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West Lothian transition event

On Friday 4 October 2019, Linlithgow Academy prepared and hosted the first 1+2 P7/S1 transition event in the Linlithgow cluster. After months of plann...

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Translanguaging: All the world is our stage

The multilingual realities of pupils are not always recognised in the school context and “All the world is our stage” sought to combat thi...

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TELT in Aberdeenshire

Wendy Craig and Aimee Bainbridge work at Newtonhill Primary in Aberdeenshire. They share their experiences of taking part in the SCILT/Open University...

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Support for Higher French in North Lanarkshire

Following the success of the Higher French support offered to pupils in North Lanarkshire during session 2018-19, we continue to work with the Allianc...

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Languages and intergenerational learning

Languages at Braehead Primary in Stirling are an integral and important part of the school’s identity and this year the school has linked up wit...

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Cumbernauld Academy goes to Osaka!

Having returned home and overcome jetlag, we can now reflect on what can only be described as a once in a lifetime experience. The Sasakawa Foundation...

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Clackmannanshire update

Clackmannanshire may be a small authority but our outlook is very much focused on opening doors into other cultures for our pupils – the world i...

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Aberdeen University Language Ambassadors’ visits to Aberdeen City secondary schools

During the autumn term, University of Aberdeen language student visits to secondary schools are underway. The mainly third year students give a pre...

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Aberdeenshire in-service event

Around 100 primary and secondary teachers attended a ‘Making languages relevant’ event in Meldrum Academy at the beginning of November 201...

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123 oui! ¡123 sí!

The North Ayrshire 1+2 and Family Learning teams partnered with early years staff to deliver a six-week French project called ‘1, 2, 3 Oui&rsquo...

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Update from LFEE

This autumn, LFEE Europe continued to run Primary Language Learning training around the country, with methodology, language upskilling and resources f...

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Education Scotland update

Education Scotland: Update on 1+2 policy and the delivery of L3 in the secondary context Following feedback from schools and practitioners, the gui...

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Scottish Languages Employability Award

Schools and businesses across Scotland can now receive recognition for successful partnership working in promoting languages as a key skill for employ...

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French and Italian events in November

During the month of November, SCILT hosted two bilingual events that allowed audiences, including students from schools and universities, to listen to...

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Generation Global project update: Phase one complete

“Generation global: Multilingualism and intercultural skills for a dual-competency workforce of the future” is a three-year Erasmus+ proje...

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Discover the Arabic world – A unique experience for Scotland’s schools

An exciting new opportunity is on the horizon for schools to offer learning experiences in Arabic language and culture. SCILT, in collaboration with Q...

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Agency in action

In October 2019, SCILT and Education Scotland were delighted to award ‘Professional Recognition: Leading learning in languages’ to another...

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Marion Geoffray

My name is a Marion Geoffray, I'm a theatre maker, drama teacher and the artistic director of Theatre Sans Accents, an innovative bilingual theatr...

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Education and skills survey 2019: Education and learning for the modern world

Key messages on language skills: Foreign languages and cultural understanding will be vital for ‘Global Britain’… Learning ...

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Mark McLaughlin

My name is Mark and I’m a researcher in international law based at a university in Beijing, China. I work on the editing and production of an...

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Agenda - LANGS November 2019

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Bethan Owen - LANGS Chair update November 2019

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Update provided at the LANGS meeting held in Glasgow on 1 November 2019 by the Chair, Bethan Owen.

British Council update - LANGS November 2019

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Update from the British Council shared at the LANGS meeting held in Glasgow on 1 November 2019.

BSL in schools - LANGS November 2019 update

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Update on BSL in Scottish schools provided by Frankie McLean at the LANGS meeting held in Glasgow on 1 November 2019.

Education Scotland keynote - LANGS November 2019

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Update provided by Education Scotland at the LANGS meeting held in Glasgow on 1 November 2019.

SCILT update - LANGS November 2019

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Scotland-Russia Forum update - LANGS November 2019

Jenny Carr from SRF advised a new course 'Russian language and culture' is in preparation. The short course is for P5 to BGE learners and can ...

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Thinking about languages and employability in Stirling Council

This year, we have worked to develop opportunities for schools to build language-based partnerships with businesses in order to increase awareness of ...

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North Lanarkshire 1+2 Languages award ceremony

On 21 May 2019, North Lanarkshire Council held their annual 1+2 Languages award ceremony. In the morning, primary schools were invited to attend to ce...

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Student visits to Aberdeen City Council’s schools

German Educational Trainees’ fairy tale competition Annabel Christ and Felix Pollotzek, two German Educational Trainees placed in Aberdeen Ci...

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Family learning in North Ayrshire

Lawthorn Primary recently welcomed parents to join their children in language learning at their ‘Family French morning’. Parents and child...

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Science in the language class

“There have been some great developments within our ‘Science in the language class’ series. We have language packs in Spanish, Frenc...

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News from the Radio Lingua Network

Here at the Radio Lingua Network we love to help everyone learn languages. We have had an extremely busy year and have attended a number of school eve...

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LFEE Europe updates

Off-the-shelf L3 packages, 1+2 teacher training around Scotland, resources for secondary schools, Erasmus+... It’s another full-on Autumn/Winter...

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Education Scotland update

Delivering Scotland’s languages policy The Education Scotland Modern Languages team has produced a suite of resources including support mater...

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Boost language learning and attainment in your school – host a Language Assistant

There is still time to request a Modern Language Assistant (MLA) for academic year 2019-20. As you plan and prepare lessons for next term, British Cou...

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Strategy and support for language learning at RIC-level

Towards the end of last academic session, SCILT made contact with all of the Regional Improvement Collaboratives (RICs) in order to find out how langu...

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SCILT partners with Springboard to promote languages

The Springboard Charity helps people of all ages and backgrounds improve their career potential in hospitality, leisure and tourism, especially young ...

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Engaging families in language learning

‘Family learning is a powerful method of engagement and learning which can foster positive attitudes towards life-long learning, promote socio-e...

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Stephanie Mitchell

Who are you and what do you do? My name is Stephanie Mitchell. I’m now a civil servant working on international trade policy. Before I joi...

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Agenda - LANGS October 2018

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Agenda - LANGS March 2019

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Agenda for the LANGS meeting held on 1 March 2019 in Edinburgh.

Agenda - LANGS May 2019

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Agenda for the LANGS meeting held in Dundee on 31 May 2019.
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Minutes - LANGS May 2019

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Minutes of the LANGS meeting held in Dundee on 31 May 2019.
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Minutes - LANGS March 2019

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Minutes of the LANGS meeting held on 1 March 2019 in Edinburgh.

Minutes - LANGS October 2018

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Minutes from the LANGS meeting held in Glasgow on 26 October 2018.

Broughton High School - LANGS October 2018

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Presentation by Broughton High School on the City of Edinburgh Successful Cluster Collaboration shared at the LANGS meeting held in Glasgow on 26...

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Andrew Hancock - LANGS March 2019

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Update from Andrew Hancock, University of Edinburgh, on 'Complementary schools and their role in heritage language learning in Scotland&...

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Bethan Owen - LANGS programme overview

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Overview of the LANGS programme provided by the Chair, Bethan Owen, at the meeting held in Dundee on 31 May 2019.
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British Council update - LANGS May 2019

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Update provided by British Council at the LANGS meeting held in Dundee on 31 May 2019.
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British Council update - LANGS March 2019

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An update on opportunities available to schools in Scotland from British Council shared at the LANGS meeting held on 1 March 2019 in Edinburgh.

Education Scotland update - LANGS October 2018

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Update from Education Scotland shared at the LANGS meeting held in Glasgow on 26 October 2018.

HMI update - LANGS October 2018

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Presentation by Jacqueline Gallagher, HM Inspector, Education Scotland on HMI expectations for 1+2 within the BGE shared at the LANGS meeting held in ...

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Bethan Owen - LANGS programme overview

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Overview of the LANGS programme shared by Chair, Bethan Owen, at the LANGS meeting held on 1 March 2019 in Edinburgh.

British Sign Language - LANGS May 2019

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Presentation on British Sign Language shared by Frankie McLean at the LANGS meeting held in Dundee on 31 May 2019.
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Edinburgh Napier update - LANGS May 2019

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Presentation on 'Buidling a Partnership' shared by Sylvain Blanche at the LANGS meeting held in Dundee on 31 May 2019.
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Conference - New Perspectives on Language Teaching and Learning

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Call for papers and information about the Cross-Sector Annual Conference on New Perspectives on Language Teaching and Learning to be held 15 June...

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LFEE update - LANGS October 2018

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Update shared by Le Français en Ecosse (LFEE) at the LANGS meeting held in Glasgow on 26 October 2018.

SCILT update - LANGS October 2018

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Update provided by SCILT at the LANGS meeting held in Glasgow on 26 October 2018.

Education Scotland and Scottish Government updates - LANGS March 2019

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Updates provided by Education Scotland and the Scottish Government at the LANGS meeting held on 1 March 2019 in Edinburgh.

Education Scotland update - LANGS May 2019

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Update shared by Education Scotland at the LANGS meeting held in Dundee on 31 May 2019.
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Espacios Increíbles - LANGS May 2019

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Presentations on the Espacios Increíbles (Amazing Spaces) project shared at the LANGS meeting held in Dundee on 31 May 2019.
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LFEE update - LANGS March 2019

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Update provided by LFEE at the LANGS meeting held on 1 March 2019 in Edinburgh.

