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Dr Gianfranco Conti
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Public speaker, best selling author, second language acquisition expert.
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New post dissecting the new GCSE writing paper, identifying the challenges and exploring the implications for classroom teaching and exam prep.

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The New GCSE Writing Paper: What It Really Assesses (and why the mark scheme rewrites how writing must be taught)
Introduction For a long time now, and certainly across many of the classrooms I have visited in recent years teachers have been working hard to improve GCSE writing outcomes while quietly sensing t…
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January 26, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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Absolutely. It ignores every principle for effective language learning as outlined by @gianfrancoconti.bsky.social for instance.
January 7, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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Six useless things language teachers do

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Six ‘useless’ things foreign language teachers do
Recasts Recasts are the most frequent form of feedback that teachers give students in the course of oral interactions. They consists of utterances by the teacher that repeat the student’s erroneous…
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December 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Another great milestone. A massive thank you to my readers, old and new.
December 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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How to coach a struggling MFL colleague

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Coaching a Struggling MFL Colleague: 10 Research-Backed Tips That Actually Work
Introduction: Where These Tips Come From Supporting a struggling MFL (Modern Foreign Languages) colleague requires more than goodwill and a few general observations. It demands a combination of res…
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June 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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In my latest blog post I have compiled a taxonomy of teacher types based on research by Borg and many other prominent researchers in the field.

What Kind of Language Teacher Are You?- A Research Taxonomy of Language Teacher Types

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What Kind of Language Teacher Are You?- A Research Taxonomy of Language Teacher Types
Introduction Every language teacher brings something distinct to the classroom: a teaching persona, a philosophy, a set of gut instincts. Some prize grammatical precision, while others favour spont…
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June 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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MFL in the Age of Extremes – How Adolescents’ Social Media Habits Affect the MFL Classroom and What You Can Do About It

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MFL in the Age of Extremes – How Adolescents’ Social Media Habits Affect the MFL Classroom and What You Can Do About It
Introduction Modern language teachers are increasingly contending with a new kind of learner—one shaped not primarily by the classroom, but by a digital media ecosystem designed to prioritise immed…
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June 13, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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New research-informed post on gianfrancoconti.com on the key cognitive challenges posed by grammar structures and the solutions to address them in curriculum design and in the classroom

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The Language Gym
by Gianfranco Conti, PhD. Co-author of 'The Language Teacher toolkit', 'Breaking the sound barrier: teaching learners how to listen', 'Memory: what every teacher should kno…
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April 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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How the speaking process unfolds in the brain and the FIVE PILLARS of speaking instruction
Introduction Alongside listening, speaking is the skill that scares learners the most—and rightly so. Unlike writing, where you can take your time and carefully polish your words, speaking happens …
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April 7, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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How the speaking process unfolds in the brain, the obstacles to fluency and how to address them based on research

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How the speaking process unfolds in the brain and the FIVE PILLARS of speaking instruction
Introduction Alongside listening, speaking is the skill that scares learners the most—and rightly so. Unlike writing, where you can take your time and carefully polish your words, speaking happens …
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April 6, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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👏 2 days to go!👏
Bring your questions, and stay for the chat!
'You, I & EPI - an evening with Dr Conti'
✅ this Saturday April 5
✅ 7pm-9pm AEDT (via Zoom)
✅ Everyone welcome!
Register here ➡️ bit.ly/EPI_05Apr25
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#mfl #epi #languages #cpd
You, I & EPI: an evening with Gianfranco Conti
Join fellow educators in a Q&A session with Dr Conti on the implementation of EPI.
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April 3, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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‘You Shall Know a Word by the Company It Keeps’ – Why and how this sentence revolutionised my teaching 25 years ago

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‘You Shall Know a Word by the Company It Keeps’ – Why and how this sentence revolutionised my teaching 25 years ago
Introduction When I first heard the phrase “You shall know a word by the company it keeps” by J.R. Firth during my MA in TEFL around 25 years ago, it reshaped how I thought about vocabulary teachin…
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March 29, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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‘You Shall Know a Word by the Company It Keeps’ – Why and how this sentence revolutionised my teaching 25 years ago

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‘You Shall Know a Word by the Company It Keeps’ – Why and how this sentence revolutionised my teaching 25 years ago
Introduction When I first heard the phrase “You shall know a word by the company it keeps” by J.R. Firth during my MA in TEFL around 25 years ago, it reshaped how I thought about vocabulary teachin…
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March 29, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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Interesting for me to see where the language teaching books @gianfrancoconti.bsky.social and I have co-authored are bought.
A chart showing where our books are bought.
March 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Very insightful

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How Has COVID Impacted Infants & Toddlers’ Social Development?
The impact on social development among young children may be more severe in the long term than currently understood.
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March 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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What Makes an Outstanding Language Teacher? A Research-Based Perspective
0. Introduction In the field of second language education, the question of what constitutes an outstanding language teacher has been widely investigated. In this article I synthesise findings from …
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March 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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How does IQ affect language learning? What is the relation between attitude & aptitude? Does a lower social economic status affect IQ? our students with lower IQ succeed? Does research support teaching mixed ability?

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How does IQ affect Language Learning? – A Cognitive Perspective
1. Introduction Let’s face it—language learning is a messy, multi-layered business. It’s not just about memorising vocabulary lists or drilling verb conjugations. Beneath the surface, there’s a tan…
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March 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Why the input we give our learners must be 95-98% comprehensible in order to enhance language acquisition – the theory and the research evidence

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Why the input we give our learners must be 95-98% comprehensible in order to enhance language acquisition – the theory and the research evidence
Introduction Second language acquisition (SLA) research strongly indicates that learners need to understand the vast majority (around 90–98%) of the language input they receive for optimal learning…
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March 19, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Latest post on www.gianfrancoconti.com

Transforming L2 Listening Instruction: Powerful Insights from Prof. John Field, the leading expert in the field.

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The Language Gym
by Gianfranco Conti, PhD. Co-author of 'The Language Teacher toolkit', 'Breaking the sound barrier: teaching learners how to listen', 'Memory: what every teacher should kno…
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March 19, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Latest post on the Language Gym detailing the research behind the EPI approach.

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BEYOND sentence builders: the process, the research and principles underpinning Extensive Processing Instruction
Introduction Extensive Processing Instruction (EPI) approach has gained recognition in the field of Modern Foreign Language (MFL) teaching as an innovative methodology that promotes long-term reten…
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March 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Latest post on the Language Gym detailing the research behind the EPI approach.

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BEYOND sentence builders: the process, the research and principles underpinning Extensive Processing Instruction
Introduction Extensive Processing Instruction (EPI) approach has gained recognition in the field of Modern Foreign Language (MFL) teaching as an innovative methodology that promotes long-term reten…
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March 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Latest post on a detail discussion of the research underpinning EPI with references.

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BEYOND sentence builders: the process, the research and principles underpinning Extensive Processing Instruction
Introduction Extensive Processing Instruction (EPI) approach has gained recognition in the field of Modern Foreign Language (MFL) teaching as an innovative methodology that promotes long-term reten…
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March 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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One of the most important things to bear in mind when teaching underprivileged children
March 18, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Some background to the 'You, I & EPI - an evening with Dr. Conti' event: why we're doing it, and what we want to achieve @gianfrancoconti.bsky.social #epi #mfl #Languages
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Putting the 'C' in 'CPD': providing ongoing, professional support for EPI Language teachers
YouTube video by ADECS Educational Consultancy Services
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March 12, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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Online events for Aussie teachers coming up !
March 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM