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Suzanne Graham

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Researcher in Modern Languages Education at primary and secondary school level. University of Reading research.reading.ac.uk/pdc-in-mfl/

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We have a few places left at our free Primary Languages Conference on 26 March - do join us to find out answers to some important questions! #MFLBluesky Sign up at shorturl.at/HBQ6b

10.03.2026 13:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We have a few places left at our free Primary Languages Conference on 26 March - do join us to find out answers to some important questions! #MFLBluesky Sign up at shorturl.at/HBQ6b

10.03.2026 13:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

✨Thrilled and honoured that BERA have recognised our research team's contribution to primary languages education! Here's to the project team including the inspirational teachers we've worked with! www.bera.ac.uk/news/bera-an...

12.12.2025 18:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Seeking UK secondary schools to take part in our new project on student motivation, engagement and learning outcomes in Arabic classrooms!

27.11.2025 21:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A brilliant resource!

28.11.2025 06:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rethinking the Purpose of Language Education Suzanne Graham and Alison Porter | 14th May 2025 | Opinion PieceIn the following opinion article Suzanne Graham and Alison Porter argue that primary language education needs a more meaningful and cohe...

πŸ§ πŸ’¬ What if primary language lessons weren’t just about grammarβ€”but also about empathy, creativity, and global awareness?

In a new Languages in UK Education piece, @suzannegraham.bsky.social and Alison Porter rethink the purpose of early language learning.πŸ“– : www.lspjournal.com/post/rethink...

13.05.2025 10:25 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

yes indeed!

10.03.2025 20:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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See you all at Language World 2025!
I’m speaking on Saturday with Alison Porter - check out the programme delegate-reg.co.uk/lw2025/progr...

10.03.2025 19:42 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fewer U.S. college students are studying a foreign language βˆ’ and that spells trouble for national security A new report from the Modern Language Association shows an unprecedented drop in the study of foreign languages among college students.

Fewer U.S. college students are studying a foreign language βˆ’ and that spells trouble for national security
theconversation.com/fewer-u-s-co...

28.01.2025 00:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks will take a look. What sort of device are you using? Works fine for me on a PC.

23.01.2025 07:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! Glad you like them

23.01.2025 07:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure why either - clicking ok for me too! But glad the link works.

22.01.2025 20:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
OLLA Junior Spanish - PDC in MFL

Hello - can you try again please? it's working for me: pdcinmfl.com/online-langu...

22.01.2025 19:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
OLLA Junior Spanish - PDC in MFL

Can you try again? it's working for me: pdcinmfl.com/online-langu...

22.01.2025 19:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our range of free, online resources for young language learners has grown! OLLA now covers French, German & Spanish. Video clips etc where content is motivating but the language is not too hard and key vocab is given. shorturl.at/geDTE
#MFLBluesky feed

22.01.2025 12:43 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Looking forward to seeing you there!

04.12.2024 22:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

29.11.2024 19:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We’ve got some really interesting and positive findings in our primary languages DELTEA Digital Stories Project: shorturl.at/LU8Y7 Take a look!

Here's a related project - participating teachers get free access to fab culture-rich resources. Express interest at: shorturl.at/7iXk3

#MFLBluesky

24.11.2024 11:39 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Curriculum and Assessment Review - Department for Education - Citizen Space Find and participate in consultations run by the Department for Education

β€’ Today is the last day to complete the Department for Education’s Curriculum and Assessment Review.

Help us to shape a new curriculum that is fit for the future and sets up every child for a bright future in work and life.
consult.education.gov.uk/curriculum-a...

22.11.2024 10:57 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

One day left to submit to the DfE’s Curriculum and Assessment Review led by @beckyfrancis.bsky.social! An opportunity to make a strong case for #languages, #linguistics and #intercultural education - our submission is nearly ready! Some good pointers belowπŸ‘‡ www.gov.uk/government/c...

21.11.2024 19:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is this MFL’s β€˜moment’ or will reforms hasten its decline? Curriculum reforms offer a chance to boost the status of language teaching in schools, but there’s a risk they could do the opposite, say subject experts

Is this MFL’s β€˜moment’ or will reforms hasten its decline?
Curriculum reforms offer a chance to boost the status of language teaching in schools, but there’s a risk they could do the opposite, say subject experts www.tes.com/magazine/new... via @tesmagazine.bsky.social

18.11.2024 07:09 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Our home - Park Building at the University of Portsmouth.

Our home - Park Building at the University of Portsmouth.

Well, hello there Bluesky - wie geht's? This is the new account of the German team the University of Portsmouth (GermanAtPompey) in the United Kingdom testing the waters. Hope that our many friends have also found their way across!

11.11.2024 08:18 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

Calling everyone on team #MFLBluesky! Protect LANGUAGES at all costs!

17.11.2024 13:19 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Linguistic anthropology, language in culture starter pack!

Please share and let me know if you want to be added

go.bsky.app/MQijNGW

17.11.2024 14:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Curriculum and Assessment Review: Call for Evidence - Association for Language Learning

The Curriculum and Assessment Review Call for Evidence closes Friday 22nd Nov 24. Calling #mflbluesky to make the case for languages. www.all-languages.org.uk/news-events/... In this 35 min video, RenΓ© Koglbauer addresses the key questions from an ML perspective: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL6T...

17.11.2024 07:41 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please may I be added? Thank you

17.11.2024 12:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Me too!

17.11.2024 11:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a potato with a face that looks like a human face ALT: a potato with a face that looks like a human face

The input is 'je voudrais une bouteille d'eau'. The understanding is 'I would like a potato'. Remember, people, common errors in receptive skills are a whole different ball game to productive skills!

17.11.2024 11:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0