Are you looking for an exciting #MFL project for your school in 2020? Sign up for the #FrenchPopVideoCompetition and win books, tablets, and a trip to French concert in London! 👉 bit.ly/FRENCHPOPVIDEO… + FREE French 🎶 workshops for schools!!! #FrancophonieUK #MFLtwitterati

🕯✨🎄 It's the first #Advent! In #Germany it's tradition to light the first candle on the #Adventwreath today. Every Advent Sunday until #Christmas, a candle is now lit until all four are shining brightly. How are you counting the days until #Christmas2020?

Don't forget to leave your boots outside tonight. Tomorrow is Saint Nicholas Day! You never know if Saint Nicholas is going to fill your boots with lots of sweets & treats 😀⭐️🎅

Today is Saint Nicholas Day. We hope he called during the night with his sack of sweets and rewarded you generously with lots of treats. Unlike in many other countries, Father Christmas comes to Germany on the 6th of December.

It must be judging time for our Foreign Language Christmas card competition! Just look at all of those envelopes and parcels - I am absolutely speechless! Now to open them all and turn my dining room into a glitter palace! 😂 🎄🎄 #mfltwitterati #languagelearning #culture #RILWM

Can you sing or rap in French? Do you have the skills to make a 🎥 clip? The #FrenchPopVideoCompetition returns in 2021. Open to all pupils from primary to secondary schools in 🇬🇧. Register now & submit your videos before 31/03/21 🎶 ➡️ bit.ly/FrenchPopVideo… #MFLTwitterati

Our #GCSE preparation course is starting back this week. It is not too late to book a block of 6 wks (Thurs, term-time) if your child is planning to take the exam this year! Tailored content and the right tools to improve and succeed 👇 deutschcentre.com/gcse-prep #German #exams

On your marks, get set, bake! If you want to bring a bit of Germany to your home this weekend, how about trying out Rick Stein's easy to make moist German apple cake recipe:

Arsenal Double Club are currently offering some fantastic resources free of charge. arsenaldoubleclub.co.uk/fun-zone/home-… #languages #mfltwitterati #homelearning

Get started with French with an interactive online Beginner course - starting 15 February! 🇫🇷 2 x 1,5 hour/week - 10 weeks. Book your place today! Early Bird offer available till 03/02 🐦 ➡️See the prices and timetables: afmanchester.org/-Timetable-Fee…

Today is La Chandeleur - French Pancake Day 😋 Here's how to make them perfectly - every single time! thegoodlifefrance.com/perfect-french… #thegoodlifefrance

It's 'Rosenmontag' the highlight of German Karneval that normally brings hundreds of thousands of people together to watch huge parades of fun and colourfully designed floats. It's great to see toy creations to continue the traditions and give people something to smile about!

We asked Larry Lamb, who is a great champion for language learning, to contribute to our 'Express Yourself in Lockdown' languages project. Hear his fabulous rendition of a French poem⬇️ and get involved yourself using #CelebrateSpeaking

This #dciwordoftheweek isn't linked to the colour blue but perhaps originates from 'Blauer Montag' or 'Blue Monday', traditionally a day when some tradespeople didn't work or didn't want to put full effort in after the weekend. #German #words #wordsMatter

Wanna be the next #DaftPunk 🤩? Grab a 🎤, shoot a 🎥, sing in 🇫🇷 & win the #FrenchPopVideoCompetition2021🏆 Open to all 🇬🇧 primary & secondary schools. Sign up now and submit your video by 31/03➡️bit.ly/FrenchPopVideo… #MFLtwitterati #FrancophonieUK French Embassy UK🇫🇷🇪🇺 Institut français UK

Kindergarten, Zeitgeist, and Wunderkind: There are many #German words in English. Which ones do you know and use?

Want to become an expert on Germany's political parties ahead of this year's elections? We've got you covered with this handy guide 👇 p.dw.com/p/2Znsi

Happy #WorldBookDay! Today, children across the world will dress up as their favourite book characters and take part in literature based activities. Read in our blog about #German #ChildrensBooks 👇 Which books have inspired you as you grew up? deutschcentre.com/single-post/20… #books

Our next recommendation this #WorldBookDay is Hugo Boris’ POLICE, the inspiration behind Anne Fontaine's engrossing drama, Police (or Night Shift) 🚔🌙 Screening Saturday 13 March on fff@home! Find out more 👉 link in bio. Institut français d'Ecosse Institut français UK AF Glasgow Ngoc Hue

‘There is plenty of evidence that learning a foreign language, or an indigenous language in the UK has been shown to help you in literacy in your own language. […] It is beneficial to pupils’ at every age.' Prof Janice Carruthers