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4 Top Tips for learning a second language at home

May 6th, 2012|Tags: |

Language learning thrives when it is part of your daily routine. Here are four easy ways to get language into your household everyday.

Languages and games help us stay mentally sharp in old age and fight dementia

April 28th, 2012|Tags: |

There is growing evidence that attaining a second language also has many mental benefits including helping us to fight the onset of dementia. That has to be worth a looking to?

4 Rules to help you decide the best language to learn

April 22nd, 2012|

Second languages have been shown to improve your mental agility, your creativity, career prospects, earning power, improve your holidays and even fight off dementia in later life! So it's definitely worth doing. Question is - which one?

The Top 7 Benefits of Learning a Language

April 6th, 2012|Tags: |

Modern Foreign languages can be called a super subject - in the same way that some foods like broccoli are super foods.

The key to learning a language is context

February 24th, 2012|

Research shows that words and phrases need to be learned in context in order to avoid the dreaded fate of “Systematic Forgetting”. At all costs, therefore, you should avoid learning from random lists, phrase books, and vocabulary drills. It is a waste of time!

How a young man learned to speak 11 languages fluently

February 21st, 2012|Tags: , , , , |

The unique aspect of KLOO is that even absolute beginners can play and instantly start making sentences up to 10 words long. No study, no grammar, no work - they'll learn how to make thousands of sentences in seconds.

Proven Best Way to Learn New Words in a Foreign Language

February 20th, 2012|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Best ways to build vocabulary in a foreign language We learned new words through Discovery Learning I am pretty sure that none of us had parents who, when we were very young, gave us lists of words to learn by next week. What generally happened is that we would point at something that we wanted to know the name of, such as a dog, and our parents said "Dog" and we repeated "Dog". This is form of learning is called Discovery Learning  and it is the natural way we built our vocabulary when we were small. [...]

Why language is important for your child’s career, lifestyle and even income

February 13th, 2012|Tags: , , |

A second language benefits children in many ways Learning a language is important for a child's future Sometimes there is a an article that encapsulates everything in a nutshell. This piece, that appeared in the Sunday Express recently, is such a piece. It talks about how learning a language is more than  just another subject to learn - much more. It explains how employers are actively seeking personnel with language skills and cannot find them. It shows that people with language skills earn more and generally can look forward to a better lifestyle...if you want [...]

Cartoon characters play a fun game to learn a language

January 27th, 2012|Tags: , , |

Fun MFL Game for Building French and Spanish Vocabulary We love this video. It shows two cartoon kids showing how learning foreign words can be fun - when they turn it into a Penalty Shoot-Out! Which word do you pick to take the first penalty? Pick your corner, focus, strike... This is one of 16 great language games you can play with KLOO cards:

MFL Resources: White Board v Game Board

January 20th, 2012|Tags: , , , , , , |

Pay Attention. The White Board is centre stage in most classrooms. MFL Resources for the classroom People of a certain age (alas this includes me) are always impressed by the technology in today's classrooms, especially the ubiquitous interactive white board. The nearest I came to hi-tech teacher resources in my day was an overhead projector! Are they used anymore? Smart phones are the norm As impressed as I am, I know a large group of important people who are not impressed......children. White boards are all they have ever known and when I asked [...]

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