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What’s the best language for going on holiday?

July 25th, 2012|

The Best Holiday Language Learn the language for a better holiday If you always go to holiday in France then this is an easy one - French. For Italy? Italian of course. So if you have a favourite destination then of course learn the language of that country. There are, however, many people (and I count myself among them) who have no idea where they will be going on holiday and it depends on a whole host of criteria: children friendly, sun, affordability etc. So on the basis of not having a fixed holiday destination: [...]

The Language of Sport – why getting a second language scores

July 19th, 2012|

I was really interested therefore when Jamie told me that languages are not a "nice to have" but a "must have" tool for the world's best sports coaches. Jose Mourinho, the Real Madrid Coach, speaks 5 languages and considers it to be one of the main reasons behind his immense success.

How to get reluctant MFL students learning

July 12th, 2012|Tags: , , , , , , |

Getting students to WANT to learn languages. A change of approach changes attitudes. Teaching some students a language can be a challenge For MFL teachers the aim is to get their students to learn a second language. Hook or by crook. It is natural then for teachers to want to explain why learning a language is so important. The problem is that, although learning a language bestows huge benefits on the learner, some students seem impervious to persuasion and are, well, just not interested - and no amount of persuasion will move them. Many teachers [...]

Finding the best MFL Resources – panning for language gold!

July 7th, 2012|Tags: |

Language is just like any other endeavour – if you have the wrong tools you won’t achieve your objectives. You cannot play tennis with a golf club. You cannot effectively learn a foreign language with the wrong equipment either.

The Best Travel Games to pack this holiday

July 3rd, 2012|Tags: , , |

KLOO is perhaps the perfect travel game. It comes in handy sized, double decked packs and with each deck you can play 16 different games - the main difference being that you effortlessly learn a language as you play.

Introducing your amazing foreign language resource – your GPS

July 2nd, 2012|

Having the instructions in another language is a form of total immersion. If you are travelling alone then this is the only language you'll hear - maybe for some time. That's cool. But what makes Sat-Navs a top MFL resource is that everything that the Sat-Nav says comes with accompanying directions.

Introducing your amazing MFL resource – your Sat-Nav

July 1st, 2012|

Having Sat-Nav instructions set to another language is a form of total immersion. If you are travelling alone then this is the only language you'll hear - maybe for some time. That's cool. But what makes Sat-Navs a top MFL resource is that everything that the Sat-Nav says comes with accompanying directions. You can see ahead of you and also on the map exactly what she is saying.

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