tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88319694787233369912024-03-13T02:07:29.517+00:00Modern Foreign Languages in WiltshireFor teachers of Modern Foreign Languages in Wiltshire.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-49152724497142936322009-07-07T08:43:00.006+01:002009-07-07T09:13:07.787+01:00What's happening in MFL?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TPI07fE1fYgO3ZZYeYzcUBDwQ7aAzxlUTJU82Gn39Imp600hHezZoYguIWyH1GvekMZ_yk8Itv5TkmycXySa2UH0lUFk7R9oKH8p0dbev4xJBC-Ospqk17vG1c-XFTIn9oZ-_MvbTtg/s1600-h/newMFLcurriculum.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355626995717949234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 66px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TPI07fE1fYgO3ZZYeYzcUBDwQ7aAzxlUTJU82Gn39Imp600hHezZoYguIWyH1GvekMZ_yk8Itv5TkmycXySa2UH0lUFk7R9oKH8p0dbev4xJBC-Ospqk17vG1c-XFTIn9oZ-_MvbTtg/s200/newMFLcurriculum.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Too much, I hear you say! Below is a quick update and timeline for what is happening in MFL currently...<br /><br /><br /><br />Sept 09 - New Secondary Curriculum has been introduced in Years 7 & 8.<br />- The Revised KS3 Framework will have been published.<br />- Revised National Curriculum Levels circulated.<br />- New GCSE courses start with change of emphasis (30% Speaking and Writing).<br />2 skills short course available<br />- First year of new A2.<br />- Next 5 Diplomas on line (including Business)<br /><br /><br />Sept 2010 - New Secondary Curriculum in Years 7, 8, 9<br />- Next 5 Diplomas (including Travel & Tourism)<br /><br />Sept 2011 - New Primary curriculum starts<br />- Languages, Humanities and Science Diplomas start.Sue Drakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00763506491996861617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-84347294916791981592009-07-05T16:17:00.005+01:002009-07-05T16:22:33.270+01:00Authentic resourcesIf you are searching for authentic resources to help you with cross-curricular subjects, including the environment, the website below will hopefully be of help. It has been created for Candian schools and I believe that some of the resources are truly excellent:<br /><a href="http://www.in-terre-actif.com/fr/index.php">http://www.in-terre-actif.com/fr/index.php</a>Sue Drakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00763506491996861617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-52026931548073589672009-06-29T14:15:00.003+01:002009-06-29T14:18:41.974+01:00IBO<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsezvXj8f_qcFOEua79zuQ8Spn28ndWM7_dBgjfbQsIrgDVguyHrskbTsgXrLQiOC_LDCNpuEMd16pnsrS2ffm2zQnURob83ZC8ZJXF8SbkevTlIBXKCSkq3qjov39VWc0jJmmsn-p3E/s1600-h/IB_logo.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352738295746351762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 142px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 59px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsezvXj8f_qcFOEua79zuQ8Spn28ndWM7_dBgjfbQsIrgDVguyHrskbTsgXrLQiOC_LDCNpuEMd16pnsrS2ffm2zQnURob83ZC8ZJXF8SbkevTlIBXKCSkq3qjov39VWc0jJmmsn-p3E/s200/IB_logo.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div>If you are introducing IB (16-19) in your school, please feel free to get in touch. St John's will be starting its third year of IB delivery come September. </div>Sue Drakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00763506491996861617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-57189298841753763272009-06-29T11:31:00.011+01:002009-06-29T14:14:57.899+01:00CLIL<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QPSPQPIGX2x5VPeqHk2ndlwf-uv7sUUuKDewrqk7LDJOneOrzNas6r4ccTF4rspKEl6VpHcnUUXaGrmzHZoA7nJ_umGe3_ieIwnudSQy-Njz912vruoZiOVGxTA3-5MIgaFntjQKgn4/s1600-h/all_logo2003_2.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352736923051603698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 257px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 59px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QPSPQPIGX2x5VPeqHk2ndlwf-uv7sUUuKDewrqk7LDJOneOrzNas6r4ccTF4rspKEl6VpHcnUUXaGrmzHZoA7nJ_umGe3_ieIwnudSQy-Njz912vruoZiOVGxTA3-5MIgaFntjQKgn4/s200/all_logo2003_2.