the domain of language teaching, teachers often find themselves faced with the challenge of engaging students who seem disinterested...

In the dynamic landscape of modern language education, the quest for effective teaching methodologies that enhance students' ability to...

Achieving success in GCSE exams is a challenging journey for all students, but those with the lowest prior attainment often face unique...

This year (March, 2023), I attended Eva Lamb's session at the Language World Conference organised by the Association for Language...

Learning a language is a cumulative and dynamic process that involves acquiring, processing, and retaining vocabulary and structures....

I decided to write this blog post because too often, when I chat to my fellow colleagues either at conferences, subject meetings, or...

One of the most effective teaching strategy for languages classroom are worked examples. As a type of instructional method, they provide...

With recent publications of various edu-books, mini whiteboards seem to be experiencing some kind of ‘re-birth’ in the world of...

“Motivation is complex and invisible which makes it hard to understand.” Peps Mccrea: Motivated Teaching Human beings have always been...

“If challenge, explaining, modelling & questioning are the ingredients for learning, practice is the oven in which it is baked.” ...

Recently, I have been looking more closely at the research analysing the ‘lexical approach’ of language teaching. Here are some key facts...

Both pronunciation and phonics instruction relate to sounds. Phonics are used to teach reading to learners and pronunciation is about...

The discussion about what is the best approach when teaching grammar in MFL is always a ‘hot seat’ topic and at times many of us will...

The underpinning principle of effective teaching is challenge! Students rise or fall according to the level of expectation that we set...

One of the six pedagogical principles of expert teaching is modelling, a research-informed strategy demonstrating to our students how to...

With the languages uptake in British schools and universities on the decline, what can we do to reverse the trend? The British Council in...

Learning and building students’ vocabulary to develop fluency and eventually mastery of the studied language requires a lot of effort,...

Live modelling is considered to be one of the most powerful strategies in the teacher’s toolkit and I absolutely agree! Through live...