The role of the solitary language teacher in a school can be an isolating experience. You may lack colleagues of your language background or may be part of a larger faculty such as English, with whom you have little in common. It is for this reason that I suggest you draw upon as much help as you …
Australian Curriculum – NSW Begins the Journey
The NSW syllabus for the Australian Curriculum has arrived. It is time to get inspired about a new direction in language teaching. Moving beyond stereotypes of Japan and Australia is an exciting focus of the new Australian curriculum. This is embedded in Stage 5 in the content point: Investigate …
How do I teach boys a foreign language?
A common theme of chatrooms for teachers is this question of how to best teach boys in foreign language classrooms. There are gender differences – but they may not be what you think they are. Neuromyths describe commonly held beliefs that may have been based on science and research but have been …
