• Monday 29 April 2024 Sanako UK Director MFL Career Talks Have A Real Impact Hi David, Thank you for today's riveting presentation on the importance of language learning. We couldn't ask for better use of one hour with a cohort of year 9 students
• Friday 26 April 2024 Unlocking Language Proficiency: The Crucial Role of Pre-Listening Activities In the journey of mastering a foreign language, listening comprehension is a key element of proficiency. Whether it's grasping the nuances of a conversation, understanding a podcast, or enjoying a piece of music, the ability to comprehend spoken language is paramount. However, achieving proficiency in listening comprehension requires more than just passive exposure to the language. Many students are fearful of listening, and can be disheartened when they listen to something but feel they understand very little. It is also harder to concentrate on listening if you have little interest in a topic or situation.
• Friday 19 April 2024 Are you ready for the new MFL GCSE? Did you know that the new GCSE is significantly more accessible for students, especially at Foundation level. For all Sanako Connect users, Wendy Adeniji, an experienced MFL teacher, author of resources and school leader, can provide bespoke training and support for your department to help you to improve your MFL curriculum and its implementation at both KS3 and KS4.
• Tuesday 16 April 2024 A Sanako Connect example of teacher sharing work & students completing it online Due to the success of Sanako Connect online MFL centre many schools have been asking for a quick example of both how the system works and the GCSE content readily available for it.
• Thursday 11 April 2024 Best ESL/EAL and UWLP software for schools & Universities in 2024 In today’s globalized world, learning English as a second language (ESL) has become increasingly important for students of all ages. Educational technology tools like ESL software are valuable tools in making language learning programs more interesting and effective in schools
• Wednesday 3 April 2024 Sanako Connect activities to help students prepare for GCSE and A Level General Conversation speaking exams An important part of GCSE and A Level speaking exams, no matter what the specification, whether it is the old or new GCSE, are general conversation questions. Students need to be prepared carefully for success in these over the years, so that they can develop a core repertoire of, for example, opinion phrases, connectives and so on, which develop in complexity over time, and which they can use and apply to lots of different contexts.
• Friday 22 March 2024 Language teachers & students voice their opinions about Sanako Connect For GCSE, WJEC, Primary or A - Level language lessons in class or remotely
• Thursday 21 March 2024 Sanako UK collaborates with our Partner BUK to deliver state of the are interpreting technology to the University of Liverpool We are delighted to have recently completed an all-new install for the University of Liverpool. Working with our partner BUK, we are pleased to announce that the specialist Interpreter Training Facility (ITF) was completed earlier this month and as you can see from the pictures, it looks amazing at the University of Liverpool.
• Thursday 14 March 2024 One system, Many Uses - EAS Language Content Now Available for Sanako Connect One system, Many Uses - EAS Language Content Now Available for Sanako Connect. Following on from the huge success that Sanako Connect is having in enhancing the delivery of many different languages across the the educational spectrum, we are pleased to announce
• Thursday 22 February 2024 Sanako Connect, one MFL system with many cross curricular applications Sanako Connect incorporates the very latest MFL technology for live speaking & listening activities, in class, at home or remotely. Many forward thinking schools are now starting to use their technology on a cross curricular basis
• Friday 16 February 2024 Are you struggling to deliver A Level with less contact time? Sanako Connect online software allows you to prepare independent language learning activities for you’re A Level students, to give them additional learning time without being in front of a teacher.
• Monday 12 February 2024 How can Sanako Connect online enhance my MFL lessons? Sanako Connect is the very latest in MFL EdTech form one of the worlds leading educational systems, Finland. Watch the short video to discover
• Thursday 8 February 2024 Motivating MFL Students! I was recently reading a tweet from the excellent Pips Mccrea on motivation. Out brains use unconscious ‘rules of thumb’ (known as heuristics) to make decisions about where to invest our attention and effort. As teachers, we need to know about this as we’re always trying to attract that attention and effort to the subject or skill that we’re teaching
• Friday 2 February 2024 I am speaking at Language World 2024 I am really pleased to announce that I have been selected to deliver a talk at Language World 2024.
• Wednesday 31 January 2024 The ultimate in adaptive teaching for pupils with EAL I recently visited a school where over three quarters of pupils have EAL, many of whom do not speak English at home. Staff in the school work incredibly hard to support pupils to develop their spoken and written English through many techniques, to support vocabulary acquisition and accurate pronunciation.
• Tuesday 30 January 2024 Creating Parental Engagement with MFL Over the last couple of months our UK Director, David Binns, has seen a very unexpected yet positive change relating to the impact of his MFL careers talks. Parent have now started to openly engage with the relevance of MFL in the modern work place.