SEET update - LANGS October 2018

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Update provided by the Scottish European Educational Trust (SEET) at the LANGS meeting held in Glasgow on 26 October 2018.

South East RIC update - LANGS October 2018

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Presentation, How good is our 1+2?, provided by the South East RIC at the LANGS meeting held in Glasgow on 26 October 2018.

Open University and SCILT update - LANGS March 2019

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Updates provided by the Open University and SCILT at the LANGS meeting held on 1 March 2019 in Edinburgh.

Polish for Schools

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Presentations shared at the LANGS meeting held on 1 March 2019 in Edinburgh on new Polish educational resources for schools.

Subscription information - LANGS October 2018

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Reminder regarding the need to re-subscribe and opt-in to receive LANGS mailings following new data protection (GDPR) regulations introduced in May 20...

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Radio Lingua update - LANGS March 2019

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Update shared by Radio Lingua at the LANGS meeting held on 1 March 2019 in Edinburgh.

SEET update - LANGS March 2019

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Update provided by SEET at the LANGS meeting held on 1 March 2019 in Edinburgh.

Successful language learning literature review

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Presentation shared at the LANGS meeting held on 1 March 2019 in Edinburgh on the factors associated with successful modern language learning.

Working Together for Languages - Evaluation report

UCMLS, SCILT and AHRC's evaluation of four collaborative language promotional initiatives is now available. Follow the link to access the Wor...

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The Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) Project: Findings from Pre-school to end of Key Stage1

For all children, the quality of the home learning environment is more important for intellectual and social development than parental occupation, edu...

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Engaging Parents in Raising Achievement : Do Parents Know They Matter?

Parental engagement is a powerful lever for raising achievement in schools. Where parents and teachers work together to improve learning, the gains in...

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National Improvement Framework for Scottish Education: Achieving excellence and equity

Parental and family engagement is a key factor in helping all children achieve the highest standards whilst reducing inequity and closing the attainme...

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What is Family Learning? (Education Scotland, April 2019)

Family Learning encourages family members to learn together as and within a family, with a focus on intergenerational learning. Family learning act...

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Collaborative leadership in 2019

Coming in 2019: More leadership and collaborative CLPL opportunities The 1+2 Languages Leadership Programme (LLP) was recognised for the second con...

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College Development Network helps launch SCILT’s business and language toolkit

New resource will help schools and colleges run local events to highlight the business value of languages through direct engagement with employers ...

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Languages in a Nutshell – family and intergenerational language learning

Pupils and parents from three primary schools in North Ayrshire joined a group of senior citizens at the Harbour Arts Centre in Irvine on 15 November ...

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Scottish Languages Review issue 35

This issue, the last under the current editor Dr Hannah Doughty, has contributions from a diverse range of authors. Within Scotland, Rebecca Colquh...

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Education Scotland Modern Languages team continues to grow

The Modern Languages team at Education Scotland is delighted to announce that Shona Hugh, formerly PT Modern Languages at Williamwood High in East Ren...

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Erasmus+ funding for schools

€36 million of Erasmus+ funding is reserved in 2019 for UK schools and colleges providing general, vocational or technical education to pupils ag...

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Mother tongue plus two languages: are Scottish primary teachers confident to deliver?

Recent policy reforms in Scotland mean that all primary teachers are expected to teach an additional language to children from age five, introducing a...

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Aberdeenshire update

It’s been a busy few months in Aberdeenshire promoting 1+2 and languages. Modern Language Assistants and GETS 2018/19 We are so lucky to h...

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Cannes-Shetland project working

With the advent of 2020 looming large and the real possibility of funding for 1+2 coming to an end, staff in Shetland have been looking for ways to en...

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North Ayrshire update

This year, a focus of the 1+2 team has been to support upper primary classes with reading and writing in French/Spanish. We are working alongside teac...

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North Lanarkshire update

In North Lanarkshire, we have been supporting the implementation of 1+2 by delivering enhanced digital training sessions to share our new planners fro...

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Partnership with Nice

Twenty two primary school teachers and four Quality Inspectors from across Nice visited schools in Inverclyde in November for a few days’ work-s...

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Employ a Language Assistant in Scottish schools

In the latest British Council survey of over 300 UK schools hosting language assistants, Heads of Languages reported that their language assistant mad...

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David Cant

My name is David Cant and I am originally from Glasgow, though I have been fortunate enough to live in various places over the years, including s...

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Erin Duffy

My name is Erin Duffy and I am a student, teacher, intern, and lover of languages. I am studying Spanish and Linguistics at the University of Glasg...

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Lorne Gillies

My name is Lorne and I am an award-winning journalist working with an independent publishing house based in Glasgow. Here at DC Publishing we work on ...

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Ian Ross

My name is Ian Ross, I am an international trade and investment specialist working with Scottish Development International. I have a geography respons...

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Key data on teaching languages at school in Europe

Key messages: Children are starting to learn foreign languages at an increasingly early age in Europe, with most pupils beginning as a compulsor...

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Selected events from August 2018

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Downloadable articles from other academic journals

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Free-to-download articles from other language journals.

Selected abstracts and weblinks to language related publications

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Abstracts from and weblinks to some of the most recent publications relating to language learning.

Pedagogy and Curriculum for Excellence: Finding the Opportunities

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pedagogy, curriculum, experiences, building, team

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What happens when students do activities in modern-language classrooms in higher education? A comparative, reflective study

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German as a foreign language learning; English for Specific Purposes; language learning in higher education; action research; student-centred activities

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What is the effect of Content Language Integrated Learning on pupil motivation to learn a foreign language?

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Engaging Welsh Modern Language Learners in Secondary Schools: Mentoring as a Proven Practice

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Wales; language learning; secondary schools; mentoring; Digi-Languages; cross-sector

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Creating a new normal: Language education for all

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historical perspective on language teaching, language advocacy, multilingualism

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Gone International: Expanding Opportunities

Key messages Improved outcomes for mobile students compared to their non-mobile peers: 3.6% of graduates that went abroad were unemployed com...

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Whitburn cluster 1+2 transition event

Lead Linguists from Whitburn Academy planned and devised a project for all P7s within West Lothian’s Whitburn cluster. Each school was given a d...

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Pupils lead learning in Marr cluster

On 2 May 2018, South Ayrshire’s outdoor education centre, Dolphin House, was buzzing with the sound of primary pupils speaking French. Dolphin H...

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Makaton in North Ayrshire

In North Ayrshire ASN schools, the aim is to teach Makaton to pupils and their surrounding community in order to open up pupils’ world of commun...

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Northern Alliance Learning Festival 2018

The Northern Alliance Learning Festival (formerly Aberdeen Learning Festival) took place in February 2018 in Aberdeen. We welcomed Janette Kelso and M...

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Lingo Leaders to the rescue!

Across North Ayrshire, teachers have been confidently embedding the language content from Years 1-3 of the North Ayrshire Language Learning Framework....

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Global Storytime at Aberdeen City Libraries

Aberdeen City Libraries hosted a family Global Storytime at the Central Children’s Library in March 2018 as part of the annual ‘Arts acros...

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French teacher trainee visit

February 2018 saw Aberdeen City Council schools welcome 12 student teachers from the University of Grenoble-Alpes. This is the third year that we have...

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Aberdeenshire updates: MLAs and GETS

It is with great sadness that Aberdeenshire schools say goodbye to two Spanish and six French MLAs and three German Educational Trainees (GETs). These...

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Update from LFEE

Event: International PowerLanguage Conference - Monday 17 September 2018 This year, PowerLanguage is opening its annual conference to practitioners f...

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Update from HMIE

Following recent inspection activity, secondary school languages staff from Glasgow City Council and City of Edinburgh Council requested professional ...

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Science in the language class

“Finding out about the wildlife of a country, the geography, investigating habitats, classifying animals, learning about life-cycles and linking...

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Learning to teach languages in primary school

The Open University and SCILT are delighted to announce that enrolment for their jointly delivered course ‘Learning to teach languages in primar...

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Employ a language assistant in a Scottish school

The British Council is still welcoming applications to host a Modern Language Assistant (MLA) in schools for the 2018/19 academic year. We are current...

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Building your partnership with a French regional authority for education

Over the past four years, and in the context of existing education co-operation between France and Scotland*, most local authorities have initiated or...

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Working partnership with a musical theme!

Thousands of primary school pupils from P5, P6 or P7 have been rehearsing and performing an opera about the exciting voyages of 14th century Chinese ...

