We're a group of researchers, teachers, teacher educators & policy makers investigating & reporting on the use & learning of languages in primary classrooms.
University of Southampton
Joined March 2018
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Shout out for @riplnetwork and @minimus_latin in our first @network_primary Ask the experts podcast responses to primary teachers delivering foreign languages
Have a listen to our brand new podcast- Ask the Experts- Answering your Primary Languages questions 🎧
primarylanguages.podbean.com…
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We'll also be exploring creativity and empathy in the languages classroom - please take a look!
Want to learn more about digital stories & multimodal approaches for the #primarymfl classroom, including a free phonics app? Get involved with #DELTEA ☕️
See thread for more info. Please share widely - we’re especially keen to hear from teachers in Scotland! 🏴
#mfltwitterati
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RESEARCH NEWS – Professor @SuzanneJaneGrah and Dr. @AnthonyPZhang – both of @UniofReading Institute of Education – are part of a new @ESRC-funded research project exploring digital development for primary foreign language teachers:
research.reading.ac.uk/educa…
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Primary teachers of languages - 3 weeks to go your conference day ! Are you signed up yet? @ALL4language @LizbLanguages @riplnetwork @SuzanneJaneGrah @DanHansen85 @TracyWilliamsAT
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#Bilingualism does benefit #CognitiveControl. How? It is #language switching and intensity of use that make the difference.
See our large-scale #EEG study here: doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.06.5…
with @KrottAndrea @Mazaheri_lab @unibirmingham
@AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter @PhDVoice
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👂👀 Thanks @MissKLCampbell for sharing yr teacher research story abt the impact of foreign language texts on literacy development.
📚 Kirstie used Luc & Sophie texts from @brilliantpub with her P6/7 pupils.
✅Positive outcomes & improvement identified.
☀️Summer Session 1: Maximising Learning in the Primary Languages Classroom☀️
Just 3 days until our first July event - here’s a reminder of what’s in store!
Register via the Eventbrite link on our profile - tickets selling fast! 🎟
#mfltwitterati #primarylanguages #edutwitter
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These sessions sound fun! Particularly looking forward to hearing about the benefits of #bilingualtheatre in KS2 classrooms! 🤗 And great to see that @hwc001 will be speaking about primary language use - not to be missed!
☀️ Summer Sessions - Registration OPEN! ☀️
Two free webinars aimed at primary #languageteachers and all those interested in #primarylanguages education!
Don’t miss out on registering for your free ticket - link in next tweet 🎟 We can’t wait to see you there! 💧✨ #mfltwitterati
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Thrilled to realise that one of the @riplnetwork Summer Series speakers is our #LangsLeadScot critical friend @MissKLCampbell
I’ll be there on Monday, will you?
☀️ Summer Sessions - Registration OPEN! ☀️
Two free webinars aimed at primary #languageteachers and all those interested in #primarylanguages education!
Don’t miss out on registering for your free ticket - link in next tweet 🎟 We can’t wait to see you there! 💧✨ #mfltwitterati
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The Progression in Primary Languages team is seeking state school partners for our longitudinal study! Does your school offer 45-60mins per week of French German or Spanish throughout KS2? Get in touch: tinyurl.com/PiPLEoI #primarymfl #mfltwitterati #mfl
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Wonderful to be involved in @riplnetwork 's ECR webinar on Monday. Fantastic to hear about lots of exciting research exploring #primarylanguages
A few snapshots from yesterday's ECR webinar! 🥳📸
Thank you so much to all of our brilliant contributors, and to all the attendees for such great discussion and reflection. The future of primary languages is looking bright! 💧✨ #riplnetwork #primarylanguages
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Thank you to everyone who has responded to far! Our surveys are still open and we would love to hear from more #primarylanguages teachers and teacher educators. #mfl #mfltwitterati #primarymfl #langchat @ALL4language @ncelpmfl @riplnetwork
New survey on primary languages in England! We'd love to hear from you if you teach primary languages in England: tinyurl.com/PiPLSurvey-T
OR if you are a teacher educator training new primary languages teachers: tinyurl.com/PiPLSurvey-TeEdu
@ALL4language @riplnetwork @ncelpmfl #mfl
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My @RiPL research project is based on how to support teachers and pupils @DartmoorMAT in mixed aged classes. Looking forward to using @Language_Gym to supplement 30min lessons. Fantastic first meeting with my research partner this week. Can’t wait to get started. 🍎 🇫🇷 💻 #EPI
⭐️ Classroom Research Scheme - Call for Proposals ⭐️
Calling all primary #MFLteachers! 🍎 Exciting funded opportunity to explore new teaching ideas via a short-term classroom project.
See below for more info - looking forward to hearing your ideas! 💧✨
#MFLchat #MFLtwitterati
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Here's my summary of Ofsted's research review into Languages 🇩🇪🇪🇸🇬🇷🇮🇹🇨🇳🇫🇷 I hope it's useful for teachers and curriculum leaders!
The high-res PDF version and a more detailed summary are available at marcrhayes.com/post/a-summar… #mfltwitterati #edutwitter #edublogshare
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Oui, sí, it’s true...! We recently released new units for KS2 French and Spanish, thanks to @valleseco and @riplnetwork 🇫🇷🇪🇸
Visit teachers.thenational.academy to start exploring, or download our lesson directory to see a complete list of what’s available 👉 oaknat.uk/2N9ucvj
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Calling all teachers in the East of England! Please encourage your pupils to take part in My Languages and Me, a competition celebrating #multilingualism. We have posters in many languages spoken in the region! Please contact us at the email address below for them!
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I'm really proud to have partnered with @riplnetwork and @OakNational to offer these lessons for Primary French and Spanish. Don’t forget - this is the
first batch of lessons - more units and lessons will be added at the
beginning of March.
🌟 New subjects have arrived 🌟
Hurrah! Primary French & Spanish, Primary Art, Secondary RSHE, Physical Education and Design & Technology have now landed 🎉
Head to teachers.thenational.academy to explore the exciting units that have been added 🥳
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Primary MFL was hugely popular in lockdown - so 60 lessons of KS2 French & Spanish are in development with leading second language acquisition professionals @riplnetwork 🇫🇷 🇪🇸
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Today we launch the #AntheaBell Prize for Young Translators, a brand new #MFL competition for schools! Interested teachers will receive teaching packs, including one for European Day of Languages & International Translation Day #mfltwitterati register here:queens.ox.ac.uk/schools-tran…
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Professor Florence Myles, Chair of @riplnetwork was kind enough to perform an interview with us!
In it she discusses the way forward for Primary #MFL #Teaching #Policy in England!
You can watch the full interview here:
ow.ly/WGg450BnVaa
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Have you ever wondered what the point of learning another language is? Or what the benefits are of speaking a home language? For some answers, read our @meits_owri booklet Languages Change Lives available online: flipsnack.com/meits/language…
