Isabelle Jones FCCT NPQSL

The ten cornerstones of effective listening instruction Listening is often referred to as the “Cinderella skill” of language teaching—overlooked, under-instructed, and poorly understood. In many classrooms, it’s reduced to comprehension testing th…

The latest post from Gianfranco. For much more detail see our book Breaking the Sound Barrier: Teaching Language Learners How to Listen. gianfrancoconti.com/2025/08/02/t...

Saying Much with Little: Idioms as Expressions of Cultural identity Spanish, Spanish songs, Spanish Grammar, Spanish phonics, GCSE Spanish resources, A-Level Spanish Resources.

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The Seal Is Just the Start As of 2025, all 50 U.S.

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The fabulous @spsmith45.bsky.social has done a masterful job summarising my thesis in a super-accessible way. If you couldn't face the 100,000 words, and can't wait for the book (finished soon!), Steve's resumé is all you need. 🍷

We have GOT to sort out language learning so it's not a dead end after GCSE, with no mainstream pathways.

A Level and specialist language degrees for the tiny few are lovely. Well, actually, A Level is barely suitable for the tiny few.

More 16-19 year olds do Duolingo than do A Level languages.

E-Books Gratuits - VousNousIls Ebooks utilisables en classee et téléchargeables gratuitement. Ces livres gratuits correspondent aux programmes scolaires du primaire au lycée.

200 French classics to download for free www.vousnousils.fr/ebooks-gratu...

Comment apprendre à bien mémoriser ? - VousNousIls Valérie Hermenault, formatrice à réseau Canopé Ile-de-France, a créé avec son collègue Vincent Robert, la formation "Apprendre à mémoriser". Entretien.

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10 essential research findings about vocabulary instruction that every language teacher should know Introduction As I prepare a series of workshops for MFL teachers in Australia, I’ve taken the opportunity to delve deeply into some of the most recent and relevant research on vocabulary acquisitio…

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Next Friday and Saturday!

ALL Subject Leaders Forum - Association for Language Learning ALL Subject Leaders Forum   Wednesday  5th March from 19h00 on Zoom Crista Hazell will lead the session on team building, and supercharging your CPD.  This event is reserved to ALL […]

I'm delighted to be invited to speak at the @all-languages.org.uk Subject Leader Forum on Wednesday 5th March. Full details plus how to register can be found here: www.all-languages.org.uk/event/all-su...
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Ten tried-and-tested instructional strategies that WILL enhance your students’ listening skills and GCSE grades Introduction Listening is widely recognized as one of the most challenging yet crucial skills in second language acquisition. Despite its importance, traditional listening instruction in many langu…

A cracking new post by @gianfrancoconti.bsky.social , revisiting the subject of listening. gianfrancoconti.com/2025/02/21/t...

Vocabulary isn't just about learning words.

Research shows that knowing word combinations can significantly boost language skills & reading fluency for #multilingual learners.

Full article by Riches, N. et al.
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Really excited to be speaking at Language World on 15 March.
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Andrew B. Jones | Achievement See this researcher's achievement on ResearchGate.

Presentation: Homework With Impact: Why what you set and how you set it matters (researchED London Conference 2022) #edusku #uked #homework

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Episode 2 - Part 1 - Special Guest: Dr Gianfranco Conti In this episode of Language Sofa Podcast I am joined by Dr Gianfranco Conti. In this session we discuss all things languages!

A new podcast on the block. This might be fun. I think I may have a slot soon. www.podbean.com/media/share/...

Reading aloud, the production effect and memory For this blog, I've been dipping in for a second time into the book The Science of Learning: 77 Studies that Every Teacher Needs to Know ...

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Really excited to be speaking at Language World on 15 March.
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Our range of free, online resources for young language learners has grown! OLLA now covers French, German & Spanish. Video clips etc where content is motivating but the language is not too hard and key vocab is given. shorturl.at/geDTE
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Challenging a tradition. frenchteachernet.blogspot.com/2024/10/five...

Improving GCSE Performance Post-Mocks: A Targeted Approach for Year 11 Mock exams are a key moment for Year 11 students, giving us a clear picture of how they are doing and where they need to improve. For languages, with their mix of skills and exam tasks, these results can be especially revealing. In this blog, I will look at how I use the feedback from mocks to help my students make real progress. I will break it down into understanding the issues, analysing the results, putting together a solid plan and using strategies that have proven to work in my practice.Un

🖊️NEW POST🖊️Improving GCSE Performance Post-Mocks: A targeted approach for year 11. Hope, it's useful. #mflsky #edusky
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Becoming Better People Are your pupils more polite at the end of Year 7 compared to the start of Year 7? Do pupils in Year 8 work harder than pupils in Year 7 because their habits of working have improved over their time…

*NEW post* Becoming Better People.

Do your pupils become more polite, more hard working & more responsible each year they progress through school?

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This blog and Chris’ book are must reads!

Ofsted inspections of teaching quality ‘could risk discrepancies’ Expert observers assessing the same lesson can produce different ratings on teacher quality, new research warns

Exclusive: Research expert Professor John Jerrim has questioned how #Ofsted can reliably inspect teaching quality, after a study showed that observers assessing the same lesson can produce different findings

Memory: What Every Language Teacher Should Know Buy Memory: What Every Language Teacher Should Know by Smith, Steve, Conti, Dr Gianfranco, Jones, Prof Elspeth (ISBN: 9798581810323) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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This is the most viewed post on my blog in the last few weeks. Not sure it will change many minds though. Traditions are powerful. frenchteachernet.blogspot.com/2024/10/five...

STALL Group (ALL) virtual meeting 12th December 7-8pm Subscription Form

STALL (Secondary Teachers at ALL)
Next meeting : Thurs 12 December 2024 on Zoom from 19h00
Spontaneous Speaking – planning strategies
* preparing the foundations for spontaneous speaking
* the Spontaneous element of the new GCSE Speaking test
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