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Agenda - LANGS June 2018

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Minutes - LANGS June 2018

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Minutes from the LANGS meeting held in Edinburgh on 1 June 2018.
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British Council update - LANGS June 2018

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Update shared by the British Council at the LANGS meeting held in Edinburgh on 1 June 2018.
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CISS update - LANGS June 2018

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Update shared by Confucius Institute for Scotland's Schools (CISS) at the LANGS meeting held in Edinburgh on 1 June 2018.
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Garnock Community Campus - LANGS June 2018

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Presentation on Literacy Across Learning MFL shared by Garnock Community Campus at the LANGS meeting held in Edinburgh on 1 June 2018.
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Institut français update - LANGS June 2018

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Update shared by Institut français en Ecosse at the LANGS meeting held in Edinburgh on 1 June 2018.
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LFEE update - LANGS June 2018

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Update shared by Le français en Ecosse (LFEE) at the LANGS meeting held in Edinburgh on 1 June 2018.
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SCILT update - LANGS June 2018

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Update shared by SCILT at the LANGS meeting held in Edinburgh on 1 June 2018.
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Strategic Implementation Group Education update - LANGS June 2018

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Local Authority survey results provided by SIG Education at the LANGS meeting held in Edinburgh on 1 June 2018.
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UCMLS update - LANGS June 2018

UCMLS highlighted their 25th Annual Conference, Looking inward and outward, taking place in September 2018. Registration for the event is no...

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Michael Dewar

My name is Michael and I work as a Languages tutor teaching adults and children French, Spanish and ESL in London and online. Which languages do yo...

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Ross Michael Yuill

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British Council update - LANGS March 2018

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CISS update - LANGS March 2018

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Update provided by the Confucius Institute for Scotland's Schools (CISS) for the LANGS meeting scheduled to take place on 2 March 2018.

Institut français update - LANGS March 2018

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Updated provided by the Institut français en Ecosse (IFE) for the LANGS meeting scheduled to take place on 2 March 2018.

LFEE update - LANGS March 2018

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Updated provided by Le Français en Ecosse (LFEE) for the LANGS meeting scheduled to take place on 2 March 2018.

Open University update - LANGS March 2018

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Update and FAQs on the Learning to teach languages in primary school course provided by the Open University (OU) for the LANGS meeting scheduled to ta...

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SCILT update - LANGS March 2018

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Update provided by SCILT for the LANGS meeting scheduled to take place on 2 March 2018.

Scottish Government update - LANGS March 2018

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Willie Cameron

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Selected Events from January 2018

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Summary reminder of upcoming seminars and conferences.

Downloadable articles from other academic journals

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Selected abstracts and weblinks to language related publications

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An Incredible Journey: Becoming a Language Assistant in Quebec

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Modern Languages in Scottish Primary Schools: An Investigation into the Perceived Benefits and Challenges of the 1+2 Policy

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Modern Languages in the multicomposite primary classroom: Meeting the challenge

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Linguistic creativity in language learning: Investigating the impact of creative text materials and teaching approaches in the second language classroom

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creativity, motivation, literature, authenticity, teaching approaches

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Multilingualism in Classroom Instruction: “I think it’s helping my brain grow”

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Take your partners…

Members of the DANSE (Dumfries & Galloway, Argyll & Bute, North, South and East Ayrshire) Languages Group were first been introduced to each o...

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Supporting teachers in the classroom – German Educational Trainees

Recommendation 31 of ‘Language learning in Scotland: A 1+2 approach’ suggests that schools and local authorities consider engaging with sk...

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Allons-y ‘Wee Famille’!

In North Ayrshire, the 1+2 team have embarked on a new initiative to raise the profile of languages and engage families with their children in learnin...

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Auld Alliance

We extended a warm welcome to North Ayrshire to our lovely friends from Lyon and Saint Étienne. Last year, we established links between all sch...

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1+2 PanTayside in partnership with the Dundee Contemporary Arts: Discovery Film Festival 2017 - Regardez, écoutez, discutez

For the second year in a row, Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA) has invited the 1+2 PanTayside team to take part in the Discovery Film Festival. During t...

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Update from the Languages Strategic Implementation Group

The Strategic Implementation Group (SIG) was set up in 2013 to lead the practical implementation of the 1+2 Approach, chiefly in schools. Minutes of ...

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Primartag und Deutsch mit Socke

Primary school day with Chryston High cluster On 31 May 2017, the Goethe-Institut in Glasgow invited 31 pupils and four teachers from Glenmanor, Gart...

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SQA developing British Sign Language awards

Last month, the Scottish Government published the British Sign Language (BSL) National Plan 2017-2023, in which a key goal is to increase the opportun...

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News from Open University in Scotland

Primary teacher languages training programme pilot The OU/SCILT training programme, ‘Learning to teach languages in primary school’, ha...

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LFEE update

Event: Using ANIMATION to support language learning and ALL learning! We look forward to welcoming you to our BIG event linking animation with langu...

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British Sign Language National Plan

Launched on 24 October 2017, the first British Sign Language (BSL) National Plan sets out ten long-term goals for BSL in Scotland and 70 actions that ...

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1+2 languages: update on advice for L3

Education Scotland has published an update on advice for L3 – a further model for delivery of the same L3 in P5, P6 and P7, to allow choice of l...

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A new initiative to support 1 + 2 in initial teacher education

The Scottish Council of Deans of Education (SCDE) 1+2 Languages Group was set up in response to recommendations in the Scottish Government ‘Lang...

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Leading languages – reflections on Train the Trainer

In July 2016, I took part in SCILT’s week-long national languages leadership programme, which at the time was called ‘Train the Trainer&rs...

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Future applicants for national languages leadership programme

The revised national languages leadership programme welcomed its largest cohort in June 2017. Under its new name the 1+2 Languages Leadership Programm...

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Family learning and the 1+2 Approach

Family Languages event – save the date! SCILT is delighted to be hosting a Family Languages event for young people and their families on Saturd...

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CISS Mentoring Conference 2017

On 10 November 2017, Chinese Hanban teachers from across Scotland gathered with their mentor teachers in the Technology and Innovation Centre at the U...

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Agenda - LANGS November 2017

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Attendance and apologies - LANGS November 2017

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Attendance and apologies from the LANGS meeting held at the University of Strathclyde on 10 November 2017.

Minutes - LANGS November 2017

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Minutes from the LANGS meeting held at the University of Strathclyde on 10 November 2017.

Chair update - LANGS November 2017

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Update provided by Chair, Bethan Owen, at the LANGS meeting held at the University of Strathclyde on 10 November 2017.

Scottish Government update - LANGS November 2017

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Updates provided by Scottish Government at the LANGS meeting held at the University of Strathclyde on 10 November 2017.

Education Scotland update - LANGS November 2017

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Updates provided by Education Scotland at the LANGS meeting held at the University of Strathclyde on 10 November 2017.

The Right Skills: Celebrating Skills in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS)

Key messages on language skills: Skills of critical analysis, problem solving, negotiation and communication, speaking other languages and unde...

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Institut Français Écosse update - LANGS November 2017

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Update provided by Institut Français Écosse at the LANGS meeting held at the University of Strathclyde on 10 November 2017.

LFEE update - LANGS November 2017

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Update provided by LFEE Europe at the LANGS meeting held at the University of Strathclyde on 10 November 2017.

Open University update - LANGS November 2017

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Update provided by the Open University at the LANGS meeting held at the University of Strathclyde on 10 November 2017.

Scotland-Russia Forum - LANGS November 2017

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City of Edinburgh

In Edinburgh there continues to be lots of exciting progress with the 1+2 approach to language learning. We have been able to offer a variety of langu...

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Aberdeenshire: Emerging practice at Daviot Primary

Class teacher, Lynda Suthe is a beginner learner of Chinese and recounts her experiences introducing the language to P5. Where we began All stages b...

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Aberdeenshire: Developing one plus two languages

We have seen momentum gaining in the strategic planning for and implementation of ‘Language learning in Scotland: A 1+2 approach’ in Aberdeenshire ove...

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Updates from LFEE Europe

Our team of teachers has been busy travelling around the country to support schools with the learning and teaching of various languages as L2 or L3 in...

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University of West of Scotland supports 1+2

The languages team of the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) has established a successful collaboration with Renfrewshire Council for the delive...

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Update from Scottish Government to EEAC

Scottish Government provided an update to the European and External Affairs Committee (EEAC) at their meeting on 25 February 2016. The update will be ...

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Institut français d’Ecosse supports 1+2

New training catalogue Institut français d’Ecosse offers a full range of workshops for teachers: ‘Autour d’un livre’, introducing French children’s b...

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Hands-on help to deliver the 1+2 approach to language learning

For Scottish schools looking to effectively deliver the 1+2 approach, hosting a language assistant provides an ideal solution and shows a real commitm...

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Goethe-Institut supports 1+2

‘Deutsch mit Karla und Kai’: new teaching materials for the third and fourth year of primary German on the way The teaching materials for German in pr...

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Education Scotland update

Progression in primary language learning Education Scotland’s modern languages team has created a working group consisting of primary and secondary p...

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Research supporting the implementation of the 1+2 approach

Recent articles related to the implementation of the 1+2 approach to language learning, written by practitioners and development officers, feature in ...

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1+2 Train the Trainer summer school

SAVE THE DATE! Train the Trainer summer school will be taking place from Monday 27 June to Friday 1 July 2016 at the University of Strathclyde city ce...

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Adam Williams

My name is Adam Williams. I am a Spacecraft Operations Engineer working for the European Space Agency on the ExoMars mission, whose goal is to send a ...

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Scottish Social Attitudes Survey: Attitudes towards language learning in schools in Scotland

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Susan Brown

My name is Susan Brown and I am a self-employed Blue Badge qualified Scottish Tourist Guide. I run tours of Scotland in French and English, split fair...

