Learn German: Juniors tagged articles

  1. Learning languages in America

    Attitudes to Language Learning: Learning languages in America

    It wasn’t that long ago – only in the early 1980s, when junior high school students across America began to be offered the chance to study foreign languages.

  2. Cactus Language Training and the Diploma in Languages

    Attitudes to Language Learning, Teaching Languages: Cactus Language Training and the Diploma in Languages

    Germaine Broadbent, sales director at Cactus, tells us about her involvement in developing the Diploma in Languages and International Communication, and why she thinks it represents a change for the better.

  3. Attitudes to language learning amongst secondary school students

    Attitudes to Language Learning: Attitudes to language learning amongst secondary school students

    When you think of younger people aged 11 to 16 learning a foreign language, the first thing what comes to mind is the fact that some younger people struggle to learn English, let alone a completely different language!

  4. Non-Native English Speakers in Primary Schools Today

    In the news: Non-Native English Speakers in Primary Schools Today

    According to an article published recently on the Daily Mail’s website, English is now a second language for 1 in 7 primary school pupils.

  5. Cactus contributes to the campaign for more foreign language learning in secondary schools

    Blogs, In the news: Cactus contributes to the campaign for more foreign language learning in secondary schools

    “Ohayo gozaimasu” is not the usual greeting you’d expect to hear echoing the corridors at a rural secondary school in East Sussex, but last week students at Uplands Community College were treated to a Japanese language taster session as part of a year 9 languages day.

  6. Languages in our schools today

    Attitudes to Language Learning, Academic: Languages in our schools today

    When I was at school in the 1970s and 80s foreign languages were compulsory during the first three years of secondary school and optional after that. I don’t think foreign language instruction was offered at primary level - if it was, it was only available in a small minority of schools.

  7. Learning a language as a child - the advantages

    Attitudes to Language Learning, Benefits: Learning a language as a child - the advantages

    Is it true that children pick up languages more easily than adults and, if so, why is this?

  8. How to bring up a bi-lingual child

    Attitudes to Language Learning, Teaching Languages: How to bring up a bi-lingual child

    A look at the different approaches you can employ to introduce languages into the home from young

  9. There is no such thing as too early for learning a second language

    Attitudes to Language Learning, Teaching Languages: There is no such thing as too early for learning a second language

    For monolingual parents who can’t offer their child a bilingual upbringing, it would be money well invested to enroll their children in a foreign language course as early as kindergarten.

  10. Cactus supports local Eco-Schools project

    : Cactus supports local Eco-Schools project

  11. How do I make language learning fun for my children?

    Planning for a course, Having a goal: How do I make language learning fun for my children?

    How to encourage the kids to pick up a language when young.

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