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Southampton University Primary Languages (SUPL)

Our collaboration centres on research-informed practice and practice-informed research. Southampton Modern Languages & Linguistics researchers and primary school FL practitioners continue to collaborate to explore FL literacy practices through knowledge sharing and co-construction. Our 2017-18 workshops were funded by an ESRC Impact Acceleration Account award and we’ve just secured additional ESRC funding to continue these through 2018-19. Visit https://www.soton.ac. Continue reading →

The case for more practical language teaching in schools

According to a recent Guardian article, increasing numbers of school teachers believe that language teaching in schools needs to become more practical if student engagement and motivation with language learning are to be sustained. This is particularly the case currently in primary education where teachers are faced with the challenges of implementing a new curriculum of compulsory language teaching. To read the article in full, visit the Guardian website. Continue reading →

New national curriculum makes languages compulsory from age five

The Telegraph has published an article discussing the introduction of a new national curriculum this week in primary schools, which is making languages compulsory for children aged five to seven. The new curriculum, which will also see the introduction of a new computing syllabus, has been designed to ‘stop English pupils falling behind their peers in other countries’. To read the article, visit the Telegraph website. Continue reading →