So why do you use scripted language videos in your classroom?
At thisislanguage.com we produce authentic language videos, interactive exercises and awesome games for MFL classrooms. Designed by language teachers for language teachers, thisislanguage.com replaces or enhances existing audio-visual materials and textbooks. We are founded on three principles:
Only use real language
Engage students
Save teachers time
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“Our students really enjoy using the site. It’s great for them to be able to watch videos of real young people using authentic language in a natural setting. The exercises give them a real sense of achievement and they’re using much more idiomatic language than before”
Vicky Rigby, French Teacher
“I have recently started using TIL with my students. I can honestly say, they absolutely love it! I love setting and monitoring online homework tasks- it’s so easy, paperless and saves time as they are marked automatically! The best thing about TIL is the leaderboard as my students thrive off competition.”
Charlotte Cummins, Great Sankey High School
“There are so many excellent activities that it’s hard to select the best! I love the way that I can differentiate and set tasks according to the differing levels of ability within the group. However, I know my students would say that their favourite activity is Nutty Tilez – once they embark on level one, they will literally not stop playing it; they also love the competitive element of playing against each other!”
Elizabeth Corrigan, Bristol Grammar School
“thisislanguage.com is a very useful resource for us. It provides the pupils with authentic listening materials, featuring young people who give their views on a variety of topics. All of these are extremely pertinent to our programmes of study. Additionally, these activities provide our pupils with a high level of challenge, which in turn enable them to progress at a rapid rate.”
Ross Davison, Southend High School for Boys
“We’re really happy with thisislanguage.com - the students find it engaging and refreshing. We’ve found that it is useful for boosting listening and comprehension skills, as well as promoting independent learning. Both the teachers and students like the authenticity of the videos and the spontaneity of the language. Topics are relevant to our schemes of work and there is a huge range of videos to choose from. Thank you very much from Worle School!”
Victoria Crothall, Worle Community School
“The great thing with thisislanguage.com is I don’t have to make any effort to get the pupils interested. Regardless of the activity they love it. thisislanguage.com allows learners to learn real language, as it is spoken, with all of the imperfections, hesitations and ums and ahs.”
Andrew Maguire, Rugby School