Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Ideas For Celebrating European Languages Week 2014 at Highlands Learning Resource Centre...........




By reading fiction books set in France and Spain ..(France and Spain were the most popular settings for YA novels, unfortunately I could not find any books set in Italy and Greece which are the two other main languages that our MFL faculty teaches.  Please get in touch with me if you have any recommendations..)

Reading books set in a country whose language you are studying is a great way of learning about about the culture there. Read about the sandy beaches of Spain, the side lanes of Barcelona and what it's like to work on an island like Ibiza for a summer. Read about croissants in Paris and exciting stories set during the French revolution..It's a bit like travelling there if you haven't got the time and is great escapism from the daily routine of school..Some of the these books feature school exchanges.

Click on the image of the library door below to take you to the list of books which are available to borrow and reserve.


P.S. If you enjoy language learning try out the free website and app Duolingo . It will help you to practice and revise the phrases that you learn in class.

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Online Magazines

















I recently stumbled across Rookie Mag , which is an online magazine aimed at teenage girls.  It is really high quality and features interviews with famous people, style tips, music and book reviews, writing by teenagers and tonnes more.  In fact it's so good stop reading this and click on the picture below to take you directly to the magazine!  I don't currently stock any paper magazines for girls in the library and this has inspired me to find more free online magazines for teenagers .  Stay tuned for a magazine list in the near future.