• Monday 15 January 2024 Setting online MFL homework - ideal for reducing teacher workload and motivating reluctant learners Homework is a valuable tool for reinforcing classroom learning and fostering academic growth. In secondary schools, it plays a crucial role in helping students make substantial progress
• Thursday 14 December 2023 Sanako teams up with Routes into Languages to help students prepare for the national spelling bee competition! Sanako teams up with Routes into Languages to help students prepare for the national spelling bee competition!
• Friday 1 December 2023 Top 4 MFL Speaking & Listening Activities for Sanako Connect Online Following a user survey of the most popular activities in the Sanako Connect online MFL system, we have come up with the top four activities designed to engage students, save the busy MFL teacher time and the school money.
• Wednesday 29 November 2023 Sanako MFL Career Talks Continue to Enthuse Students! David Binns, Director of Operations for Sanako UK & Ireland, has now delivered well in excess of 300 inspirational career talks to students stressing the importance of a second language skill in any chosen career and at initial interview stage. These talks are extremely well received by staff, students & parents with most schools asking for a return visit by him.
• Monday 27 November 2023 Spontaneous Speaking & Listening with the Sanako Group Talk Project Spontaneous Speaking & Listening with the Sanako Group Talk Project. Following on the success of the Sanako Hub school project in North Wales, Sanako UK is pleased to support the innovative Group Talk project in South Wales. Based upon the innovative and exciting MFL pedagogy of Greg Horton this method of getting students speaking and listening spontaneously has a proven track record.
• Saturday 21 October 2023 Sanako UK - Doing the right thing and supporting the local community The thumbnail has been assigned to the news item, and for convenience also added to the body here:
• Tuesday 17 October 2023 Phonics and Pronunciation can be fun! I was in a Ysgol Clywedog school in Wrexham a couple of weeks ago and watched the end of a Y9 lesson. The pupils were using the Pronounce feature of Sanako Connect to practise their pronunciation and get immediate feedback from the software and the chance to practise it again and improve it. Their teacher, Claire, told me that it’s the only time when the bell goes at the end of the day that they don’t want to pack up and go home, as they’re having so much fun with pronunciation.
• Thursday 12 October 2023 Sanako UK Autumn 2023 MFL Newsletter Welcome to the latest edition of the Sanako UK Autumn 2023 MFL Newsletter. Inside you will find many engaging articles about how the very latest MFL technology from Finland is having a very positive impact on the UK's language lessons.
• Thursday 21 September 2023 Sanako UK Introduces Live Online Conference Interpreter Training Whether you are looking to expand or enhance your existing interpreter training suite by adding online elements, giving the opportunity to provide consecutive or simultaneous activities online in both synchronous and asynchronous modes, or simply want a software only interpreting suite installed in an existing computer room. Sanako UK is sure to have technology to meet your needs from traditional hardware to cloud based solutions.
• Wednesday 13 September 2023 Sharing MFL Resources & Teacher Skills via Hub Schools Global Futures is a Welsh Government-funded programme and commitment to expand the teaching of International Languages in schools in Wales. It’s vision, which reflects that of the new Curriculum for Wales (September 2022), is that Wales becomes a truly multilingual nation and for learners to experience the range of benefits from learning International Languages as they develop into ambitious, capable learners ready to be citizens of Wales and the world.
• Tuesday 12 September 2023 Supporting language students with educational challenges to succeed One of the most significant themes to emerge in education during and after the Covid pandemic has been to recognise the importance of equal access to teaching and learning. Although usually focused on ensuring universal broadband and device provision, it’s also highly relevant for maintaining support to language students with educational challenges.
• Tuesday 18 July 2023 What do the students think of Sanako UK Director's MFL in Careers Talks? Our UK Director, David Binns, has now completed well over 300 MFL career talks for students, but is the message getting across Read on to find out what the pupils from Lampton School, Hounslow think.
• Thursday 6 July 2023 Enhancing Classroom Collaboration with Live Group Navigation Chat Enhancing Classroom Collaboration with Sanako Connect! Here's a tutorial video on how to create collaborative tasks for live student group/pair discussion using Sanako Connect. You can for example include interactive elements like video, text, presentations, pdfs and even Google Maps for role-playing a lost tourist or any other app that allows embedding.
• Tuesday 20 June 2023 How investing in language education boosts national and regional economies In an earlier blog post, we explored how language learning was the ultimate 21st Century skill. We identified how language skills could increase opportunities for learners and support their economic and skill development.

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