Thinking of holding a language event at school but don’t know where to start? We have created "How to..." guides from our most popular events to help you replicate them back in school. Each guide contains a full description of how to run the event including essential considerations, some sample programmes and task lists to give you an idea of what needs to be done and how to plan out the day. We also have some workshop ideas and resources which can be adapted for use with any language. You may find some the activities can be adapted to deliver during class time rather than as a formal event - please feel free to use these guides as you wish!

Thinking of holding a language event at school but don’t know where to start? We have created "How to..." guides from our most popular events to help you replicate them back in school. Each guide contains a full description of how to run the event including essential considerations, some sample programmes and task lists to give you an idea of what needs to be done and how to plan out the day. We also have some workshop ideas and resources which can be adapted for use with any language. You may find some the activities can be adapted to deliver during class time rather than as a formal event - please feel free to use them as you wish!

Thinking of holding a language event at school but don’t know where to start? We have created "How to..." guides from our most popular events to help you replicate them back in school. Each guide contains a full description of how to run the event including essential considerations, some sample programmes and task lists to give you an idea of what needs to be done and how to plan out the day. We also have some workshop ideas and resources which can be adapted for use with any language. You may find some the activities can be adapted to deliver during class time rather than as a formal event - please feel free to use these guides as you wish!

This calendar, for the month of June 2013, in French, was produced by LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies. Look out for another language next month! This is the sixth of a 12-month series lasting until Dec 2013. A printed 'Why study language?' calendar for 2013 is available from www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/calendar.

Working with colleagues at The Sixth Form College, Solihull and Foreign Language Assistants based in the West Midlands we have produced these recordings related to the A-level curriculum. The recordings are natural unscripted dialogues between natives and are transcribed. The FLAs also produced gap fill activities and question exercises to accompany the recordings.

A Powerpoint introduction to aller + pays structure: use of different prepositions for masc. and fem. countries in French, suitable for beginners/ A1/2

This resource documents the evolution of an in-studio project at Swansea University, in the department of Languages, Translation & Communication. Students had to prepare a presentation on a current or cultural issue in the target language (French), read their presentation in the studio from a teleprompter, and then answer questions from the student panel and from the floor where their classmates sat during filming.

An interactive slide presentation for French level 1 students(beginners) using functional language to introduce yourself,your family etc

A slide presentation on how to ask questions in French for level 1/2 students with practical examples and images

PPT of methodolgy session run by Liz Lord & Jackie Berry with Community Language tutors in Southampton 22.2.2011. This was created for the Community Cafe project. It gives a range of advice and guidance for teaching languages in the classroom.

This learning object was created as part of the Archi21 Project. It explores an example design brief in French to understand the elements it contains, and the meaning of some of the key language used. It also explores what makes a good design brief for a new building.

Making hypothèses

A collaborative information gathering exercise.This resource includes a voice presentation tool so that students can view and comment on the websites. To try it you will first need to download and then click on the voice presentation link.

This learning object was created as part of the Archi21 Project. It includes a listening task with a presentation made in English by a student of architecture and design. It also includes an extract from a critique of a student's presentation of their design proposal.

Four short exercises on the passive voice in French, grammar practice suitable for B1/2 level, with answers

Une série d'exercices de compréhension de texte au sujet d'un sondage réalisé auprès du public français quant à leur santé.

A Powerpoint presentation explaining a French grammatical point: how to use faire faire, suitable for B1/2 levels

Poster advertising French Language Café in Portswood Southampton. Can be used as a template for advertising other Language Cafés

Interactive classroom Naughts and Crosses in French with subject pronouns.

Two exercises to practice the grammar forms needed in sentences with if(la condition). It includes translation in English and it is suitable for levels 3/4 B1/B2 with answers

This French listening could be used as a test for levels A1/A2 or just as a topic on the holidays. It includes an audio and a task sheet.

This French listening task could be used in class as a test for a stage 3(B1)for Engineers or just as a topic on the environment. It includes an audio and a task sheet.

Verb sheet for writing out verbs for conjugating in French

practice making a hypothesis using the correct combination of tenses.

These images were taken in 2011.

