Suzanne TerrasseSep 18, 20182 minAre the British doomed to be almost exclusively monolingual?For many years, the U.K. has been known as a country of poor linguists, especially compared to our European counterparts. I have heard so many excuses. "Wha...
Suzanne TerrasseAug 29, 20184 minSo, you’ve just landed your first job as a languages’ teacher....When I started my first teaching job, I was 34, a single Mum with two small boys. I felt the enormous pressure of trying to do all I could at home and at sch...
Suzanne TerrasseAug 28, 20183 minWhat makes a truly great languages' lesson? Is there a formula for the perfect languages’ lesson? For many years trainee languages’ teachers have struggled to a fit all ‘4 skills’ (listening, reading, ...
Suzanne TerrasseAug 21, 20183 minGCSE Results' Day 2018 - what can we expect for languages?So it’s GCSE results' day 2018 on Thursday. Languages' teachers and students wait with bated breath; but it is possible that, in spite of hard work from stud...
Suzanne TerrasseAug 18, 20183 minRaising Achievement in the MFL Classroom I think excellent results are motivating, raise the profile of languages and build enthusiasm. So how did we achieve these? I’ve frequently been asked how we...
