As our learners return to classrooms, we are mindful of areas of lost learning during school closures but we cannot simply pick up from the next page in our scheme of work. Learners’ experiences during the pandemic need to be acknowledged and their appetite for learning rekindled. It is important to give time to re-build…
Language skills – skills for life
We have designed a new classroom poster with colleagues at the Association for Language Learning and Durham University to draw attention to the skills which a language learner develops. We hope to have hard copies soon, but, in meantime, you can download from here 50286 RLS International Crossword A3 ArtworkLanguage learning skills poster …
Back to school
As colleagues plan to return to schools in September, we know that there will be many pressures on time and the priority of returning to learning must be implemented. This is not to say that international learning or work with partner schools across the world need be suspended. Often, partner school work is motivational for…
Primary languages conference workshops
Recordings of the workshops delivered as part of our online primary languages conference can be found here https://internationaldurham.com/primary-languages-online-event-2020/
Welcome to the Arab World
The British Council arranged a special session to introduce learners to the Arab World. The online event was best suited to secondary pupils. It introduced the geography of the Arab world and some elements of language, shared a traditional tale, challenged stereotypes and ended with a fantastic performance by an American based young Syrian rapper….
CPD session for schools
Below is the powerpoint which was used during our session for schools to outline ways of delivering an international perspective to learning. The Global dimension in the classroom – Newcastle
Series of language learning videos
Alex Rawlings has recorded a series of videos for British Council to promote language learning, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqal40V9yD4&list=PLaALxC_iM0-YOHikUMmmV-rbSgMc9Ei1W&index=5&t=0s They are also available to watch on our youtube channel under our language learning playlist https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJkFxO7dwn6h8bZP04bExFw/playlists
Primary languages conference moves online
Our primary languages conference, which had been planned for 1 July, has been cancelled due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. The event was to celebrate and disseminate learning which resulted from an ERASMUS+ funded project to support primary practitioners with MFL delivery in the classroom. Lesson plans created by the staff will be posted under…
Youtube channel
Over the years, our team has commissioned and published a number of short videos. They are all to view and use from here We plan to upload children’s stories in French and Spanish soon as well as stories in English to share with our partner schools in France.
Great German language challenge
This week it is time to test your knowledge of German. You can see the challenge online here