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Interested in Content and Language Integrated Learning? Not quite sure what it is? There are now a number of schools across the country who are experimenting with delivering whole subject areas at KS3 in a Modern Foreign Language - immersion. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Chenderit</span> School in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Northamptonshire</span> is one such school. This link takes you to a video case study:<br /><a href="http://www.all-nsc.org.uk/nsc/?q=node/94">http://www.all-nsc.org.uk/nsc/?q=node/94</a><br /><br />You could also google <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Willink</span> School in Berkshire & Elliott School, London to see what they are doing on their <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">webpages</span>.<br /><br />Schools embark on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">CLIL</span> in order to engage and challenge learners, to raise expectations, to use language for real purpose, to develop different kinds of language and to develop <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">language</span> learning skills, among several other things. If you are considering starting on a smaller scale, the links to the resource banks below will hopefully give you access to plenty of materials to encourage you and to start you off...<br /><a href="http://clil4teachers.pbwiki.com/Resource-bank">http://clil4teachers.pbwiki.com/Resource-bank</a><br /><br />Just choose a subject area and follow the links.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.all-nsc.org.uk/nsc/?q=node/37">http://www.all-nsc.org.uk/nsc/?q=node/37</a><br /><br />Happy working!</div>Sue Drakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00763506491996861617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-43808166106493034842009-06-29T10:42:00.001+01:002009-06-29T11:23:38.326+01:00SLN update 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4Pv8dRNAqq-cf_1V2501O0J_4qefZHaTKYSHqhjneA4s7SCMiPhkpEZmF839_EML9V-uQco2ZAVHJ7PQTk2_zEFC5ZyWS4qd9bjqV8rxq02t6CZsS8YVM1KTUIXIOtGz3tk8Wejfvi4/s1600-h/forlangslogo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352692582907490226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 92px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 101px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4Pv8dRNAqq-cf_1V2501O0J_4qefZHaTKYSHqhjneA4s7SCMiPhkpEZmF839_EML9V-uQco2ZAVHJ7PQTk2_zEFC5ZyWS4qd9bjqV8rxq02t6CZsS8YVM1KTUIXIOtGz3tk8Wejfvi4/s200/forlangslogo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The face of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">SLN</span> is changing, but not disappearing altogether! For the last 2 years, 3 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">SLN</span> have run across <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Wiltshire</span>: West Wilts led by Jenny <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Coldwell</span> at Clarendon College; North Wilts led by Dave Wicks at The John Bentley School and South Wilts led by me at St John's. The number of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">SLN</span> running nationally has been reduced but we have just heard that we have been successful in our bid to one run <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">SLN</span> for all <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Wiltshire</span> Secondary Schools. The first meeting of 2009-10 will be held at The John Bentley School: '<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">ICT</span> as a tool to motivate and support literacy skills'; in Feb 2010 Clarendon College will host: 'Sharing of ideas and experiences of other <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">MFL</span> courses to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">encourage</span> uptake of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">MFL</span> at KS4'; and St John's will host a final meeting: 'Developing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">tasks</span> to extend speaking and writing skills, with a particular focus on Year 9'.