This worksheet is an information gap activity which requires students to play the part of celebrity and journalist (in this example, Rafa Nadal and Katy Perry) to ask questions and talk about their daily routine. The worksheet could be repurposed to show any celebrity and for any kinds activity and language.

This learning object was created as part of the Archi21 Project.It includes a listening comprehension using an extract from a student's presentation in English proposing an architectural design solution. It considers how to avoid making too many language mistakes when presenting and explores useful devices to structure a presentation effectively for an audience.

This calendar, for the month of June 2012, in French, was produced by LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies. It was created with help from teachers working on the JISC-funded Community Cafe project. Look out for another language next month! Quiz questions and answers are also included. This is the tenth of a 16-month series lasting until Dec 2012. A printed 'Why study..?' calendar for 2012 is available from www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/calendar. It is FREE, with 3.50 p+p.

A powerwpoint introduction to describing people's faces in French using adjectives. Suitable for beginners, A1/2

A slide presentation on the future in French for level 2/3 students with practical examples and exercises

Projet autour de la création collaborative d'un jeu de 7 familles européennes. Les eleves sont invités a partager leurs realisations.

Native Monks provides customized one-to-one language lessons across hundreds of languages. Students can go through our exhaustive list of native tutors and choose the tutor they would like to learn from, based on the price, location, rating and native language. Direct communication with a dedicated tutor and personalized lessons through Skype make learning any language fun, easy and effective. Students can browse through tutor profiles, contact tutors directly and fix a convenient time slot for their lessons.

This is the video podcast of a lecture I gave (in French) on the French presidential elections of 2012.

This is the Powerpoint of a Sixth Form Lecture I gave for the Alliance francaise de Newcastle on 14 March 2012

A slide presentation on the formation of the conditional forms in French with if (si)suitable for level 3/4 students

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Moving from GCSE to AS level for the first time in a language - how to do it effectively and more enjoyably.

This resource is the product of a European-funded project which explored strategies for supporting independent language learning among adult learners in the community. It offers a range of short case studies and a series of recommendations and practical suggestions on how to promote language learning in the community. Find out more about the project and download the handbook in other languages at www.opendoor2languages,eu

Papiers-Mâchés (CALICO 2013 Esperanto Access to Language Education Award) est un tutorat pour perfectionner le français écrit. Les étudiants peuvent l’utiliser individuellement, ou les instructeurs peuvent choisir des activités à faire en classe. Deux niveaux, intermédiaire-avancé et avancé, et plus de 80 heures d'exercices interactifs. Il suffit de s’inscrire sur le site ! https://sites.google.com/a/nyu.edu/papiers-maches/

An independent learning activity about the city of Paris aimed at intermediate students of French.

Taken by me, feel free to use

Suitable for beginners and younger learners (2 versions - easier one has regions listed) Answer sheet included

A short set of exercises to revise personal pronouns in French.It includes an answer sheet. It is suitable for level 3/4 B1/B2

Digital Media Library CALS

This is a reusable worksheet which practises talking about sports, at a basic level. It is in French, but can be adapted for any language. Activities featured are: jumbled-up sentences and images which provide impetus for writing sentences.

This resource is a series of 6 modules designed to support students making the transition from A-level to degree level studies. Topics covered include Dictionary Skills, Analytical Reading and Writing an Academic Text. Each module is available in Spanish*, French, German and English. English language versions are also available with a voiceover recorded by undergraduates to help guide students through the resources. (*Modules 3 and 5 in Spanish coming soon). Students should first access the English language versions which provide an overview before moving to the foreign language versions for specific activities related to each language. With thanks to Angela Morris, Elisabeth Wielander, Céline Benoit and Jordina Sala-Branchadell who designed and collated the resources. Thanks also goes to our students Philippa Seymour, Fatemah Ackbar Sayed and Rachna Shah who recorded the voiceovers.

This worksheet enables students to practice talking about daily routine. Students must read a pictorial diary and then make true/false sentences about the activities in the diary.

Learning object for learners of French at B2/C1 level

Adapted for the synchronous online teaching environment. Can also be used face-to-face with an element of competition between teams within a group.

a list of words which differ in meaning depending on whether they are singular or plural. Corrigé is on page 2.

video illustration of negative in news clip