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The article features Katrin Kohl, the professor of German literature and head of a new multilingualism project. She highlights her commitment when it comes to promoting foreign language learning in schools and other institutions as well as issues about monolingualism and teacher shortages and poor perception of languages.

The author, who is also a secondary head of a school in Great Britain, explains why he ditched the modern languages in favour of giving all students the chance to learn Mandarin and Spanish. Topics discussed include teaching of modern foreign languages like French and German; challenges in teaching Mandarin and Spanish to students in an English-speaking school; and importance of a making connections with art and maths in helping student people to see languages in a new way.

The article comments on the situation of the English language curriculum in Great Britain. According to the author that the establishment of English as a Second Language to Overseas Learners or ESOL has been treated as unable to function by itself. He argued that due to the interference and pressure from the government, the teachers are not being allowed to think for themselves.

Presents job advertisements for modern language teachers in secondary schools in Great Britain, featured in the September 30, 2005 issue of "The Times Educational Supplement."

Presents a job advertisement for modern language teaching positions in independent senior schools Great Britain published in the March 12, 2004 issue of the "Times Educational Supplement."

The article discusses the importance of humour in teaching foreign languages and motivating the pupils up to the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) level. According to Helen Wright of St. Mary's School in Calne, Wiltshire, the obsession of the society to the 15 minutes of fame makes the language learning difficult to follow by young people but she opposed to foreign language being a compulsory study at GCSE. It concludes that learning a language can be fun and useful.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of teaching foreign languages by using phonics techniques as a modern foreign language (MFL) teacher.

The article profiles high school language teachers Rachel Hawkes and Leigh McLelland of Comberton Village College in Cambridgeshire, England, and discusses their teaching methods. It is reported that Hawkes and McLelland incorporate singing, chanting and movement into their foreign language classes, a strategy that has brought them considerable success. It is also reported that Hawkes and McLelland will present a course on their teaching methods across Great Britain.

The article presents the author's experience of engaging students of a foreign language class in pronunciation practice. The author makes use of the hands-up-reading method in which he has never failed. He asks one students to read loudly while the rest of the students listen and immediately put up their hands if they detect an error in pronunciation. He then selects one of the students with raised hands to give the correct pronunciation. If the selected student pronounces the word correctly, then he may continue to read else another is student is selected. The author feels surprised by students' attention to pronunciation.

Presents a job advertisement for modern language teaching positions in independent preparatory schools in Great Britain published in the March 12, 2004 issue of the "Times Educational Supplement."

Encourages teachers in Great Britain to voice out their thoughts concerning the abiding need for including courses on modern languages in the national curriculum. Possible reclassification of modern foreign languages as a compulsory subject; Increase of parental demand for an early start to teaching languages; Formulation of recommendations for curriculum revisions by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.

Reports on the shortage of qualified language teachers in Great Britain to the detriment of the British government's drive to increase the number of languages in schools. Impediment to the teaching of the French language in secondary schools; Criticisms of the British government's policy of switching responsibility for initial teacher training schools for making it harder to find suitable placements for language teachers.

The article offers advice for foreign language teachers on how to help students retain vocabulary, such as allowing students to choose the words, asking them how they learn, and facilitating classroom discussion without notes.

The article discusses relationships between specialist and non-specialist teachers of foreign languages in schools. INSETS: First Orbit: the Russian space story;Contributor of the week.

In this article the author provides recommendations to foreign language teachers on how they can develop interest in their programs by having students engage is spelling competitions, taking students on field trips to local foreign restaurants, and developing a foreign language website.

The article reports on the campaign of language adviser Jean Gross for an increase in specialists and more training given for teachers. She believes that the cause of speech difficulty is caused by the lack of both trained professionals and awareness of communication problems, needing more access to expert services. It also mentions that the aim is to encourage schools to use their special education needs (SEN) budgets in order for them to employ speech therapists. INSET: How social exclusion and lack of speaking skills go hand in hand.

The article focuses on the report for Cilt, the National Centre for Languages, which reveals that 14-year-old students who study language courses have declined. The report says the proportion of the schools with language students has dropped to 40% from 45%. It cites that pupils taking up German has decreased from 125,663 to 73,469 in 2009. Linda Parker, director of the Association for Language Learning, says language teachers are working to encourage more children to study languages.