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We are delighted that the new bid was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">successful</span> and look forward to seeing you at one of these meetings in the new year. </div>Sue Drakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00763506491996861617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-91347695048523778242008-10-18T15:51:00.005+01:002008-10-18T16:02:37.362+01:00Vocab learning - free application<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDmQeB061eaOxNs0Gn_Em27weYBM-FsX4BOHZZW1p8EfjTD0Z-QWf3UXd3OcbtuijkMAZwDcogPiPGMIC7wJkrHc8fXBSL-ctpO8OE3jghCpkXsXhcGJDyRXxBvmR5QAkAF9f_UeWPIQ/s1600-h/banleft.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258506760387983682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDmQeB061eaOxNs0Gn_Em27weYBM-FsX4BOHZZW1p8EfjTD0Z-QWf3UXd3OcbtuijkMAZwDcogPiPGMIC7wJkrHc8fXBSL-ctpO8OE3jghCpkXsXhcGJDyRXxBvmR5QAkAF9f_UeWPIQ/s400/banleft.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Interlex is a free Windows application that helps students learn vocabulary in a foreign language quickly and easily. The program is built around a simple idea: first you compile a list of words and phrases, then you test yourself until you have learnt them. Thanks to Andrew Quilley for this useful free tool! Go straight to the website by clicking this link </span><a href="http://www.vocab.co.uk/"><span style="font-family:arial;">www.vocab.co.uk</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> or going to the link in the general section on the right. This website is also well worth visiting for the large number of language links which can be accessed from the home page.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-91959091727869415122008-10-14T14:30:00.001+01:002008-10-14T14:31:13.397+01:00FAQs about the new GCSEs for MFL<span style="font-family:arial;">Click here to visit the page on the CILT website with questions and answers about the new GCSEs in MFL.</span><br /><a href="http://www.cilt.org.uk/14to19/gcse/new_2009/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.cilt.org.uk/14to19/gcse/new_2009/index.htm</span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-48615255951866177852008-10-14T14:15:00.000+01:002008-10-14T14:16:21.471+01:00Freizeit - song from Youtube!<a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0HRO2HYv46w">http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0HRO2HYv46w</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-15362893078474798342008-10-14T13:42:00.003+01:002008-10-14T13:43:52.731+01:00Songs for Teaching<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDOC18DLCKle6omaooFZZWF9_oBv0gsPUSXYIz0as7t4B4-k3IKtLFx9ZjJoBAz-_YS0c6PUQar_fPdEkBmz5auE0sTNALhNutO580T74YGSb8WmDJmQQOmHO8D3Q4pjN-5VuOC8SCpw/s1600-h/header.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256989083317268594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDOC18DLCKle6omaooFZZWF9_oBv0gsPUSXYIz0as7t4B4-k3IKtLFx9ZjJoBAz-_YS0c6PUQar_fPdEkBmz5auE0sTNALhNutO580T74YGSb8WmDJmQQOmHO8D3Q4pjN-5VuOC8SCpw/s400/header.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">A website for using music to promote learning. Click here </span><a href="http://www.songsforteaching.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.songsforteaching.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> or go to the general section on the right.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-79237706626252083422008-10-14T13:30:00.001+01:002008-10-14T13:32:35.634+01:00Cool German!<span style="font-family:arial;">Want to show some street cred? Here is the BBC's essential guide to young German people's slang by Andrea Hoffmann, presenter of their beginners' online course </span><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/lj/"><span style="font-family:arial;">German Steps</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">. The expressions have been divided up so you know what to say and what not to say. Here's the link: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/cool/">http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/cool/</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-43950984393079451332008-10-14T13:25:00.002+01:002008-10-14T13:28:56.628+01:00Teacher's Pet<span style="font-family:arial;">The Teacher's Pet is a word processor toolbar that can transform any