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- I will/do teach the following languages:
- French, Spanish
- I teach these year groups;
- 3, 4, 5, 6
- About Me:
- I'm an independent consultant for Primary languages, helping teachers to introduce language teaching in their schools. I run INSET courses and workshops around the country and work with publishers and resource providers.
I often speak at Regional Support Groups so I might have met a few people here already.
- Favourite/recommended MFL Website:
- http://www.janlewandowski.co.uk
- Favorite MFL resource:
- So many! And most of them have taken up residence in my work room!
If I have to choose, every classroom should have a good map of the country for starters. I personally like the France map from Senlac.
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Forwarded message from ALL: Italian Day
You can download a booking form on ALL’s new website for teachers of Italian at http://… Continue
Posted on June 10, 2009 at 4:26pm — 1 Comment
Asset/CILT assesssment for KS2
Picked up this, that I knew nothing about; has this information gone out to all primaries now? Is the same material available for LAs, other than the pdf examples on the site? Can anyone here give us more information?
During the first half of May, every primary school in the country will receive a ta… Continue
Posted on May 27, 2009 at 7:34pm — 16 Comments
Rose Report
Pages 100 to 107 refer to languages.
Jan
Posted on April 30, 2009 at 6:35pm — 3 Comments
More Red Noses for tomorrow
We’re all looking for opportunities to incorporate a little language into everyday classroom routines; on Friday children are likely to bring their Red Noses to school, so we might as well use them for our purposes:
The noses themselves make great finger puppets and this year’s seem pretty robust and malleable so could make useful additions as permanent props.
The comptine `J’ai un gros nez rouge… Continue
Posted on March 12, 2009 at 10:08am — 4 Comments
Update on QCA SOWs
For those of you who do not subscribe to the NACELL forum, here is an update posted there by Chris Maynard today:
`QCA key stage 2 scheme of work for languages
The complete scheme of work in French, German and Spanish is now available to order. Units 1-12 and the teacher's guide were published in 2007 both in print and on the schemes of work website: www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/schemes3 . Draft units 13-24 were published electronically only. These units have now been trialled in s… Continue
Posted on March 10, 2009 at 6:54pm — 1 Comment
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New QCA MFL Units click here
European Portfolio & Language Passport
KS2 MFL Framework click here to order
KS2 MFL Framework click to download
Part 3 of the KS2 Framework - Planning!
Regional Support Groups info click here
NACELL site homepage
International School Award
Primary Languages Training Zone
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I do not know if you are aware but there is also a group on yahoo with lots of resources which could be adapted for primary. A lot of teachers who teach for the Italian schools supported by the Italian consulate in London and Bedford are members. they even have the QCA MFL units translated into Italian.
Ciao!!!!!!!!
Thanks for welcoming me.
I have been using the course "Grandi amici" with those children that know a bit of Italian. With the others I adapt to make it easier for them.
Another beautiful course is the "Raccontami 1 and 2" very visual and with easy stories.
hope this can help somebody.
Ciao, ciao
Jenny
I was at a CILT training course today when i got talking to a fellow MFL teacher (didn't get her name). She told me that she attended a training course you did a while ago and you handed out a fantastic Bastille day resource.
I wondered how you would feel about emailing it to me as we are looking for resources for KS2 to celebrate Bastille day next month.
Many thanks,
Kerry COWMEY (Hitherfield Primary School)
yes, je me mets is the same as mi metto in Italian. And as in French and Spanish whatever you put on is not preceded by the possessive, i.e. mi metto i pantaloni, la camicia, il cappello, etc.
Hope this is useful. Iwas about to write to you to say that I found a few interesting resources for Italian in Little linguist but I noticed Barbara has already done it: maybe there are many more hidden resources on Italian we don't know. I also suggest you look at the online catalogue of The italian bookshop in London here (maybe the LEA can buy a few copies to circulate?) .
Alessandra
Unfortunately, I have to echo what Alessandra has already said. I am using my adaptations of French KS1 and KS2 schemes and producing my own worksheets, flashcards and smart files. I am about to buy some books from Little Linguist such as the Hungry Caterpillar and Walking through the Jungle as well as some books for IU such as this and this. For language I'm looking at this and this from European Schoolbooks. If I do go ahead with my purchases, I'll let you know what I think of them.
unfortunately there are not very many commercial resources in Italian around. So, I end up making my own, drawing from other languages (French) which instead have many. Most of the resources around are not specifically meant for the English speaking world but rather for non native speakers of Italian who live in Italy. Therefore, no links to the Framework whatsoever. However, some of these books are quite nice and have songs to use. I think if you know any Italian you could use and adapt parts of this book/s. The best websites (not many though) are those by primary school teachers and they are all in Italian and some of them have songs and nursery rhymes to use.
One last good idea are the Usborne books. The editor is translating the English versions of some of the reading books in Italian. I am actually the educational consultant for the series and I think that although, again, they are meant to be used by Italian children learning to read, the easier versions can be easily read by young English learners of Italians well.
If you are interested and think they are valuable resources, please let me know and I will try and send you the links. I promised a few home made resources for Italian which I will definitely post on this website as soon as I can sit down quietly. So watch this space, Ihope theis is useful.
Alessandra
Colleagues might be interested to read this article which has appeared in the Observer today.
As it is the holidays maybe there will even be time to read it!
Not really news but interesting all the same. It paints a gloomy picture in parts, to which some of you may feel moved to respond!
Here’s the link:
¿ Puede leer este titular? Si no, esta es la razón...*
">http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/aug/03/languages.schools1
Spot the deliberate ? mistake in the Spanish!
Bonnes vacances,
Jan
The NACELL forum seems to be losing its edge as, in my opinion, we only see very few responses and, what could potentially be very useful information, esp. about commercial resources, only goes to the original poster.
If Primary MFL is to make real headway we need to be sharing much more.
What do other people think?
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