Undoubtedly the use of Information and Communications Technology can support learning across the curriculum. Here teachers are discussing the benefits of ICT to language learning. They focus on the contribution that ICT can make to motivation, teaching and learning and to intercultural understanding. They also put forward the benefits in making resources that can be stored and shared.

How to use this material

• You can download video clips and use the material as a stimulus for discussion and group work.
  
  You can print off ‘think pieces’ for use in whole school training sessions or for staff development with small groups.
  
  You can use ‘talking heads’ videos to familiarise parents or governors with the benefits of primary languages at parents’ evenings and open days.