Making Every MFL Lesson Count

Written by James A. Maxwell, Making Every MFL Lesson Count: Six Principles to Support Modern Foreign Language Teaching shows modern foreign languages (MFL) teachers how to take their students on a learning journey that both educates and inspires.

Written in the practical, engaging style of the award-winning Making Every Lesson Count series, this book equips teachers with evidence-informed strategies to improve students' attainment, engagement, and enthusiasm in the MFL classroom.

The book is built around six core pedagogical principles:
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Together, these principles help ensure that students leave every lesson with a richer vocabulary, a stronger understanding of grammar, and the confidence to communicate effectively in the target language.

Packed with practical templates, classroom examples, and flexible teaching frameworks, this jargon-free guide provides a wealth of techniques to enhance students' linguistic awareness and help transfer new vocabulary and structures into long-term memory.

James Maxwell successfully combines evidence-based educational research with extensive classroom experience to promote a thoughtful and challenging approach to secondary MFL teaching. Each chapter concludes with reflective questions that encourage teachers to evaluate their own practice and consider how the ideas can be adapted to their classrooms.

Practical, accessible, and immediately applicable, Making Every MFL Lesson Count is an invaluable resource for modern foreign language teachers working with students aged 11 to 18.