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1 + 2 approach to language learning 'PanTayside'

At the halfway mark of the implementation period, this video showcases the 'PanTayside' approach to implementing the 1+2 Approach to language learning...

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Andrew Muir

My name is Andrew and I work in London as a Character Animator on a children's TV series. I grew up in the Scottish Borders and studied for 4 year...

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Selected events from January 2016

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Downloadable articles from other academic journals

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Selected abstracts and weblinks to language related publications

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Self- and Peer-Assessment

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French at Early Level: A Pilot Study

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Reflections on the Modern Languages Excellence Report of 2011: Increasing Classroom Language as a First Step towards Communicative Competence

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Community Outreach in an International School: The Chaoyang English Project

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Learner Uptake and Attainment in Scotland: A Response Focusing on Gaelic and Urdu

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Student perspectives on going international

Key messages:Developing independence and intercultural understanding, and an increased likelihood of working abroad long term were the most commonly r...

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COALA Minutes - November 2015

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‘Choose a Classic!’ Latin or Classical Greek as an L3 opportunity

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The Iris Project is currently providing volunteers to teach Latin as an L3 in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Fife. These volunteers are undergraduate or postg...

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North Ayrshire

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North Ayrshire 1+2 development officers send regular email newsletters to primary colleagues to support them in the implementation of the 1+2 approach...

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Pan Tayside

The Pan Tayside approach involves three authorities: Dundee City Council, Angus Council and Perth and Kinross Council, working together to implement l...

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Edinburgh City Council Higher Spanish for teachers

In an innovative take on CLPL, a group of City of Edinburgh teachers have this year embarked on a Higher Spanish course. The Higher Spanish class is m...

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Edinburgh City Council Volunteer Language Assistants

The City of Edinburgh 1+2 team has been working in partnership with Edinburgh University Student Association (EUSA) to help support language learning ...

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Edinburgh City Council French immersion weekend

In March, 45 primary school teachers from across Edinburgh took part in City of Edinburgh’s first ever French immersion weekend hosted at the Institut...

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Aberdeen City Council

Aberdeen City Council Education and Children Services Directorate opted for a strategic approach to implementing the 1+2 approach. The choice of L2 wa...

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East Ayrshire (November 2015 meeting)

An overview of East Ayrshire's current work to implement the 1+2 approach. All primary schools in East Ayrshire will be implementing French as L2, ex...

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Glasgow City Council (August 2015 meeting)

It’s been a busy session so far in Glasgow for language learning and teaching. We are currently running Primary Language Learning French, Spanish, Ita...

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SIG business sub group

The big messages of Language Learning in Scotland: A 1+2 approach are really about the kind of children and young people we are developing in our scho...

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School visits with ‘Felix und Franzi’, the Germany play rug and the German outdoors workshop

The free course materials ‘Deutsch mit Felix und Franzi’ are proving very popular with primary children and their teachers. The cute hand puppets have...

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German language upskilling courses for primary teachers

In October 2015 specialist teachers of German attended a Train the Trainer seminar at the Goethe-Institut in preparation for their tutoring roles in a...

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Updates from LFEE Europe

LFEE Europe is supporting the implementation of 'Language learning in Scotland: A 1+2 approach' in Scottish schools through a range of professional le...

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Education Scotland update

In 2015 Education Scotland produced further guidance on L3; Experiences and Outcomes at first level and senior phase case studies (linking the 1+2 app...

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Research supporting the implementation of the 1+2 approach

Are you aware that in addition to our termly newsletter we also publish peer-reviewed articles in our online journal, the Scottish Languages Review? T...

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SCILT publishes two new leaflets to promote language learning

Two new leaflets from SCILT will be powerful tools for language teachers, Support for Learning colleagues and senior management, and they will equip y...

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SCILT publishes case study on language learning at Corseford School

Recommendation nine in Language learning in Scotland: A 1+2 Approach states that, 'language learning be recognised as an entitlement for all youn...

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Languages and Employability

To understand the relationship between language knowledge and employment status, data from the Adult Education Survey 2011 for 24 European Member Stat...

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COALA Agenda - November 2015

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Agenda for the COALA meeting held on 6 November 2015 at the University of Strathclyde.

Institut français update

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Update from the Institut français d'Écosse shared at the COALA meeting held on 6 November 2015 at the University of Strathclyde.

Goethe-Institut update

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Update shared by the Goethe-Institut at the COALA meeting held on 6 November 2015 at the University of Strathclyde.

LFEE update

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Update on immersion courses being run by LFEE in France and Spain during 2016-17, shared at the COALA meeting held on 6 November 2015 at the Universit...

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East Ayrshire update

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Update from East Ayrshire authority shared at the COALA meeting held on 6 November 2015 at the University of Strathclyde.

UCMLS update

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Update given by UCMLS at the COALA meeting held on 6 November 2015 at the University of Strathclyde.

Catherine McNicol

I come from very un-exotic roots, having been brought up by Scottish parents in the Scottish Borders. I am now a PhD researcher at the University of E...

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Sylvain Diez

My name is Sylvain Peyo Diez. I’m French born in Bayonne and used to live in Castres in the south of France. I moved to Scotland in 2010. I have...

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Dylan Kelly

I'm Dylan Kelly and I feel very lucky to market one of the leading resorts on the planet. My role promotes award winning golf, spa, food and drink...

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COALA Agenda - August 2015

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Agenda for the COALA meeting held on 14 August 2015 at the University of Strathclyde.

COALA Minutes - August 2015

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Minutes of the COALA meeting held on 14 August 2015 at the University of Strathclyde.

Sharz Din

I am Sharz Din, Senior Creative Director of Vidal Sassoon in Glasgow. My role involves training and upholding the Sassoon standards. I also represent ...

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Ken Lindsay

My name is Ken Lindsay, and I am the International Brand Ambassador for Chivas Brothers Ltd, the premium scotch whisky and gin company of Pernod Ricar...

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Goethe-Institut update

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Presentation from the Goethe-Institut, shared at the COALA meeting held on 14 August 2015 at the University of Strathclyde.

Institut français d'Écosse update

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Presentation from the Institut français d'Écosse, shared at the COALA meeting held on 14 August 2015 at the University of Strathclyde.

Education Scotland update

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Presentation on First Level Es and Os, shared by Education Scotland at the COALA meeting held on 14 August 2015 at the University of Strathclyde.

Education and skills survey 2015: Inspiring growth

Key messages on language skills:The proportion of businesses saying they have a need for foreign language skills among their employees has risen sharp...

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1+2: Language learning in South Lanarkshire

1+2 aims to give every primary school pupil the opportunity to learn their own language plus two more. Watch this video and find out how, in South La...

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Posted in: 1+2 - Policy

Selected events June – December 2015

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Summary reminder of upcoming seminars and conferences.

Downloadable articles from other academic journals

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Free-to-download articles from other language journals.

Selected abstracts and weblinks to language related publications

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Abstracts from and weblinks to some of the most recent publications relating to language learning.

Languages Curriculum in Victoria and Australia

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language learning, language policy, Australia

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Posted in: SLR Issue 29

The Provision of European Languages in Anglophone Contexts: Aotearoa/New Zealand in Focus

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European languages; language study; language policy and planning; New Zealand education

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(Turning Our) Back to the Future? Cross-sector Perspectives on Language Learning

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modern languages in the primary school, transition, cross-sector links, Curriculum for Excellence, 1+2 language policy

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Modern Languages in Scotland: Learner Uptake and Attainment 1996-2014

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language statistics, language policy, language initiatives, governance, Scotland

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Pupils’ Language Competence in the Primary School: A Literature Review

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Pupil Language Competence, Pupil Language Skills, Primary School, Modern Languages

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Stuart Broomfield

My name is Stuart Broomfield and I'm the Hotel Manager at the Macdonald Holyrood Hotel in Edinburgh. I have been employed in the hospitality in...

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A 1+2 approach to language learning - Further guidance on L3 within the 1+2 policy

Guidance on L3, to be introduced by P5. Opportunities to build on literacy skills so pupils develop a greater understanding of how language works...

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Caroline McManus

My name is Caroline McManus.  I currently live in Barcelona teaching English, but have previously worked as airline cabin crew, travelling the...

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Sophie Williams

I'm Sophie Williams, a lecturer in Conservation Science at Bangor University and Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanic Garden Course Director for Pl...

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Peter Cawston

My name is Peter Cawston and I'm a medical doctor who works in a housing estate with a lot of social and economic problems. My work as a GP inv...

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COALA Agenda - January 2015

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COALA Minutes - January 2015

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Minutes of the COALA meeting held at the University of Strathclyde on 23 January 2015.

Amy Baxter, Product Marketing Manager at Rolls-Royce

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Atta Yaqub, Scottish Actor

This resource is for use in the classroom to promote the value and importance of languages to learners who may be about to make course choices. It can...

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Education Scotland L3 update

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Presentation by Fiona Pate on L3, shared at the COALA meeting on 23 January 2015.

LFEE update

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Update from LFEE, shared at the COALA meeting held on 23 January 2015.

Institut français update

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Update by the Institut français, shared at the COALA meeting held on 23 January 2015.

Consejería de Educación update

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Update from the Consejería de Educación, shared at the COALA meeting held on 23 January 2015.

Goethe-Institut update

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Update from the Goethe-Institut, shared at the COALA meeting held on 23 January 2015.

