Public speaker, best selling author, second language acquisition expert.https://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3mmcv3zgejk23CPD in the U.K. in the summer If you are interested in hosting one of my events in your school in July, please give me a shout. Topics can range from EPI - based ones to ‘neutral’ ones, all rigorously evidence-informed.20 May 2026 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcv3zgejk23https://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3mmbpgty3wc23EPI CPD in London and Manchester this summer. Here's the content of the workshops and how they can enhance your craft. https://gianfrancoconti.com/2026/05/19/epi-events-in-london-and-manchester-on-17th-june-and-1st-july/20 May 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbpgty3wc23https://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3mdc7uaxruc26New post dissecting the new GCSE writing paper, identifying the challenges and exploring the implications for classroom teaching and exam prep. https://gianfrancoconti.com/2026/01/26/the-new-gcse-writing-paper-what-it-really-assesses-and-why-the-mark-scheme-rewrites-how-writing-must-be-taught/26 Jan 2026 02:42 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdc7uaxruc26https://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3madj3rptos2rSix useless things language teachers do https://gianfrancoconti.com/2015/06/25/six-useless-activities-foreign-language-teachers-do/19 Dec 2025 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3madj3rptos2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3madj2csolc2rAnother great milestone. A massive thank you to my readers, old and new.19 Dec 2025 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3madj2csolc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3ls433dkukc2yHow to coach a struggling MFL colleague https://gianfrancoconti.com/2025/06/21/coaching-a-struggling-mfl-colleague-10-research-backed-tips-that-actually-work/21 Jun 2025 07:52 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls433dkukc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3lruun4p3vk2lIn 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 https://gianfrancoconti.com/2025/06/18/what-kind-of-language-teacher-are-you-a-research-taxonomy-of-language-teacher-types/18 Jun 2025 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lruun4p3vk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3lrheswmhqs2bMFL in the Age of Extremes – How Adolescents’ Social Media Habits Affect the MFL Classroom and What You Can Do About It https://gianfrancoconti.com/2025/06/12/mfl-in-the-age-of-extremes-how-adolescents-social-media-habits-affect-the-mfl-classroom-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/13 Jun 2025 02:20 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrheswmhqs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3lmc2p3ced22cNew 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 https://gianfrancoconti.com/2025/04/08/not-all-grammar-structures-are-created-equal-cognitive-challenges-and-classroom-implications-in-l2-learning/08 Apr 2025 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmc2p3ced22chttps://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3lm72g5uuws2thttps://gianfrancoconti.com/2025/04/06/how-the-speaking-process-unfolds-in-the-brain-and-the-five-pillars-of-speaking-instruction/07 Apr 2025 03:47 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm72g5uuws2thttps://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3lm4rbipg4c2tHow the speaking process unfolds in the brain, the obstacles to fluency and how to address them based on research https://gianfrancoconti.com/2025/04/06/how-the-speaking-process-unfolds-in-the-brain-and-the-five-pillars-of-speaking-instruction/06 Apr 2025 05:58 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm4rbipg4c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3llimldge4c2i‘You Shall Know a Word by the Company It Keeps’ – Why and how this sentence revolutionised my teaching 25 years ago https://gianfrancoconti.com/2025/03/29/you-shall-know-a-word-by-the-company-it-keeps-why-and-how-this-sentence-revolutionised-my-teaching-25-years-ago/29 Mar 2025 05:41 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3llimldge4c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3llimldge4c2i‘You Shall Know a Word by the Company It Keeps’ – Why and how this sentence revolutionised my teaching 25 years ago https://gianfrancoconti.com/2025/03/29/you-shall-know-a-word-by-the-company-it-keeps-why-and-how-this-sentence-revolutionised-my-teaching-25-years-ago/29 Mar 2025 05:41 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3llimldge4c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3ll35n453k225Very insightful https://www.ffyf.org/resources/2022/09/how-has-covid-19-impacted-infants-and-toddlers-social-development/23 Mar 2025 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll35n453k225https://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3lkxyubmsrs2yLatest post on gianfrancocontu.com https://gianfrancoconti.com/2025/03/22/what-makes-an-outstanding-language-teacher-a-research-based-perspective/22 Mar 2025 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkxyubmsrs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3lkv5nwfu222yHow 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? https://gianfrancoconti.com/2025/03/21/how-does-iq-affect-language-learning-a-cognitive-perspective/21 Mar 2025 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkv5nwfu222yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3lkprh3g4pc2eWhy the input we give our learners must be 95-98% comprehensible in order to enhance language acquisition – the theory and the research evidence https://gianfrancoconti.com/2025/02/27/why-the-input-we-give-our-learners-must-be-95-98-comprehensible-in-order-to-enhance-language-acquisition-the-theory-and-the-research-evidence/?_gl=1*vsxjw0*_gcl_au*NjU3NTg0NjM1LjE3MzkxMTcyNzM19 Mar 2025 08:31 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkprh3g4pc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3lkpqclj55s2eLatest post on www.gianfrancoconti.com Transforming L2 Listening Instruction: Powerful Insights from Prof. John Field, the leading expert in the field. https://gianfrancoconti.com/.../transforming-l2.../ https://www.gianfrancoconti.com19 Mar 2025 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkpqclj55s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3lknuvsagzs22Latest post on the Language Gym detailing the research behind the EPI approach. https://gianfrancoconti.com/2025/03/18/beyond-sentence-builders-the-process-the-research-and-principles-underpinning-extensive-processing-instruction/18 Mar 2025 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknuvsagzs22https://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3lknuvsagzs22Latest post on the Language Gym detailing the research behind the EPI approach. https://gianfrancoconti.com/2025/03/18/beyond-sentence-builders-the-process-the-research-and-principles-underpinning-extensive-processing-instruction/18 Mar 2025 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknuvsagzs22https://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3lknug6g3p222Latest post on a detail discussion of the research underpinning EPI with references. https://gianfrancoconti.com/2025/03/18/beyond-sentence-builders-the-process-the-research-and-principles-underpinning-extensive-processing-instruction/18 Mar 2025 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknug6g3p222https://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3lknc7uqwkk2uOne of the most important things to bear in mind when teaching underprivileged children18 Mar 2025 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknc7uqwkk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3lk4xnj27as2tOnline events for Aussie teachers coming up !11 Mar 2025 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4xnj27as2thttps://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3ljznv6xf2s27The Role of Grammar in the New 2024 GCSE MFL Exam: Can One Still Achieve a Grade 7 with Weak Grammar? https://gianfrancoconti.com/2025/03/10/the-role-of-grammar-in-the-new-2024-gcse-mfl-exam-can-one-still-achieve-a-grade-7-with-weak-grammar/10 Mar 2025 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljznv6xf2s27https://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3lk3sm64iqk2xAnother research-based post on The Language Gym Why Teaching Chunks in MFL is More Effective for Developing Fluency: A Research-Based Perspective https://gianfrancoconti.com/2025/03/11/why-teaching-chunks-in-mfl-is-more-effective-for-developing-fluency-a-research-based-perspective/11 Mar 2025 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk3sm64iqk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/gianfrancoconti.bsky.social/post/3lk3sm64iqk2xAnother research-based post on The Language Gym Why Teaching Chunks in MFL is More Effective for Developing Fluency: A Research-Based Perspective https://gianfrancoconti.com/2025/03/11/why-teaching-chunks-in-mfl-is-more-effective-for-developing-fluency-a-research-based-perspective/11 Mar 2025 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:q33ebpkujvi7cuxdb2bcasb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk3sm64iqk2x