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frenchteacher.net

http://www.frenchteacher.net - The best collection of French teaching resources on the web. Possibly.

Bio

I did my first degree in French and Linguistics at Reading University and my MA in second language acquisition at the Institute of Education, London. I taught at Tiffin School, Hampton School, then was Head of Modern Languages at Ripon Grammar School in Yorkshire for 24 years.

I now write resources for frenchteacher.net and present at occasional CPD events on request, either at conferences or in schools. I was a visiting lecturer at the University of Buckingham from 2015-2020 and have been an associate with the AQA exam board.

Publications

A NEW GCSE French Workbook (Parts One and two (2024), co-authored with Gianfranco Conti. Independently published on Amazon and in other bookstores.

The Language Teacher Toolkit (2nd ed,) (2023), co-authored with Gianfranco Conti. Independently published on Amazon and in other bookstores.

Teaching A-Level Modern Languages (2024), co-authored with Steve Glover.

Thinking About Language Teaching (Vol 1) (Published August 2025).

Becoming an Outstanding Languages Teacher (2nd edition) (Routledge, 2023).

Breaking the Sound Barrier: Teaching Listening Language Learners How to Listen (2019), co-authored with Gianfranco Conti. Independently published on Amazon.

50 Lesson Plans for French Teachers (2020). Independently published.

Memory: What Every Language Teacher Should Know (2021), co-authored with Gianfranco Conti. Independently published on Amazon.

Chapter 4 in Pachler and Redondo, eds. Teaching Foreign Languages in the Secondary School - a Practical Guide (3rd edition) (2023).

'A reflection on modern languages pedagogy and how teachers might engage with research.' Impact (Journal of the Chartered College of Teaching), 4, Autumn 2018

'Single, bilingual'. ResearchEd magazine, Issue 4, June 2019.

YOUTUBE

My YouTube channel of professional development screencasts is here Steve Smith - YouTube

RESEARCH LINKS SITE

My links site to research readings, videos and podcasts is here INFORMED LANGUAGE TEACHER

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