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Welcome to the rambling thoughts of a 50 year old languages teacher with too much time on his hands, most of it spent in the kitchen. If you have any comments or questions about language learning or resources please email or follow me on twitter @dominic_mcg

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Teachmeet North East 2012

Last Thursday night I attended the long awaited Teachmeet North East . It took place in the pleasant surroundings of the Town Wall pub in...

Saturday, 24 March 2012

Why I love Google Translate.

Some of my MFL colleagues will tell you that online translators are the bane of their lives and, to a certain extent and in certain circumst...

Saturday, 17 March 2012

Can we make Mothers' Day Cards?

Mothers' Day in the UK and Ireland is tomorrow, the 4th Sunday in Lent. This week has been assessment week. So, naturally, some of my...

Friday, 9 March 2012

French new wave cinema and Benny Hill.

My A level French students are studying the work of François Truffaut , mainly the 1962 film, Jules et Jim , and the techniques used, so ...

Saturday, 25 February 2012

I ain't no holla back girl.

holla back girl . (noun) a member of a cheerleading squad who repeats – hollers back - words that the squad leader shouts out to them. N...

Wednesday, 15 February 2012

Ofsted - What do they want? When do they want it?

There's an old joke, " What's the difference between a plastic surgeon and an Ofsted inspection? The surgeon tucks up feature...

Sunday, 12 February 2012

Phonics

A couple of weeks ago I went to an event at Newcastle University all about phonics. It was an excellent opportunity to meet some new and ...

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