This full-day workshop with leading MFL expert Dr. Gianfranco Conti offers a practical and research-informed exploration of how to make language learning more effective, inclusive, and engaging.
Drawing on key findings from cognitive science, psycholinguistics, and classroom-based research, the workshop will equip teachers with the tools to enhance learner progress, retention, and confidence - without overloading them or sacrificing curriculum breadth.
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9th July 2025
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8.30am-3pm
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President Kennedy School, Coventry CV6 4GL
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£100 per delegate
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To book, email: admin@futuresteachingalliance.org.uk
Throughout the day, Dr. Conti will explore some of the most pressing challenges in MFL education and how to address them through research-backed strategies.
These will include:
- Vocabulary Instruction: The mental lexicon, retention, teaching and learning techniques, strategy instruction, task design, assessment
- Listening and Speaking Instruction: The cognition of listening and speaking and implications for the classroom at KS3 and 4
- Grammar instruction: Implicit vs explicit, cognitive obstacles to learning, sequencing, instructional techniques, assessment and corrective feedback
This workshop is ideal for KS2–KS5 teachers, heads of department, and ITT mentors looking to future-proof their practice through actionable insights and hands-on ideas.