Following Saturday’s session on PowerPoint, the next 10 working days will take one point at a time and see how teachers have used it in their own lessons. Come back to this blog every day, Monday to Friday, from March 19 and see if there’s just one new thing that can be done to make […]

If anyone wonders how and why we are giving away the Communicate.06 conference for free, both offline and online, I can reveal the answer today.
In the last week the MFLE has had at least a 10% growth in its membership of Scottish teachers. Many, many more have applied from outside the country, wanting to take […]

The MFLE is proud to launch its podcasting section, sharing the expertise and experiences of those who have already been amongst the first in Europe to podcast in MFL and other subjects. You can also learn more if you are a teacher in Scotland by registering for the MFLE and visiting the Communicate.06 conference forum. […]

Quite a debate going on at edublogs about whether students would vote with their feet and stop learning any foreign languages given the choice. Can we increase interest in languages by offering new languages such as Chinese and Japanese? Or is the key in the way things are timetabled? Your comments are welcome over on […]

The MFLE has just launched a new online forum for student and trainee teachers working in Primary as a generalist or Secondary as a Modern Foreign Languages specialist. Brian Templeton, of Glasgow University, has just started proceedings by asking how Initial Teacher Education and the Induction year have prepared trainee and new teachers for the […]

Via Loic I found this blog, Jean de Filles. The author talks on a regular basis about how she is doing la customisation of her jeans. The language is simple and adjective filled, the blog design very cool - what you’d expect when it’s sponsored by Levis. And, of course, readers can leave questions and […]

The aim of the Microsoft Community Learning Awards is to support community groups and charities across the UK who are tackling digital exclusion by providing opportunities for disadvantaged young people and adults to learn about information technology through community-based technology and learning centres. The Microsoft Community Learning Awards 2006 will distribute 30 awards of £2,500 […]

The organisers of the E-learning Awards are now calling for entries for this year’s Awards. The winners will be announced on 9th November.
Have you an e-learning project that has enjoyed great success this year and would like it to be recognized?  Have you a certain professional or team whose excellence and success you think should […]

This time last year I was filling in my lengthy application form for the European Award for Languages. All I can say to our language teaching readers - foreign language and ESL - is that if you run a project in the UK using technology (or not) that is innovative and replicable then get yourself […]

Newly released this week is the relaunched mflePodcast, the radio show that you can listen to anytime, anywhere. It starts with podcasts from the eTwinning conference in Edinburgh from the end of February. Listen to the inspiring Conor Galvin or find out how you can take advantage of ICT in running your foreign link projects.
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