text into fun classroom activities.The software can create crosswords, bingo cards, jumbles, word search puzzles,flashcards,cloze tests, pair-matching puzzles and much more. Go to the general section on the right or click here: <a href="http://www.teachers-pet.org/index.html">http://www.teachers-pet.org/index.html</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-70631152706911335332008-10-14T12:59:00.003+01:002008-10-14T13:03:50.177+01:00La Grande Fête du Chocolat<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpO0oTvv32guyPb9SgdEq_Mhm9N4BLPD4jGr5H0eHjPZGDp0MJGfEnSCwj9_V1vot8-RdNuVo3Qy0AxYVa7xz0KpE4zwydZeJEw9Ib-e-ecJbIMkPrxzp4jM4w3TJWGtw2jsTQ2b3g1e0/s1600-h/BARRY-truffesHD.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256979064165287602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpO0oTvv32guyPb9SgdEq_Mhm9N4BLPD4jGr5H0eHjPZGDp0MJGfEnSCwj9_V1vot8-RdNuVo3Qy0AxYVa7xz0KpE4zwydZeJEw9Ib-e-ecJbIMkPrxzp4jM4w3TJWGtw2jsTQ2b3g1e0/s200/BARRY-truffesHD.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">10 - 19 October is "La Grande Fête du Chocolat" in France. Details can be found here: </span><a href="http://www.lagrandefeteduchocolat.fr/"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.lagrandefeteduchocolat.fr/</span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-53611179568985611752008-10-14T12:37:00.002+01:002008-10-14T12:40:40.057+01:00Hot Potatoes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zf147OBscD1bPUlHPGqZKr8PbCFTHgxxeHJwGkW4iBL3hsUYRIyiKyIFli1VwkXKljY8Brh68qX5AuQaABZ1u4C2d9qCj1EKjMC1D05lRIZIsx6LToJZg8d_JW0hqQLT1wWp_P_Y6ig/s1600-h/hpheader6.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256972624968244658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zf147OBscD1bPUlHPGqZKr8PbCFTHgxxeHJwGkW4iBL3hsUYRIyiKyIFli1VwkXKljY8Brh68qX5AuQaABZ1u4C2d9qCj1EKjMC1D05lRIZIsx6LToJZg8d_JW0hqQLT1wWp_P_Y6ig/s400/hpheader6.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">The Hot Potatoes suite includes six applications, enabling you to create interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the World Wide Web. Hot Potatoes is not freeware, but it is free of charge for those working for publicly-funded non-profit-making educational institutions, who make their pages available on the web. Other users must pay for a licence. The website address is in the general section on the right. Click here to go to the site: <a href="http://hotpot.uvic.ca/">http://hotpot.uvic.ca/</a></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-43683832957624176622008-09-23T12:23:00.005+01:002008-09-23T12:26:03.430+01:00New websites for French and Spanish added<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekYetv0Rt-N9oGbms9aBtMG_uFnPzZ7RO6iR1q63-uQ8dQbfM1LK5CVoC1C2xgmOCizLChC0DBeuHHdYDYcjEnQMvGydPBZNpbXoegPyJw24A69aPuOc8zwf8Dus4zcAB5UqL4YP8_F8/s1600-h/welcometopstrip.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249176077548885074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekYetv0Rt-N9oGbms9aBtMG_uFnPzZ7RO6iR1q63-uQ8dQbfM1LK5CVoC1C2xgmOCizLChC0DBeuHHdYDYcjEnQMvGydPBZNpbXoegPyJw24A69aPuOc8zwf8Dus4zcAB5UqL4YP8_F8/s400/welcometopstrip.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /> <span style="font-family:arial;">Two new websites have been added today with resources for teachers of French - </span><a href="http://www.francais-extra.co.uk/"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.francais-extra.co.uk/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> and Spanish - </span><a href="http://www.espanol-extra.co.uk/"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.espanol-extra.co.uk/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> . Both websites offer a wide selection of free resources.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-60167960086635150912008-09-14T13:15:00.003+01:002008-09-14T13:19:15.056+01:00Websites for A Level German<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7XoUhJP6wFtAda4E_EeH3PRA2mYC2AzFFg5z6GuSNURZax8erA8HFwWHzSbASkKmUIFAJJGrRY3TYdCLzXZ2_uFWL8ehbWM-_qufzyCxBaaS_yISaThGi-hM-C-Xd57dOgKqIyCKF3E/s1600-h/Neu.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245849699579343666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7XoUhJP6wFtAda4E_EeH3PRA2mYC2AzFFg5z6GuSNURZax8erA8HFwWHzSbASkKmUIFAJJGrRY3TYdCLzXZ2_uFWL8ehbWM-_qufzyCxBaaS_yISaThGi-hM-C-Xd57dOgKqIyCKF3E/s200/Neu.