Competitions for schools

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Information from Gerry Toner, AMOPA, on 'Parlons français', the French speaking competition and 'Mathématiques sans Frontières', s...

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SQA update

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Update from the SQA, shared at the COALA meeting held on 23 January 2015.

Education Scotland Senior Phase update

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Update on effective practice in the Senior Phase from Education Scotland, shared at the COALA meeting held on 23 January 2015.

Verena Gräfin von Roedern

Where did you grow up and what languages did you come across at school? I grew up in a small town called Erbach, about an hour south of Frankfurt a...

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Alan Miller

  Which languages did you come across in school? Was that your first taste of other languages? At High School in Edinburgh I studied French...

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Downloadable Articles from Other Academic Journals

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Free-to-download articles from other language journals.

Selected abstracts and weblinks to language related publications

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Abstracts from and weblinks to some of the most recent publications relating to language learning.

Selected Events January – December 2015

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Summary reminder of upcoming seminars and conferences.

SLR Issue 28 - complete issue

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L’Enseignement du Français aux Enfants Ecossais – A Research Study by Year 3 Students of French

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French; modern language teaching; cross-sector perspectives; higher education; secondary education; project-based learning

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Posted in: SLR Issue 28

Scottish Trainee Teachers in a French Primary School: Getting Ready for 1+2

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1+ 2 language policy; language learning through immersion; language teaching pedagogy; cultural awareness; primary school

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Posted in: SLR Issue 28

Heloise Allan

My name is Heloise Allan and I'm Head of Education on the Isle of Coll in the Hebrides. How did you become involved with Project Trust? I fi...

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Bilingualism in children with and without additional support needs – a parent’s view

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bilingualism; cultural learning; inclusion

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1+2 in Practice

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1+2 language policy; early language acquisition; cultural learning; modern language teaching

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Posted in: SLR Issue 28

Language Training for Child Development Officers: A Case Study

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early years, language learning, language policy, staff development, Scotland

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Introducing British Sign Language in a Scottish Secondary School

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Chris Cusack

Can you give a brief outline of who you are and the job that you do? I am Chris Cusack. I have a number of roles around my current job as Venue Man...

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Website of the month (secondary) - October 2014

FluentUOn the FluentU website learners and teachers can sign up for a free account. It gives them access to a range of video clips, organised by level...

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Website of the month (primary) - October 2014

World Stories'World Stories' is our nomination for October's primary website of the month.  'World Stories' is a growing collection of stories fr...

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The Erasmus Impact Study: Effects of mobility on the skills and employability of students and the internationalisation of higher education institutions

Key messages:More than 90% of the students reported an improvement in their soft skills, such as knowledge of other countries, their ability to intera...

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Posted in: Year abroad

Residence Abroad: A modular approach to support students and document their progress

Key messages:This study demonstrates how students form graduate attributes whilst abroad:Academic – Critical self-evaluation and goal setting.Intercul...

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Posted in: Year abroad

Valuing the year abroad

Key messages:The international experience of a year abroad has been shown to contribute both to students’ individual experience and employability with...

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Posted in: Year abroad

Assessing the Work Placement Abroad

Key messages: Students not only strengthen their speaking and listening skills whilst working abroad, but also gain enriched knowledge and under...

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Youth on the Move

Key messages: The three most important benefits students say they derived from mobility: Foreign language skills Improved awareness of anot...

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COALA Agenda

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COALA Minutes

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Minutes from the meeting held at the Goethe-Institut Glasgow on 24 October 2014.

British Council update

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Update on the British Council's programme for schools presented at the COALA meeting held on 24 October 2014 at the Goethe-Institut Glasgow.

Consejería de Educación update

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Presentation from the Consejería de Educación on their Action Plan for Scotland 2014 – 2015, shared at the COALA meeting held at the Goethe-Institut G...

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Goethe-Institut update

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Presentation on new opportunities offered by the Goethe-Institut, shared at the COALA meeting on 24 October 2014.

Institut Français update

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Update on the programmes provided by the Institut Français to support Fremch language teaching and learning, shared at the COALA meeting held at the G...

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LFEE update

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Le Français en Ecosse update shared at the COALA meeting at the Goethe-Institut Glasgow on 24 October 2014 included information about their immersion ...

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Scottish Government update

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Update from the Scottish Government on the Curriculum budget for next year; the work going on around the Language Assistants’ Programme; GLOW&nbs...

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Susan Young

My name is Susan Young, and this is my office! I am incredibly fortunate that I have managed to make my passion in life into my job. I am based in Sti...

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Paul Belmonte

What is your name and for whom do you work? My name is Paul Belmonte and I work as a BSL/English interpreter for Deaf Action in Edinburgh. Why d...

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Website of the month (secondary) - September 2014

'Lyrics Training' The site we are recommending this month for secondary learners, Lyrics Training, contains interactive music videos in Spanish, Portu...

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Website of the month (primary) - September 2014

'Language of the Month' Our recommendation for primary website of the month is this site from Newbury Park Primary School. Here you can access free in...

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Scottish Government's commitment and ambition for language learning and teaching in Scotland's schools

Dr Allan's video message for the Language Leaders Summit at Westminster (October 2014). He outlines the Scottish Government's commitment and ambition ...

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Philip Hoggan

Where has your journey in languages taken you? Having grown up in Aberystwyth with Scottish and French parents, I left Penglais school for Trinity ...

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Focus on foreign languages (Analytical highlight)

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Key messages:Globalisation is likely to increase the demand for foreign language skills in European labour markets in the short- to medium-term.Englis...

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Website of the month (secondary) - June 2014

Speechy Project Speechy Project brands itself as ‘A pedagogical approach to technology in language teaching’ . The site hosts a growing collectio...

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Website of the month (primary) - June 2014

French GamesOur recommendation for June's primary website of the month is French Games. It is a free website for kids and young adults learn...

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Language Learning in Scotland: A 1+2 Approach - Working within the recommendations

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1+2 clarification and recommendations for schools and EAs. July 2014 update.

Languages: a 1+2 Approach - Building your strategy

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The report Language learning in Scotland: a 1+2 Approach tasks local authorities and schools with ensuring that all children learn two languages in a...

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Language Learning in Scotland: a 1+2 Approach - Further guidance on continuity of learning from P7 into S1

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Amendment to Recommendation 8 on continuity of L2 and L3 from P5-P7 into S1.

Education and skills survey 2014: Gateway to growth

Key messages on language skills: Only around one third of businesses have no need at all for foreign language skills in their employees –...

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Scotland's Future Workforce - “Keeping Pace in the Global Skills Race?”

Key messages on language skills:Language skills were cited by young people as one of the top barriers to working and studying abroad.28% of employers ...

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1 + 2 Approach to language delivery from P1 to P7

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Further guidance for practitioners who are planning learning and teaching in languages from P1 to P7.

COALA Agenda

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COALA Minutes

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Scotland's Universities and the 1+2 Languages Strategy

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Consejería de Educación update

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Posted in: COALA 2014 - June

Goethe-Institut update

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Institut français update

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Update from the Institut français presented at the COALA meeting held at the British Council, Edinburgh on 5 June 2014.
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LFEE update

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Update from Le Français en Ecosse, shared at the COALA meeting held at the British Council, Edinburgh on 5 June 2014.
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FLA update

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Renfrewshire Council: Response to 1+2

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SEET presentation

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Website of the month (primary) - May 2014

Light Bulb LanguagesOur recommendation for May’s primary website of the month is Light Bulb Languages. The website, formerly known as MFLSunderland, h...

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Website of the month (secondary) - May 2014

Linguacast A joint initiative by Routes North East and Newcastle University, the site contains a section on revision materials for those coming up to ...

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Improving uptake in modern languages in the senior phase: Case studies and conversation day

Education Scotland has grouped together a number of case studies, identifying the key features common to modern languages departments, where languages...

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Why raise children multilingual

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The Costs to the UK of Language Deficiencies as a Barrier to UK Engagement in Exporting

Key messages on language skills Poor language skills in businesses are holding back the UK’s trade performance. Because of poor language skills, tr...

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Talk the Talk: Guide to Maximising Your Prospects Using Languages

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A guide to maximising your prospects using languages. Talk the Talk brings the excitement of languages to life and demonstrates how perseverance with...

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Step ahead with languages

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This is an exciting resource that will point you in the right direction towards a successful career. Each of the careers below looks at how your langu...

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Arnaud Desbiez

My name is Arnaud Desbiez and I am a conservation biologist. I work for the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland as their regional conservation a...

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Website of the month (primary) - March 2014

Primary Language Learning Today This month’s recommendation for primary is ‘Primary Language Learning Today’. Janet Lloyd is a consultant and tra...

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Website of the month (secondary) - March 2014

Lingro A cool dictionary, which allows you to view any webpage in its original language, but click on any word you don't know and it will give yo...

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Posted in: Website of Month

FLA Case Study: City of Edinburgh invest in Language Assistants to support innovative Scottish Government legislation

Schools in Edinburgh are implementing the Scottish government’s new education policy with the support of Language Assistants in the classroom. W...

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Melville Petrie

What languages did you study at school or university, if any? I studied French up to Higher level and used to groan about it, but I haven’t f...

