• Friday 8 November 2024 Who wants to opt for a language at GCSE? Our Sanako UK Director, David Binns, continues to deliver his extremely popular MFL student career talks around the country and even as far afield as Hong Kong & Malaysia. But much closer to home, after a career talk this week in the UK, students were asked were asked for feedback.
• Wednesday 16 October 2024 New Version Sanako Connect launched with exciting new MFL activities Watch this short video to learn how to take advantage of the latest features in your Sanako Connect system
• Monday 16 September 2024 CERCLEs Conference University of Durham - Practise your interpreting and oral skills with Sanako Connect Following and extremely successful CERCLEs conference last week, where we showcased the latest version of Sanako Connect online language & interpreting centre, many delegates asked if we would post some exercises online so that they could practise their interpreting and language skills.
• Friday 6 September 2024 Sanako MFL Newsletter - Autumn 2024
• Thursday 5 September 2024 State of the art MFL technology comes to South Yorkshire Trinity Academy St Edward’s is an exciting and inspirational place to be. We believe that there are many factors that contribute to this unique environment – from our distinct Christian ethos, to our innovative curriculum and approach to rewarding students
• Thursday 5 September 2024 State of the art MFL technology comes to South Yorkshire Trinity Academy St Edward’s is an exciting and inspirational place to be. We believe that there are many factors that contribute to this unique environment – from our distinct Christian ethos, to our innovative curriculum and approach to rewarding students
• Wednesday 4 September 2024 Technology in Language Teaching - TiLT Events - Number 3 Sanako UK are really pleased to announce the date of our next TiLT event at Upton-by-Chester High School, Cheshire on 23rd October 2024
• Wednesday 21 August 2024 Technology in Language Teaching ( TiLT) Events, hosted by Monmouth Comprehensive School. Friday, September 27, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. Welcome to Sanako UK Ltd, where we are excited to announce the return ofour Technology in Language Teaching (TiLT) days. These free to attend events are face to face and designed to showcase how technology can enhance language learning for primary age children all the way up to A-Level students. Technology for technology's sake looks good but isn't always practical in a busy school. We explore ways to make technology work for you, the busy MFL teacher.
• Wednesday 7 August 2024 How Sanako Connect is enhancing Foreign Language Learning Through BYOD Programmes in Schools Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programmes have become increasingly popular, particularly in independent schools, allowing students to use their personal devices such as tablets and laptops to facilitate learning. The thumbnail has been assigned to the news item, and for convenience also added to the body here:
• Monday 5 August 2024 How quickly do MFL students forget? It was about 10 years ago when I first saw the Ebbinghaus Forgetting curve . Ebbinghaus, a psychologist, conducted experiments on himself to explore the nature of memory retention and forgetting. He did this by memorising lists of nonsense syllables and measuring his ability to recall them over time.
• Thursday 18 July 2024 Technology in Language Teaching - TiLT - A resounding success ! On the 10th July 2024 Sanako UK re-introduced our very popular Technology in Language Teaching (TiLT) days after the COVID lockdowns. This Free To Attend event was, needless to say, a resounding success with language teachers and was well oversubscribed.
• Wednesday 3 July 2024 A language is a language! Sanako Connect for MFL and English oracy & literacy The Sanako Connect online system has proven a huge success in MFL & Welsh departments across the UK. However, the same system is now being shared with English departments for oracy & literacy, along with alternative placement, primary MFL and also Online A-Level MFL delivery
• Wednesday 26 June 2024 Welsh schools & university work together to promote languages From our own research its fairly obvious that if Year 8 & Year 9 students dont recognise that advantage of second a language skill at school, then its highly unlikely they will recognise this at university in whatever career or subject area they choose to pursue. This is why Sanako UK teamed up with Routes into Languages Cymru, GwE Consortium and Bangor University to deliver fantastic results
• Friday 21 June 2024 GwE Consortia, North Wales Good MFL & Welsh Oracy Skills International Languages practitioners all agree that good oracy skills are the key to success in languages but these are often not secure and even feared by learners. This is why, in April 2023, our Global Futures team in GwE * started to collaborate with Sanako UK and provide Sanako Connect Online technology to pilot schools for fully funded for a year.
• Tuesday 18 June 2024 International languages and Welsh in English medium - The Sanako UK Group Talk Project As Sanako UK has been delivering language technology solutions to educational establishments around the UK since 1961, we were more than happy to work with the Education Achievement Service (EAS) on their International and welsh language learning journey.
• Friday 14 June 2024 Teaching pronunciation: a practical guide for language educators For language educators and learners, pronunciation is one of the most important skills to master. It plays a pivotal role in helping students communicate effectively and its impact goes way beyond just speaking correctly. This blog post highlights and explores the best methods for teaching pronunciation, identifies why they work and provides practical examples that language teachers can use in their language classrooms to inspire and support students.
• Friday 14 June 2024 How to increase Students' Talking Time in language classes? In second language education, practice often makes perfect. A key to the mastery of any new language is the ability to actively engage in speaking and communication using the target language. Yet, in normal classroom environment, it’s often the teacher who dominates the conversation, inadvertently limiting the opportunities for students to express themselves verbally. Thus, arises the challenge for language educators: how can we increase students’ talking time in language classes?
• Sunday 9 June 2024 Increased Parental Engagement at all MFL levels with Sanako Connect We all know that the correct technology can really help engage language learners from Primary to GCSE, A-Level and beyond, but something which really helps, especially the younger learners, is parental engagement
• Monday 3 June 2024 Sanako Professional MFL Headsets - USBc Version Now Available Sanako UK is pleased to announce that the USBc connector is now available for our popular range of SLH-20 professional MFL headsets. This additional compliments our range of interchangeable leads for any or multiple devices
• Monday 13 May 2024 Sanako UK Technology in Language Teaching (TiLT) Days Return Welcome to Sanako UK Ltd, where we are excited to announce the return of our Technology in Language Teaching (TiLT) days. These events are designed to showcase how technology can enhance language learning for primary age children all the way up to A-Level
• 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

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