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In the Land of the Northern Lights
29
Apr

In the Land of the Northern Lights

By admin commentsSámi, northern lights, aurora borealis, culture, mythology, Revontuli, Fox Fire, Sápmi, reindeer, language, heritage, family, stories, bilingual books, samiska, guovssahat

How do you explore languages and cultural differences in your classroom? It's often through looking at cultures we perceive as "different" that we discover things we all have in common. This week we look at the northern lights in mythology, but you can also take the time to talk about what causes the northern lights with your class from a scientific perspective. 

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The Latest British Council report reveals struggle of language learners in the UK. Can bilingual books help?
05
Jul

The Latest British Council report reveals struggle of language learners in the UK. Can bilingual books help?

By admin commentsbilingual, dual_language, books, language_learning, stories, storytelling, teaching, MFL, foreign_language, bilingual multilingual audiobook sound EAL language

This week the British Council released their 2019 report on the state of language learning in schools. Judging by the results, there’s never been more of a need for bilingual books.

What does the British Council report say?

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