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Website of the month (secondary) - February 2014

The Film Space recognises the key role that teachers play in introducing children and young people to a wide variety of moving images both as an art f...

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Website of the month (primary) - February 2014

BBC Knowledge and Learning - Modern Languages An extensive archive of short clips related to culture and language – available to support primary ...

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Getting started with Chinese in the Primary School

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This is a PowerPoint which can be used to introduce Chinese to pupils, parents or colleagues. It provides a snapshot of what Chinese looks like from P...

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Posted in: Early Years

Jasmine Flower song

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This PowerPoint by a P7 class presents the well-known song, ‘Molihua’. The simple twigs with jasmine flowers might be suitable for Early Years. This a...

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Introduction to Chinese - PowerPoint 3

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This PowerPoint includes words such as sometimes, never, often, black, white, blue, yellow, red, orange, brown, purple, silver and red. This is to all...

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Introduction to Chinese - PowerPoint2

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Below is a PowerPoint which explores some simple characters such as mountain, water, river, continent, door, morning, afternoon, evening, red, green, ...

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Introduction to Chinese - PowerPoint1

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Please find below a PowerPoint to support the learning and teaching of some characters in Chinese. These are flashcards to complement the characters i...

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Joshua Abbott

My name is Joshua Abbott and I am currently an intern at a strategy consulting firm in Brisbane, Australia whilst concurrently finishing my studies at...

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Prospering Wisely: How the humanities and social sciences enrich our lives

Prospering Wisely aims to kick-start a national conversation about the place of humanities and social science research in our society. It argues ...

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Posted in: Business Case, UK

SLR Issue 27 - complete issue

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Download the complete Issue 27 of the Scottish Languages Review.
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Downloadable Articles from Academic Journals

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Selected Events January – December 2014

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Selected abstracts and weblinks to language related publications

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Social capital and modern language initiatives in times of policy uncertainty

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modern languages, cross-sector collaboration, higher education, secondary education, social capital, England, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Residence Abroad: A modular approach to support students and document their progress

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Internationalisation, Study Abroad, Year Abroad, Residence Abroad, Graduate Attributes, Student Support

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Implementing action research in the modern language classroom

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action research, teachers as researchers, classroom practice, reflection on teaching and learning

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Teaching and Learning Mandarin Tones in an English Secondary School

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Mandarin Chinese, tones, procedural knowledge, declarative knowledge

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Posted in: SLR Issue 27

Artistic expression in modern languages: skills improvement and self-actualisation

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Foreign Language Assistants; artistic expression, cross-curricular activities, collaborative learning; self-actualisation

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Website of the Month - November 2013

Digital DialectsFrom Afrikaans to Zazaki and almost every language in between we nominate Digital Dialects as our ‘Website of the Month’ for November....

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Education and skills survey 2013: Changing the pace

Key messages on language skills:Effective communication with potential suppliers, customers and those regulating markets is an essential part of achie...

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COALA Agenda

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Agenda of the COALA meeting held at the Institut français in Edinburgh on 24 January 2014.

COALA Minutes

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Minutes from the meeting of COALA held on 24 January 2014 at the Institut français d'Ecosse in Edinburgh.

Institut français d'Écosse presentation

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Update on activities and resources offered by the Institut français d'Écosse in support of language teaching in Scotland's schools, shared at the COAL...

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LFEE Immersion Courses - France and Spain 2014-15

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Information on the LFEE immersion courses available in France and Spain for 2014-15, presented at COALA on 24 January 2014.

Goethe-Institut presentation

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Presentation of the German resources available to support the new exam specifications, shared at COALA on 24 January 2014.

British Council presentation - Erasmus+

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Presentation on the new Erasmus+ programme, shared by British Council at the COALA meeting on 24 January 2014.

Euan Johnston

Bellcom Worldwide is an award-winning multilingual outsourcing provider for some of the world’s biggest brands, including Samsung, Dell, Xerox, ...

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Ian Fyfe

My name is Ian Fyfe. I work as Human Resources Director for INEOS Group – INEOS is the world’s third largest chemical manufacturing compan...

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A 1+2 approach to language learning: Guidance from P1

February 2018 update Audio files, video clips, learning maps and guidance for L2 and L3 in primary.

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COALA Agenda

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Agenda for the meeting of COALA held on 1 November 2013 at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

COALA Minutes

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Minutes of the meeting held on 1 November 2013 at the University of Strathclyde.

Education Scotland Presentation

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Slide presentation from Education Scotland, shared at COALA on 1 November 2013.

1+2 Pilot Project in East Dunbartonshire

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Slide presentation on the 1+2 Pilot Project in East Dunbartonshire, shared at COALA on 1 November 2013.

LFEE Summer Immersion Courses for 2014

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Information on summer 2014 immersion courses in France and Spain, shared at COALA on 1 November 2013.

LFEE ICT Training for MFL Teachers

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Information from Le français en Ecosse on their ICT training for MFL teachers, shared at COALA on 1 November 2013.

Consejería de Educación Action Plan for Scotland 2013-14

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The updated action plan for 2013-14 from the Spanish Consejería de Educación, shared at COALA on 1 November 2013.

Consejería de Educación Action Plan 2013-14 Presentation

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Slide presentation of the Consejería de Educación Action Plan 2013-14, shared at COALA on 1 November 2013.

Stationenspiel - German Language Adventure

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Presentation from Goethe-Institut on Stationenspiel, shared at COALA on 1 November 2013.

Scotland-Russia Forum Presentation

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Slide presentation from the SRF shared at COALA on 1 November 2013.

Institut français d'Ecosse Support for 1+2

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Presentation from the Institut français outlining their support for the 1+2 model, shared at COALA on 1 November 2013.

AMOPA French Speaking Competition

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Information about the AMOPA Speaking competition open to all students of AH French, shared by the Alliance Française at the COALA meeting on 1 No...

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Website of the month - October

Sparklebox (primary)This site has a collection of free primary teaching resources and printables in a variety of languages, including French, Ger...

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Sean Sproull

I'm Sean Sproull. I spent my gap year teaching in the south of Vietnam, an experience that had a big effect on me. It ignited an interest in East ...

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Website of the month - September

Languages OnlineThe site has all sorts of freely accessible interactive activities for secondary learners of French, German, Spanish, Italian and Lati...

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Foreign language learning in the primary school

At its meeting on 20 October, the Scottish Parliament European and External Relations Committee (EERC) agreed to undertake an inquiry into the Scottis...

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Posted in: ADES

Website of the month - August 2013

IC LanguageYou can teach five languages free at iclanguage.com: French, Spanish, German, English ESL and Welsh. For each language there are both 50+ p...

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Amy Baxter

I am a Product Marketing Manager in the marine services division of Rolls-Royce plc. My focus is business development and marketing of product upgrade...

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Website of the month - June 2013

Alien Language The Alien Language website reinforces parts of the body in a fun way. The games can be played in English, French, German and Spani...

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Posted in: Website of Month

Tony Meechan

Can you give a brief outline of who you are and the job that you do? I am the Head of Business Development for a company specialising in business p...

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COALA Agenda

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Agenda for the COALA meeting held on 7 June 2013 at Goethe-Institut, Glasgow.
Posted in: COALA 2013 - June

Strategic Implementation Group - Languages 1+2 Policy

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Draft remit and recommendations of the Strategic Implementation Group shared with COALA on 7 June 2013.
Posted in: COALA 2013 - June

Goethe-Institut Activities

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Latest activities, events and information from the Goethe-Institut shared at COALA on 7 June 2013.
Posted in: COALA 2013 - June

Consejería de Educación Action Plan

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Update on the Consejería de Educación 2012-13 action plan, shared with COALA on 7 June 2013.
Posted in: COALA 2013 - June

Institut français support for the 1+2 model

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Presentation from the Institut français on their contribution to the 1+2 model in Scotland, shared at COALA on 7 June 2013.
Posted in: COALA 2013 - June

AMOPA French speaking competition

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Report on the AMOPA French speaking competition for Advanced Higher students, shared at COALA on 7 June 2013.
Posted in: COALA 2013 - June

What SCILT can do for you...outreach overview

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Presentation on SCILT's outreach activities in 2012-13, shared with COALA on 7 June 2013.
Posted in: COALA 2013 - June

Postgraduate Certificate of Teaching and Learning Modern Languages in the Primary School

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Posted in: COALA 2013 - June

Website of the month: May 2013

Hwb Hwb now includes all the content from the NGfL Wales website and hosts a resources section, 'find and use', including materials for language ...

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Creativity in Action in MLPS

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Professional Recognition, Creativity, MLPS, French

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Investigating the Views of Children with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties about their Experience of Learning French

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inclusion, modern language learning, primary school, pupil perspectives

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Language Use at the United Nations: Interdisciplinary Project of the Scottish Baccalaureate in Languages

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Scottish Baccalaureate, United Nations, European Union, Interpreting, Translation

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Continually Expanding Horizons

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Advanced Higher, ERASMUS, languages at university, specialised language services

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Employer Demand for Languages Graduates in Scotland: a Case Study in the Financial Services Sector

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In the context of recent surveys of business and employer attitudes to the economy’s need for language skills, this study aims to contribute to the de...