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">A new group of websites for students and teachers of <strong>A Level German</strong> is now on this site - please scroll down on the right of the page. These websites are sourced from support material for the new AQA AS/A2 examination specification. Websites in the main German section may also prove useful. If you know of any good websites to add to either section, please email us at the addresses shown and we will be pleased to add them.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-73474771926179335892008-09-09T18:32:00.005+01:002008-09-09T19:04:05.831+01:00Integrating ICT into the MFL classroom<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qxdUKM6ezVhoT1mH6LoLM5Z_Dl2iTiqUz9ugbxFiLiQFS9HGuXy02Dp-p3KsWNRaRI3SOBxjud_CvdOcY-t53LGy0h4aShD9H0r3jeNY_vDmoA95SDgnspDjEzrbU4tIJphT-WTmzR4/s1600-h/ict.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244083930680573906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qxdUKM6ezVhoT1mH6LoLM5Z_Dl2iTiqUz9ugbxFiLiQFS9HGuXy02Dp-p3KsWNRaRI3SOBxjud_CvdOcY-t53LGy0h4aShD9H0r3jeNY_vDmoA95SDgnspDjEzrbU4tIJphT-WTmzR4/s200/ict.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHCwygIOxOEyFb-t__QcC6hJ0ZUQK2OKb_ri0baivrVml0vqov5dbOoM5pyetmpAbt_0hmh16pscIldMZWiYkKpyOXjVuhX4eUaJ2L_zn6nujMbffSLNg19_xKjh_cYUkpY7Wiw4GEpA/s1600-h/ict+logo.gif"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICDsSI1dUGJNpyMoiY85YlhByhBDlYFI3WOHHDr4JtC5FEz0yp0TUqov1QBwDSZLHVXHTCsIf9mwAk5O7SziTPXZWkhed7ep5ExBYv9ZvXN9mzvgYzoCWm1avL9TSKaiX_XZe8M_40MM/s1600-h/ict+logo.gif"></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Joe Dale - featured in the TES in January 2006 - has an excellent blog which covers just about everything you're ever likely to want to know about integrating ICT into the MFL classroom. The blog address is <a href="http://www.joedale.typepad.com/">http://www.joedale.typepad.com/</a> and can also be accessed in the "Other blogs" section on the right. Many thanks to Joe for this hugely helpful resource. </span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-39652805188261548182008-09-08T09:02:00.001+01:002008-09-09T19:07:21.440+01:00Games for MFL<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnoC8ERQDFKDT-TG88QUXvX6u9lWUOAiWfSMbEkk8D0UAKNpGTRKUES3CrhSHGpYkJcG6jDb25VEk2fw96hnbWsfs8AjUpJ3spbY-mXvHPX_Qntango9QzFNQuFEoP2dnITnwm_XpK1s/s1600-h/kids_playing_games.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244084760863114114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnoC8ERQDFKDT-TG88QUXvX6u9lWUOAiWfSMbEkk8D0UAKNpGTRKUES3CrhSHGpYkJcG6jDb25VEk2fw96hnbWsfs8AjUpJ3spbY-mXvHPX_Qntango9QzFNQuFEoP2dnITnwm_XpK1s/s200/kids_playing_games.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Two websites with useful ideas for games which can be used in MFL have been added to the "Websites for MFL (general)" link on the right. They are also accessible here: <a href="http://www.britishcouncil.org/languageassistant-arc-games.htm">http://www.britishcouncil.org/languageassistant-arc-games.htm</a> and <a href="http://www.gameskidsplay.ca/">http://www.gameskidsplay.ca/</a>. </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-51941531168089805752008-08-07T10:47:00.004+01:002008-08-07T10:52:47.393+01:00Ideas for brightening up a classroom<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJI_2fvyPzRos1ApRQEKC6_af_tliGDCsdwnjyyEXR6PoKV5ywuk-0mDttyC85lY6ggma5zkKSOrUdkHw1bzYWFJxlXhfoiZZTRYHuQL2PJMn2EMTY37f9_KjbuTOPHdIgBQhsvI2AM7A/s1600-h/cp_logo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231710351847167762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJI_2fvyPzRos1ApRQEKC6_af_tliGDCsdwnjyyEXR6PoKV5ywuk-0mDttyC85lY6ggma5zkKSOrUdkHw1bzYWFJxlXhfoiZZTRYHuQL2PJMn2EMTY37f9_KjbuTOPHdIgBQhsvI2AM7A/s320/cp_logo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">This website was suggested by a contributor to the Yahoo! MFL resources forum and contains free materials, including plans for models of buildings such as Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower which are certain to brighten up any classroom! Click here: <a href="http://cp.c-ij.com/english/3D-papercraft/building/index.html">http://cp.c-ij.com/english/3D-papercraft/building/index.html</a> or go to the link in the general section on the right.