In this session we will look at a variety of ideas and activities that can be used in language lessons with an aim to capture students' interest, inspire them and help them to thrive.

In this session Crista will share with you how to hook learners in from the minute they enter the classroom (or you do!) to ensure that your lesson launches with a (metaphorical) bang! Crista will share tips, techniques and tried and tested strategies to help MFL teachers, TAs and trainees build and enhance their own repertoire for motivating every learner, even the most reluctant learners to be brave, get involved and achieve success in your MFL classroom (and beyond) ensuring emotional engagement, positivity, a happy classroom and also deep and meaningful language learning experiences for all.

Success in a foreign language is largely dependent upon intrinsically motivated learners. Pupils arrive in our classrooms with different backgrounds, experiences and aspirations and form their own opinions of language learning from early on. This session will offer practical strategies to encourage and motivate learners from their very first MFL lesson, in the hope that they will continue their language studies to GCSE, A-Level and beyond.

In this session, we will explore how to engage and motivate students while rapidly improving language skills. We will also see how competition can be used to consolidate the GCSE requirements, and how quizzes can be used to improve retention and retrieval, close gaps in learning and support the development of linguistic and critical thinking skills. Additionally, Paula will introduce grammar games that allow student to indicate present, past and future intentions with minimal conjugation. Following on from that, the focus will fall on speaking activities that support the development of other language skills.