One Virtual Night In Switzerland - by Susan Price
Feuer und flamme - another of the evening's entertainments A bout a mon th ago, I had a phone call from Switzerland. The caller asked if I would take part in a 'Lesenac ht.' This means 'Reading Night', and is something which has taken place reguarly all over Switzerland for some time. A bit of a party is held in the school, and stories are told or read. Some schools take the children on camping trips, and tales a re told around the fire. The caller, Alan Hess, explained that his school had not taken part previously, as their academic standard wasn't high enough for it to be considered worth while. But, four years ago, he had introduced 'Functional Grammar' i nto the school, as a way of teaching reading and Engli sh La nguage. Michael Halliday Functional Grammar is based on the theo ries...