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-39022918030345504152008-08-03T18:03:00.006+01:002008-08-03T18:09:40.669+01:00Law of Languages<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzPhMwfhInbXLmCMOtUXFutdye3Bth-ZsJ8dkQn4ldPN3Q8nhZOf_RM5T-1xFFTju5V9esaUKW2h2NqoyUXmw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><span style="font-family:arial;">A Chinese police officer prepares to welcome multinational visitors to Beijing for the Olympic Games, by learning how to greet and welcome people in a range of languages. This could be useful for the European Day of Languages on 26 September.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-69849004356469682132008-08-03T17:58:00.002+01:002008-12-11T04:21:07.140+00:00Developing Teachers.com website for languages teachers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVKZQCI6TcLvA0n9hfiPNA7PSRbl2Gue42dgHMzwIcO9IXgKYG7tl_RGaQUK1HfzXpfJbv_LK5ZUpui2kp01QOsUDMXEiaTl5hVykqUWb_DD7wuULMOHYqmElHsizKoe7OG2Nm7UaDp4/s1600-h/dtcomlogo.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230337325233425794" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVKZQCI6TcLvA0n9hfiPNA7PSRbl2Gue42dgHMzwIcO9IXgKYG7tl_RGaQUK1HfzXpfJbv_LK5ZUpui2kp01QOsUDMXEiaTl5hVykqUWb_DD7wuULMOHYqmElHsizKoe7OG2Nm7UaDp4/s320/dtcomlogo.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">This website contains much which MFL teachers will find interesting - including a range of useful tips. Click here or go the link on the right: <a href="http://www.developingteachers.com/">www.developingteachers.com</a> </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-45104351817693349282008-07-22T08:34:00.003+01:002008-12-11T04:21:07.324+00:00Vocational Languages resource bank<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUXwIBJcUQ_i0AdhtppU0kbOzWmkxHZAjggsmCQ4LBnt93j58pGQr-Q5wtNPu0fkdIXXpxDSMqUxhVf-izPi3a-SQupcT2y8XFXYhIr60nL76En86jItAXEiIIKF0sFA81Xd4QfwpZJU/s1600-h/home_page_photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225739248247636130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUXwIBJcUQ_i0AdhtppU0kbOzWmkxHZAjggsmCQ4LBnt93j58pGQr-Q5wtNPu0fkdIXXpxDSMqUxhVf-izPi3a-SQupcT2y8XFXYhIr60nL76En86jItAXEiIIKF0sFA81Xd4QfwpZJU/s320/home_page_photo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">"Are you just beginning to offer languages linked to other vocational subjects? Or have you been doing so for some time? Either way, the Vocational Languages Resource Bank (VLRB) offers example resources to help you on your way! The website also presents a wealth of ideas for teachers to develop their own materials." The website can be accessed here <a href="http://www.vlrb.org.uk/index.asp?p=home">http://www.vlrb.org.uk/index.asp?p=home</a> or via the link in the general MFL websites section on the right.</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-83322443241906922002008-07-15T16:43:00.003+01:002008-12-11T04:21:07.450+00:00MFL programmes on Teachers' TV this week<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim69PuaXxcPEqHltS2BmRhMgqXtevp02SAei_JugKjz7zAP5hks8a-uOnYKnyt7XhG7rshC-dRUFBZqEfvLO_U3z_fKa8rPEDgGCVcSIaWmm4nk_4VjatU57a_Dib1XTSDcWIKfs7JGk4/s1600-h/Teachers_TV_02.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223267158693563138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim69PuaXxcPEqHltS2BmRhMgqXtevp02SAei_JugKjz7zAP5hks8a-uOnYKnyt7XhG7rshC-dRUFBZqEfvLO_U3z_fKa8rPEDgGCVcSIaWmm4nk_4VjatU57a_Dib1XTSDcWIKfs7JGk4/s200/Teachers_TV_02.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">The following programmes may be of interest to teachers of MFL. If you miss them, they can be downloaded from </span><a href="http://www.teachers.tv/"><span style="font-family:arial;">www.teachers.tv</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"Starting off this </span><a title="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=" tid="1005037" href="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=B84809387364634923964&tId=1005037"><span style="font-family:arial;">Wednesday 16 July </span></a><a