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Selected abstracts from academic journals and recent publications

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Selected events April 2013 – August 2014

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INNLAC 2013 - Draft Programme

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Draft programme for the INNLAC conference, June 2013.
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James Brodie

James Brodie is Manager & CBA Scotland of China-Britain Business Council. We asked him to share with us why he decided to study Chinese, how he ha...

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Iain Valentine

I am currently the Director of Giant Panda Project and Strategic Innovations at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. Between the ages of 9 and 12...

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Julianna Dunn

I’m Julianna Dunn and I am a Licensing Executive with Harper Collins the book publishers. I am in charge of our print business – I negotia...

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Website of the month: April 2013 (secondary)

Mary Glasgow Mary Glasgow produce a range of resources to support teachers and learners of French, German and Spanish in the Secondary school. Resourc...

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Website of the month: April 2013 (primary)

Teaching Ideas Access a variety of games and activities for use in the primary MFL classroom. There are a good selection of ideas and subject are...

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Primary Chinese - lesson 6

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Primary Chinese - lesson 3

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Primary Chinese - lesson 2

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Primary Chinese - lesson 1

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Website of the Month - March 2013

The mystery of the golden starsDownload a story book for pupils and an activity guide for teachers to introduce some aspects of what the European Unio...

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John Somers

In January this year I took up post as the First Secretary for Scottish Affairs in Beijing.  The post and the office are fully funded by the Scot...

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Scott Morrison

My name is Scott Morrison and I am married with three kids.  I work for a technology analyst company.  My company makes predictions about te...

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Jim Fleeting

I work for the Scottish Football association as Director of Football Development, a position I have held for the last six years.  In brief, my jo...

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Campbell Price

My name is Campbell Price and I’m the curator for Egypt and Sudan at the Manchester Museum. I became interested in languages other than English ...

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Anne Morrison

My name is Anne Morrison, I’m in my early forties and I currently live with my husband and three young children in Argyll and Bute. I studied Ph...

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Website of the Month - February 2013

Looking for a resource to support a challenging IDL transition project incorporating French?  "Passeport pour la Francophonie" c'est parfait...

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Culture at work: the value of intercultural skills in the workplace

Key messages on language skills: The research shows that there is real business value in employing staff who have the ability to work effectively w...

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Posted in: Business Case, UK

Sluttrapport - to år med fremmedspråk1 (Final report - two years of foreign language in the upper primary)

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The final report evaluating a pilot project intorducing foreign language teaching in the upper primary level in Norwegian schools. This pilo...

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Languages: The State of the Nation

Key messages:The British Academy commissioned a review of empirical data from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales seeking baseline data on t...

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Talking the talk, so that Scotland can walk the walk: A rapid review of the evidence of impact on Scottish business of a monolingual workforce

The purpose of this report was to report findings to the Languages Working Group of the cost to Scotland of a monolingual workforce in order to suppor...

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Study of the impact of eTwinning on participating pupils, teachers and schools

The European Commission has just published an independent study on the impact of the EU's eTwinning scheme. The study found that teachers who had part...

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The benefits of language learning

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Presentation that SCILT has used at a promotional event to make the case for languages to parents. Suitable for use at parents evenings and at options...

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Say 'yes' to languages!

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COALA Minutes of Meeting - 25 January 2013

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COALA Agenda

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German: events and services

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Website of the month - January 2013

January 2013This month we would like to highlight two websites:Newshound (Linguascope)Linguascope has gathered together five fantastic feeds of curren...

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Action Plan for Scotland 2012 – 2013

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An update from the Consejería de Educación on their Action Plan for Scotland 2012-13 along with information on a variety of Spanish courses available ...

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French education services

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Services offered by the Institut Français d'Écosse in support of French language learning along with information and entry criteria for "Vive la Franc...

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LFEE forthcoming activities

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People and Verbs Flashcards

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Use these flashcards to learn the vocabulary related to people and verbs.

Household items Flashcards

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Use these flashcards to help learn vocabulary related to the home and household items.

Illness Flashcards

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Use these flashcards to learn words related to illnesses.

Snake activity

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2013 - The year of the Water Snake

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Find out more about the Snake and the Chinese Zodiac as a starting point for celebrating 2013 - The year of the Water Snake.

Facts abouts snakes

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Website of the month - December 2012

December 2012This month we would like to highlight a list of our favourite Christmas websites for teachers to use in class. These websites cover Chris...

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Good practice in early language learning

Good practice guidelines from the European Commission.Creating meaningful contexts. Storytelling provides children with a perfect framework for listen...

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Supermarket Flashcards

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Colours Flashcards

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Animal Flashcards

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Use this powerpoint to help learn the Chinese characters for different animals.

Weather Flashcards

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Use this powerpoint to help learn the Chinese characters for different types of weather.

Occupations Flashcards

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Use this powerpoint to help learn the Chinese characters for different kinds of occupations.

Food Flashcards

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Use this powerpoint to help learn the Chinese characters for different kinds of food.

Family Flashcards

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Use this powerpoint to help learn the Chinese characters for different members of the family. 

Clothes Flashcards

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Use this powerpoint to help learn the Chinese characters for different kinds of clothes.

The Dao or Tao

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An introduction to Daoism and Buddhism.

The art of Chinese calligraphy

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A detailed introduction into the art of Chinese calligraphy.

Countries of South Asia

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A factfile on the countries of South Asia. This resource could be used for cross-curricular work with Modern Studies.

Chinese traditions

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An introduction to the many Chinese traditions.

Chinese Calligraphy

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A basic introduction to Chinese calligraphy.

Planning grid for thematic teaching for 1 year - example 2

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Planning grid for thematic teaching for 1 year - example 1

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Example of how to use the blank thematic planning grid for 1 year.

Planning grid for thematic teaching for 5-8 weeks - example

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An example of how to use the blank planning grid.

Planning grid for thematic teaching for 1-4 weeks - example

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Blank planning grid for thematic teaching for 1 year

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Use this grid to plan your lessons by theme for 1 year.

Blank planning grid for thematic teaching for 4 weeks

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Use this grid to plan your teaching by theme for 4 weeks.

Architecture in China

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Use this powerpoint to describe different architecture styles in China.
Posted in: CISS, CISS stages, P7

Kites

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Use this PowerPoint to look at kites in China with P5 pupils. Includes the opportunity to look at characters written on kites.
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Let's go to a restaurant

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PowerPoint to use with P7 pupils learning Chinese. A trip to a restaurant.
Posted in: CISS, P7

Chinese characters

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This PowerPoint is suitable for use with beginners and looks at Chinese characters.

Context for learning

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Suggested themes to use with P7 pupils studying Chinese.
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Website of the Month - November

Radicals

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P6 - P7 Curriculum based on the Silk Road Theme

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Ideas for a P6/P7 curriculum based on the Silk Road. Could also be used for transition to Secondary.
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Chinese characters

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This PowerPoint is suitable for use with beginners and looks at Chinese characters.

Radicals

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This document is suitable for introducing radicals to beginners.

Chinese characters

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This PowerPoint is suitable for use with beginners and looks at Chinese characters.

Context for learning (P5)

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Themes for introducing Chinese language in P5.
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Radicals

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This document is suitable for introducing radicals to beginners.

Context for learning (P4)

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Classroom language and other language to be used across the curriculum. For Chinese.
Posted in: CISS, P4

Chinese characters

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This PowerPoint is suitable for use with beginners and looks at Chinese characters.

Story (fill in the blanks)

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Learners should read the story and see if they can work out what the Chinese characters mean.
Posted in: CISS, P4, P5

Search for characters

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These activities are suitable for use with P4 and P5 and introduce learners to Chinese characters.
Posted in: CISS, P4, P5

China: where is it?......where is Scotland?

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Activities for Primary 3 to explore Chinese traditions and culture.
Posted in: CISS, P3

Radicals - Overview

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This worksheet introduces a few very simple radicals at first (e.g. water, sun, moon, fire, tree etc.) and gradually introduces more radical...

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The benefits of language learning

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Powerpoint file created by SCILT which highlights key statisics and further information on the benefits of knowing a foreign language.  Available...

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Bookmark: A little language goes a long, long way…

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The bookmarks are designed to show pupils why learning languages is beneficial in a light-hearted way.

Parent leaflet: Inspiring Scotland’s young people to embrace language learning

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These leaflets aim to help inform parents of the wide range of benefits of learning a foreign language. They could be useful particularly at course ch...

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Europeans and their languages

Key messages: In accordance with the EU population, the most widely spoken mother tongue is German (16%), followed by Italian and English (13% e...

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First European survey on language competences

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Key messages:Almost nine out of ten EU citizens believe that the ability to speak foreign languages is very useful and 98% say that mastering language...

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Lessons from abroad: International review of primary languages

Lessons from abroad: International review of primary languages provides an evidence base on language learning within various primary curricula across ...

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National survey of modern language provision in Scottish schools (August 2011)

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In August 2011, SCILT carried out a national survey of language provision in Scottish state-funded primary and secondary schools via two online questi...

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Edinburgh International City of Learning - Modern Languages Pilot 2012: Evaluative report

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The project, driven by Dr Judith McClure in partnership with the University of Edinburgh, was designed to trial language learning in the early stages ...

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China: a land of contrasts

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This powerpoint can be used to support teachers who want to introduce Chinese to learners at any stage of their learning through culture.

