International Activities in Further Education
Here’s an insight into the exciting international visits currently taking place by learners and staff in the Further Education sector in Wales – the first blog of many we hope! First of…
Meet Non!
About me Helo, Non ydw i, shwmae! I’m Non, a 30-year-old student from Cardiff. When I finished my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology many years ago, I confidently said that…
Meet... Poppy!
Shw’mae bawb! I’m Poppy, the second of MFL Mentoring’s canine co-working duo (first’s the worst, second’s the best right…?!). I’m Ellie’s younger and, I like to think, better-looking…
Meet Ellie the Cockapoo!
Coucou everyone, I’m Ellie, a 2-year-old cockapoo and Official Co-Worker of MFL Mentoring’s Project Director, Lucy Jenkins. She is more fondly known to me as ‘Servant’ but I’m not really…
Don't get caught red-handed!
I feel like I’ve spent half my life on trains recently, but that’s not such a bad thing. While waiting for trains and dealing with delays, every so often something will catch my attention…
What do Swiss pyramids have to do with languages?
I’m sat on the train heading to Basel from Geneva, when I notice the announcement and the information board inside the train is now in German. You may not know that Switzerland has two…
What do kettles have to do with languages?
Buongiorno a tutti! So, I’m back in the UK, and I’ve had a chance to think about my time in Italy. Today I’ll be talking about one really *memorable moment: teaching a 23-year-old Italian…
What do ladders have to do with languages?
The night of the 11th – 12th of December 2022 marked 420 years since a historic battle between *Protestants and *Catholics in Geneva. To celebrate the Genevoises (people from…
From the mentor's mouth: Sara Bariselli
Sara in the Carneddau, GwyneddAbout me Hello/Ciao/Shwmae/Hallo/Hola/مرحبًا! My name is Sara, I’m 28 years old, and I’m an Italian *PhD student at Bangor University. I come from a small…
Shifting Perspectives
Hi everyone! I am a little frustrated and disappointed writing this blog today. After an English lesson I taught to a group of Italian school children, I found out that they think our…