Invitation to European project music and languages FolkDC

[Joel Josephson]

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<p>r.e. Language project for young language learners</p>

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<p> Music has been shown to have a very positive impact on language learning and the EU Comenius, FolkDC project utilizes this perfectly.</p>

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<p><b>Resource for Teachers</b></p>

<p>The project has prepared an autonomous teacher kit that can be used to motivate and engage early language learners. The kit is available on the project website at: <a href="http://folkdc.eu/resources/">http://folkdc.eu/resources/</a></p>;

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<p>The kit consists of:</p>

<p>Full teacher guides explaining how to use the project</p>

<p>European folk songs in 10 languages (20 songs in all)</p>

<p>The transcribed lyrics and recordings of the songs</p>

<p>A set of activities around the songs that focus on:</p>

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<li>Languages</li>

<li>Music</li>

<li>Culture</li>

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<p>Self –assessment form (please ensure to complete)</p>

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<p>The teacher kit has been piloted in schools across Europe with excellent results.</p>

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<p>The purpose of the project is to motivate young learners to appreciate European languages and culture, to enjoy singing and how interesting learning can be.</p>

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<p><b>Live Concert</b></p>

<p>At the end of the project simultaneous live concerts will be help in 5 European countries (UK, Turkey Finland, Romania and Spain) that will be linked on the Internet on 23 April 2013. Your school can book a place to watch the concert online or even attend in person. Please write to me for more details.</p>

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<p>If you have any questions or need help using the teacher kit please also write to me.</p>

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<p>Joel Josephson</p>

<p>Folk DC dissemination partner.</p>

<p>[e-mail]</p>