Teachers and language professionals at this year’s Language World conference (26 & 27 March) will be the first in line to see the latest MYLO materials, and will have the opportunity to discuss the project with some of the people behind its development. MYLO - a new online language learning resource – is currently being introduced to pilot schools across the country and will soon be available for free to every school in England.

MYLO has been developed in response to Lord Dearing’s recommendation in 2007 to create an Open School for Languages, which would recognise the growing importance of technology in language learning. It enables students aged fourteen to sixteen to learn French, German, Spanish and Mandarin through a wide range of challenges and activities, which include producing a  computer game, working for a celebrity chef and marketing a theme park.

Kathryn Board, Chief Executive of CILT, the National Centre for Languages, said: ‘We are really pleased to be able to introduce MYLO at an event as prestigious as Language World – in particular in its 20^th anniversary year. As a government funded initiative, we are keen to get as much feedback as possible on MYLO from language professionals and teachers, to ensure that people feel happy and confident using it in their schools, so we hope people will come along and share their thoughts.’

Linda Parker, Director of the Association for Language Learning (ALL), said: ‘ALL is delighted that this exciting new initiative is being showcased at Language World this year.  I’m sure that our delegates will be keen to find out more about MYLO and how it will help motivate and support young language learners, especially in secondary schools.’

MYLO will be exhibiting on both Friday and Saturday at Language World, and there will also be a seminar at 2.50pm on Friday delivered by MYLO consultant Wendy Adeniji. To find out more about the conference, visit: www.all-languages.org.uk

To sign up for MYLO, and get more information on how works, go to www.mylo.dcsf.gov.uk or visit the MYLO blog.