Wednesday 27 February 2013

During a student panel interview which I took part in the other day, a candidate mentioned a really interesting idea - a community day for primary school students, during which basic language skills are taught using games and fun activities. I really like the sound of the idea, and if she does not get the job and bring this idea to the school, I may suggest it to the language teachers myself. I believe that introducing children to languages at a younger age is a great thing to do. In Europe, children are taught languages from a very young age, and are constantly exposed to other languages - especially English - and their success in picking up foreign languages seems to suggest that they're doing something right. I really hope we will be able to introduce this kind of community day within the school.