title="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=" tid="1005038" href="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=B84809387364634923964&tId=1005038"><span style="font-family:arial;">at 1pm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> is </span><a title="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=" tid="1005039" href="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=B84809387364634923964&tId=1005039"><span style="font-family:arial;">Modernising Urdu</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">, a look at how one Urdu teacher is borrowing techniques and adapting resources from other MFL teachers to modernise the approach to teaching Urdu. (</span><a title="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=" tid="1005040" href="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=B84809387364634923964&tId=1005040"><span style="font-family:arial;">Watch online</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">)<br />At </span><a title="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=" tid="1005041" href="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=B84809387364634923964&tId=1005041"><span style="font-family:arial;">1.15pm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">, we look at one MFL school department that believes dynamic </span><a title="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=" tid="1005042" href="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=B84809387364634923964&tId=1005042"><span style="font-family:arial;">Assessment for Learning in MFL</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> keeps students on task and teachers focused on the next steps for all ability groups. In </span><a title="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=" tid="1005043" href="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=B84809387364634923964&tId=1005043"><span style="font-family:arial;">Secondary Assessment for Learning – MFL</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">, different classes are put under the spotlight as teachers use different techniques to encourage AFL. (</span><a title="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=" tid="1005044" href="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=B84809387364634923964&tId=1005044"><span style="font-family:arial;">Watch online</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">)<br />The last half an hour is dedicated to our popular </span><a title="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=" tid="1005045" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=B84809387364634923964&tId=1005045"><span style="font-family:arial;">From Good to Outstanding</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> series that looks at how teachers can go from being rated as ‘good’ to ‘outstanding'. In this programme, MFL teacher </span><a title="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=" tid="1005046" href="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=B84809387364634923964&tId=1005046"><span style="font-family:arial;">Rebecca Wills</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> wants to improve. Watch as she is observed and then helped to implement positive change. Will she make the grade? Tune in on </span><a title="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=" tid="1005047" href="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=B84809387364634923964&tId=1005047"><span style="font-family:arial;">Wednesday 16 July at 1.30pm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> to find out or </span><a title="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=" tid="1005048" href="http://response.pure360.com/_act/link.php?mId=B84809387364634923964&tId=1005048"><span style="font-family:arial;">watch online</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">."</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-63090897760899930942008-07-15T14:58:00.002+01:002008-12-11T04:21:07.655+00:00ICT case study: Using wikis at KS4 to promote and support exam revision<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NA592GCY-0E6gSh8wfQQ8nAeeKgskY7fGpk1zh66pgOtTPt-j7mZ2M2EQwc1nBQxGWQywcvET-tSFhkGMjPrW0HrNW7JXRBhYuuhuI3neJZlrRuj7HHhnDQIZpNfq2LdWMotPxh-ROI/s1600-h/ict+logo.