Tuesday, 26 November 2013

Getting year 8 to speak French using cootie catchers.

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I have a lovely (or should that be "lively"?) year 8 class. They're the kind of class you really wouldn't want to teach ...
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Saturday, 16 November 2013

German word of the week

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Following yesterday's Lexical gaps post I've gone one better and found an even more interesting resource. This one comes from dw....
Friday, 15 November 2013

Lexical gaps - or why I love the German language.

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One of the best things about learning foreign languages is that there are always words and phrases which cannot be translated into English. ...
Sunday, 10 November 2013

#nalasat - MFL Show and Tell

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Yesterday I attended #nalasat in Manchester, a Show and Tell event organised by  NALA , the National Association of Language Advisors in th...
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Saturday, 2 November 2013

Why German is scary...and other things I found on youtube.

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As it is the half term holidays I've had a lot of time to trawl the internet and find resources to amuse, entertain and educate my stude...
Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Google Translate: 10 reasons why it's no match for learning a language

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Loathe it or hate it, Google Translate , is not going to go away. It is the bane of my life at the moment. I've just stopped marking...
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Sunday, 6 October 2013

#mflsatcov - my presentation

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This is the presentation I gave at the MFL Show and Tell at Foxford School in Coventry on 5th October 2013. Skinny jeans, baked potato...