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"Reflections of a language teacher.

Always learning."

Translation – tangled, rock climbing, bubble, mosaic, ping-pong….

My students don’t actually realise that I teach them a ‘foreign’ language through a ‘foreign’ language. As I am not English, speak with...

Jan 1, 20215 min read

Following the amazing response to my post on ‘Preparing students for GCSE extended writing task’ (the post had almost 900 views on the...

Dec 14, 20202 min read

On this post I will be focussing on how I am preparing my students for their writing skill; on development of broad linguistic knowledge,...

Dec 9, 20204 min read

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Nov 28, 20205 min read

I believe that homework is crucial for successful delivery of languages curriculum and should be treated as such. It is not an optional...

Nov 14, 20205 min read

What is ‘retrieval practice’? Is it just the newest trend in education or is there more to it? On social media you have probably seen a...

Nov 1, 20207 min read