Tag Archives: Europe
Focus on DERA (Digital Education Research Archive):Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)
The IOE Library has always collected documents published by government and other relevant bodies in the areas of education, training, children, and families. Today, the Official Publications Collection here at the Library is the largest of our special collections and … Continue reading
Posted in Library and Archives, Official Publications
Tagged Brexit, DERA, EBacc, England, English, English Baccalaureate, Europe, European, French, German, language learning, language teaching, linguistic, MFL, Modern Foreign Languages (MFL), Northern Ireland, Scotland, UK, Wales, Welsh, William Hague
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How learning languages makes you smart, successful – and a better citizen
Speaking foreign languages has obvious practical and intellectual advantages, and most of you will have noticed press reports that it is also beneficial for your brain, possibly even staving off dementia. The effects on your cognitive ability and memory are easy to … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum Resources, Education in Literature Collection, International education, Main Education Collection
Tagged Europe, European Union, foreign language learning, foreign language materials, language policy, linguistics, multiculturalism, multilingualism, sociolinguistics
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