COALA - Minutes of meeting 26/10/12

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Summary of discussions and actions from the October 2012 COALA meeting.

Tones for pandas

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This powerpoint can be used to support teachers who want to introduce Chinese to learners at any stage of their learning.

Chinese festivals

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Find out why the Chinese people love the colour red and explore the Spring Festival celebrations.

Clothes

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This powerpoint can be used with Primary 7 pupils to learn about clothes in Chinese.
Posted in: CISS, P7

Five famous Chinese mountains

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This powerpoint can be used to for interdisciplinary work with P7 pupils. The PP looks at famous mountains in China and in Scotland, and is an opportu...

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Chinese animals

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A series of photographs of beautiful Chinese animals in English and Mandarin.

What a Confucius Classroom can do!

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One teacher of Chinese shares her experience of interdisciplinary working in a secondary school.

Access 3 materials - Mandarin

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This powerpoint can be used to support teachers who want to introduce Chinese to learners at any stage of their learning, through cross-curricular pro...

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Introduction to China

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A series of beautiful photographs depicting Chinese culture and everyday life.

Chinese food

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Discover China's regional delicacies and the cultural and medicinal importance of food.

Chinese calligraphy

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Learn about the ancient Chinese art of calligraphy and practise writing the characters.

Chinese characters

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Learn some interesting Chinese characters together with aspects of Chinese culture.

Autism and French – a work in progress

A summary of working with primary school aged learners with a communication disorder in a modern foreign language, and methods of building community t...

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Corta, pega, pinta. Content and language integrated learning

In this workshop we will show how arts and crafts content and the Spanish language can be integrated in a motivating learning experience within the Pr...

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Cross-curricular projects: Mandarin

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This powerpoint can be used to support teachers who want to introduce Chinese to learners at any stage of their learning, through cross-curricula...

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The Spanish-speaking world (topic plan)

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Primary 4/5 - Second Level Learning Experiences and Outcomes from Curriculum for Excellence.

SALT Conference 2012: Seminar Timetable

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Timetable detailing the SALT 2012 seminars and speakers.

SALT Annual Conference 2012: Excellence in Practice Brochure

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Brochure detailing the SALT 2012 event programme and seminars.

Keynote address - Modern Languages in Scotland – past, present and future

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Modern Languages key aspects of achievement

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Key indicators of achievement over a range of evidence at second and third levels.

Es and Os Overview

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Overview of modern languages experiences and outcomes, second to fourth levels.

Strategies and resources for improving listening skills in Higher French

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A research-based approach to improving listening skills, specifically in Higher French. The materials produced become a Glow learn course. The course ...

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French in Early years Education

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Showcasing introducing French to pre-schoolers through observations on how young children acquire their mother tongue; deriving tips to introduce a se...

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The Scottish Baccalaureate in Languages

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This session will provide an overview of the Scottish Baccalaureate in Languages with a focus on the Interdisciplinary Project component.

Ticking the box: How simple checklists can improve feedback to student teachers, probationers and colleagues

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This presentation discusses a small scale research project which involved teachers using checklists to facilitate feedback given to ML student teacher...

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Supporting children and young people with English as an Additional Language in Glasgow

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This presentation will outline some of the ways in which EAL teachers in Glasgow schools support children and young people with EAL. It will look at p...

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Activities and resources in French for secondary school teachers

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A range of classroom activities and resources in French for secondary schools (S3-S5) will be presented to teachers of French in order to train all sk...

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Planning learning and assessment using the Curriculum for Excellence Experiences and Outcomes

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Presenting a simplified overview of the modern languages Experiences and Outcomes and talk about how it can be used to plan learning, teaching and ass...

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Modern Languages in Scottish Primary and Secondary Schools 2011

Presentation on the main findings of an online survey conducted in August/September 2011 by SCILT, Scotland’s National Centre for Languages, with...

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Contextualised Learning of the Spanish Language in the Primary School

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This session will look at the introduction of Spanish at primary level through the delivery of a contextualised learning- based topic that enables the...

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1+2: What’s in it for you?

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The seminar will explain the thinking behind the 1+2 Report on modern languages and explore ways of addressing the recommendations. The presentat...

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'Our Europe' film making competition

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Shared at COALA meeting, 26th October 2012.

German Film CPD Seminar - 19 January 2013

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Action Plan 2012 - Institut français d'Ecosse

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Shared by the Institut français d'Ecosse at COALA meeting, 26th October 2012.

Action Plan for Scotland 2012-13

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Shared by the Consejería de Educación at COALA meeting, 26th October 2012.

COALA Agenda - 26 October 2012

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Shared at COALA meeting, 26th October 2012.

Assessing first year language students at university: breaking the mould?

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Looking at practical examples, this session will present the philosophy behind our recently developed assessment regime and see how it relates – or no...

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Modern Languages: new qualifications

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This workshop will look at the new qualifications in Modern Languages Access 3 – Higher level and update delegates on the development of assessment ex...

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“Es war einmal”… Märchen im Deutschunterricht

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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of Brothers Grimm fairy tales. The Goethe-Institut will present interesting materials and ide...

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LFEE – France & Spain, Summer 2013

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Shared by Le Français en Ecosse at COALA meeting, 26th October 2012.

International Partner Schools Project

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Shared by Le Français en Ecosse at COALA meeting, 26th October 2012.

Selected forthcoming events October 2012 – October 2013

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Selected abstracts from academic journals and recent publications

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The Experience of the Scottish Baccalaureate in Language

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Working together to train tomorrow’s teachers of Chinese

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The Chaoyang English Project

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Assessing the Work Placement Abroad

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Listening Strategy Instruction in a Higher French Class

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Inter-Cultural Meetings – how intercultural learning supports the communicative competencies of language learners

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Intercultural learning; communicative competence

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Website of the Month - October (2012)

This month we would like to highlight 'AISWA Languages', an Australian website all about teachers sharing their stories to inspire, encourage and supp...

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Sharing the Standard - 4th level

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Sharing the Standard - 3rd level

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Sharing the Standard - 2nd level

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The purpose of this document is to build upon the Explanation appendices and to provide more detailed elaboration of the Experiences and Outcomes link...

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MLPS: Working towards excellence

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Presentation delivered by Anne McGachey, HMIE, at SCILT Glow Meet, November 2011.

Excellent experiences and outcomes in Modern Languages

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Powerpoint delivered by Jane Renton, HM Assistant Chief Inspector, November 2011.

Standard Grade arrangements

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National Qualifications – Standard Grade Revised Arrangements in Modern Languages (French, German, Italian, Spanish and Urdu) Foundation, General and ...

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Modern Languages Experiences and Outcomes

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Modern Languages Experiences and Outcomes.

Leuven scale

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The Leuven Scale of active engagement in learning.

Inspection Curriculum advice note

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This note aims to support colleagues who will be involved in pre-school, school and learning community inspections which are announced from August 201...

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Modern Languages Experiences and Outcomes - overview

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Overview of Modern Languages Experiences and Outcomes.

Curriculum for Excellence documents (November 2011)

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List of key documents on Curriculum for Excellence.

Bilingualism in Sardinia and Scotland: Exploring the cognitive benefits of speaking a ‘minority’ language

A study investigating the cognitive benefits of bilingualism in children who speak the minority languages of Sardinian and Scottish Gaelic in addition...

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One brain, two languages, many advantages

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Bilingualism Matters, based at Edinburgh University, carry out research into bilingual language development and can provide information and ...

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Language learning in Scotland: a 1+2 approach

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Key messages on languagesThe Scottish Government’s policy, Language learning in Scotland: a 1+2 approach (Scottish Government, May 2012), is aimed at ...

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Lessons from abroad: International review of primary languages

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An evidence base on language learning within various primary curricula across the world. Part 1 of the report reviews international research and ...

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Statement by Minister for Skills and Learning

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Speech for Dr Alasdair Allan, Minister for Learning and Skills, SCILT National Conference Wednesday 8th June 2011.Key messages on languages:Manifesto ...

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Modern Languages Excellence Report

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Excellence Groups were established to consider what makes for excellence in subjects, and in skills development, across learning. The Groups met a num...

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Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition

This article outlines aspects of bilingualism and the development of first and additional languages which can inform teachers' approaches to bilingual...

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Early Language Learning in Europe - public report

ELLiE is a study of the introduction of second language learning in primary school classrooms in seven European countries. The study was set up in res...

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Nuremberg Recommendations for Early Foreign Language Learning

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Revision of the Nuremberg Recommendations for Early Foreign Language Learning which presents a contemporary perspective on the intricate web of f...

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Building the curriculum 3: A framework for learning and teaching

Key messages on languages: Every child and young person is entitled to expect their education to provide them with a broad general education, includi...

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Modern Languages Principles and Practice

Key message on entitlement There are no specific input requirements in terms of time allocations. The emphasis in modern languages is on ensuring tha...

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Early Language Learning in Europe Facts & Figures and FAQs

An overview of early language learning in Europe and answers some of the questions most frequently asked on language learning in the early years. Scro...

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Learning in 2 (+) languages

The purpose of this document is to identify good practice in supporting children who are accessing the curriculum through English as an additional lan...

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Conclusions of the European Council Meeting, Barcelona

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In what became known as the 'Barcelona agreement' the Council called for further action' to improve the mastery of basic skills, in particular by teac...

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