Foreign Language Toys

Picture this: it’s a grey Tuesday afternoon — because when else would it be? — and you’re trying to convince a five-year-old that learning Spanish is more interesting than watching cartoons. A plain textbook isn’t going to cut it. But a brightly coloured card with a grinning cartoon cat on one side and el gato … Read more

There’s a rather charming irony about Britain’s relationship with foreign languages. We holiday in Spain in droves, cheerfully order cervezas and point at menus with increasing confidence — and then come home and, well, stop. For most British children, Spanish starts at secondary school and arrives with all the excitement of a damp Monday morning … Read more