The article discusses the decline of foreign language entries in the General Certificate of Secondary Education in Great Britain due to lack of language teachers. According to the schools minister Nick Gibb, the Conservatives have no plan of reversing the decision to make foreign language optional at key stage four. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) states that the problem is attributed to the mistaken decisions of the British government, supported by the Conservatives.

The article discusses methods the author, a language teacher at Woodlands School in Basildon, Essex, uses to teach her students foreign languages. The author has created a lesson based around the television game show "The Weakest Link," in which her students answer trivia in a foreign language to make money.

This article reports on the recommendations regarding foreign language learning by children. It is reported that children who are exposed to foreign languages by the age of three are better able to perfect their accent. In England, children will be able to learn a foreign language from the age of seven starting in 2009, but experts recommend starting them earlier and using immersion techniques.

The article presents information on Campion School, a specialist language college in Northamptonshire. The college enrolls 1,500 students and is set in well-tended grounds. It is only a few miles away from the St John's Secure Unit, which is a small welfare unit for 16 boys and girls aged 11-17. Every week, a foreign language assistant visits St John's to deliver French or German sessions. Accordingly, Japanese, Spanish, French and German language assistants also give a 30-minute session every year on their culture and language.

The article relates how the author's foreign language students learned from the foreign labels of products and resources in Great Britain. One of his female students watches DVD at home and selects the French language of the player's menu for her to keep apace from learning French language. His other students noticed also the foreign languages on their toys' packaging. He and his students also shared French adjectives from the translations of Mr. Men books.

Presents a job advertisement for language teachers in secondary schools in Great Britain, published in the October 7, 2005 issue of the periodical "Times Educational Supplement."

Reports that language teacher Antoinette Valente does not experience the autumn term blues in Great Britain. Challenges faced by Valente in teaching.

Presents a job advertisement for foreign language teachers in Great Britain as of May 20, 2005.

Shares an foreign language teacher's method of motivating key stage four language learners in Great Britain. Use of the television show "What Not to Wear"; Lessons learned from the activity.

Reports on the decline of teenagers studying languages in Great Britain. Sense of crisis among language teachers.

Presents a job advertisement for English as Foreign Language teaching positions in Great Britain published in the March 12, 2004 issue of the "Times Educational Supplement."

Comments on the need to develop the language teaching in Great Britain. Role of language teachers on participating in language training; Use of drama, games, songs and jokes to embed language teaching; Interest of students to develop their knowledge and skills. INSET: Paying price for Ofsted mistake..

Presents the views of Anneli McLachlan, a language teacher and head of languages at Elliott School in Wandsworth of London, England, regarding the Nuffield Inquiry on teaching foreign languages in Great Britain. Views on the teaching subjects through foreign languages; Things to consider if teaching foreign language would be implemented in Britain; Opinion on inquiry's proposal to include language awareness in the literacy strategy.

Reports that plans in Great Britain to boost pupils' foreign language skills will be hampered by the shortage of language teachers, according to a Nuffield inquiry. Other factor that would hamper foreign language study; Recommendation in dealing with the problem; Ratio of teenagers who continue to study a foreign language.

Reports on the shortage of languages teachers in England. Incentives granted by the British government to languages teacher trainees; Number of foreign students teaching languages in England; Programs for foreign students training to teach languages in England. INSET: Training Slump.

Reports on National Association of Language Advisers' concerns over shortage of qualified language teachers in Great Britain. Schools' increasing inability to afford foreign language assistants; Schools' switching from offering of full language courses to short courses.

Reports on the limitations placed on languages placements by the new school-based training arrangements in Great Britain. Saint Martin in Lancaster, England as a case example; Lack of qualified foreign language teachers; Result of The TES/CILT modern languages survey of secondary schools or equivalent and a separate survey of training institutions by CILT.

Reports on the research project at Southampton University which examined how two groups of subject specialists tackled questions of grammar and linguistic usage and style. Modern language teachers' emphasis on grammar of sentences; Emphasis of English teachers on style and genre; Recommendations for increasing children's knowledge and skills in English and foreign languages.

Focuses on language teachers' use of communications technology to talk to colleagues in Europe. Benefits of Campus 2000; Language teaching using on-line services.