Episode 190 - Dr Rhodes Talks with Professor Alison Porter and Professor Suzanne Graham: The Benefits of Foreign Language Learning in the Primary Years

In this interview, Suzanne Graham, Professor of Language and Education at the University of Reading, and Alison Porter, Associate Professor at the University of Southampton and chair of the Research in Primary Languages network, chat about the benefits of learning foreign languages at primary school. Tune in to find out about the links between language learning, empathy and creativity, and explore key strategies that educators can use to maintain children’s motivation to learn. Professor Graham and Professor Porter talk about their many fascinating projects and highlight a fantastic resource pack and MOOC (massive open online course) which they are currently working on for primary school teachers.

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