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223241086076710578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NA592GCY-0E6gSh8wfQQ8nAeeKgskY7fGpk1zh66pgOtTPt-j7mZ2M2EQwc1nBQxGWQywcvET-tSFhkGMjPrW0HrNW7JXRBhYuuhuI3neJZlrRuj7HHhnDQIZpNfq2LdWMotPxh-ROI/s200/ict+logo.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">The MFL Faculty at Gordano School in North Somerset is developing </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;">wikis</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> to support and engage pupils in exam revision and independent vocabulary practice. Click here to visit the CILT page with details of this case study </span><a href="http://www.cilt.org.uk/14to19/ict/gordano.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.cilt.org.uk/14to19/ict/gordano.htm</span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-15977001284453912312008-07-15T14:50:00.004+01:002008-12-11T04:21:07.919+00:00Number of primary schools teaching languages almost doubles since 2002<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg311iB-TTNlpCzXYGzeLN-V7hKA_9gqEMnqfL3NpyLmuT8HXvGZo-I5qiLDSF6-LAqOvCYm6DZM1Hx0PGXZChtFbRRolKNMqH9qEOdg_BRbR0HEOwgl6bfP_NV-ZFnZ9Mtas9_zWOrXq4/s1600-h/dcsf.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223239186196351842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg311iB-TTNlpCzXYGzeLN-V7hKA_9gqEMnqfL3NpyLmuT8HXvGZo-I5qiLDSF6-LAqOvCYm6DZM1Hx0PGXZChtFbRRolKNMqH9qEOdg_BRbR0HEOwgl6bfP_NV-ZFnZ9Mtas9_zWOrXq4/s200/dcsf.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">There has been a big leap in the number of primary schools teaching children foreign languages.<br />Minister for Schools and Learners Jim Knight welcomed news that 84% of primary schools now teach children another language, up from 70% on the previous year and nearly double the 44% in 2002.<br />Research from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) published today shows that traditional languages dominate, with French being most popular (89% of schools which teach languages) followed by Spanish (23%) and German (9%). But a small number (under 3%) offer Italian, Chinese, Japanese or Urdu.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">Read more by clicking here </span><a href="http://www.dfes.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2008_0130"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.dfes.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2008_0130</span></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhQY0w77CDAqbNkqET5E6vzAhbxS9vGa2iJ38QTasKdqmOhxWpZL4dG1wV3NPytGptQNgN4KgA5BTb8aYPBFq3kT7AnKqQX28UNrxaNZryTrlXjdnkj1zBqCwecPLVVhyphenhyphen4d-1Ajs8ghA/s1600-h/logo_small_dcsf.gif"></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831969478723336991.post-71670865916828773732008-07-15T14:28:00.005+01:002008-12-11T04:21:08.026+00:00White lion cubs born in Germany -arrh!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJxaDWymRmcMjvjRGGfZrpVE-ToebdaO6PiDZnf-eFSJs3MOOZjK1AZN8PwsSSAy_tQIqDdw0OyuExjmAjYhTByldo7oksItpGn0FMrGi9QTeqf9nhMZxqqU941Nb2AsSG_DZrRG-fFY/s1600-h/3445030069-deu-weisse-loewen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223233853431383698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 126px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 117px" height="131" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJxaDWymRmcMjvjRGGfZrpVE-ToebdaO6PiDZnf-eFSJs3MOOZjK1AZN8PwsSSAy_tQIqDdw0OyuExjmAjYhTByldo7oksItpGn0FMrGi9QTeqf9nhMZxqqU941Nb2AsSG_DZrRG-fFY/s200/3445030069-deu-weisse-loewen.jpg" width="88" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Rare white lion cubs have been born </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93gTqpft5xawi4kzz-aLFeituXY1uenzqR_-OQf37YRn47zdOh-NC72ESHd4CeNQbA0pn4sb8SAPQ0AkHylBsfdHr0OP08hCjq6GqNdjAjI8p7KJCsUNLCd4uFA1Fz96iyEsEQAD7JlU/s1600-h/3445030069-deu-weisse-loewen.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">in Stukenbrock safari park in Germany. There is a link to the Yahoo.de story here</span> <a href="http://de.news.yahoo.com/ddp/20080714/tsc-safaripark-stellt-nachwuchs-der-weis-e24321a.html">http://de.news.yahoo.com/ddp/20080714/tsc-safaripark-stellt-nachwuchs-der-weis-e24321a.html</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com