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Language games

Activities to present and reinforce language should be fun but challenging and should follow a deliberate progression. Children listen to the new language, in association with music, touch, gesture, action or visual aids. They show understanding of the language through their response. They learn the language through repetition, practising it in chorus, songs and games. They progress to group or pair activities. When ready, they progress to speaking as a volunteer in front of the class.

Once children are thoroughly familiar with the language in its spoken form, teachers can present it in written form using large text cards, OHP or ICT. Children can then progress through familiarisation games and activities. Many of the activities suggested here are suitable for practising reading and writing.

Many daily classroom activities can also be used to reinforce the foreign language, including favourite counting games, e.g. ‘Fizz-buzz’, and other mental Maths; PE warm-ups; playing board games; making craft items such as a Victorian toy, greeting cards, masks or ‘Fortune teller’.

The games

‘Build-up’: Introduce a few new items – repeat the first flashcard or real item with the children, add one more, repeat from the beginning, continue in this way. Next ask the children to repeat the items out of order, in a whisper, a shout or silly voice, or building up to a crescendo; be happy, sad, angry, etc; ‘mouth’ or provide half phrases. When introducing sentences, start at the end of a sentence and build up backwards.
‘Indicate’: When you name an item, the children point to it. Children then progress to saying the item as you point to it.

‘La Hola’/’Mexican wave’: Children perform the wave around the room or group, each child saying one part of a short sequence of vocabulary, such as three or four numbers, or a question and answer, e.g. 13/14/13/14; janvier/février/mars; Qu’est-ce/que/c’est?/ C’est/un stylo (last child in this sequence chooses any item to hold up and say).

‘Fruit Salad’ (and other circle games): Children are seated in a circle on chairs, with one chair missing; each child is named after an item of vocabulary, e.g. numbers, colours or classroom items (use six to eight items). When the teacher or a child in the middle of the circle calls an item, all those named change places. When ‘Fruit salad’ is called, all change places. Progress to saying a sentence containing the relevant item.

‘Hide it’: Hide an item while a pupil is out of the room, the class then gives audio clues to help retrieval, e.g. sing a song or count softer or louder; chant chaud, froid.

‘Kim’s game’: Identify the one item removed from the room – facing away from the class, or stuck up a child’s jumper. Variation: all flashcards face away (they can be labelled A–F if on the board), the class can have only one chance to guess each card.

‘Guess’: Show a small corner of a flashcard, show it upside down, in an envelope or through a peephole or give only a quick flash. Children guess the item. Guess the card on top of a pile or held behind the teacher’s back.

‘Simon says’: You give an instruction, the children mime it; you could eventually progress through the following route:
• you hold up a picture or demonstrate a mime – the class must say it;
• you show a text card, children perform instructions or hold up a matching picture;
• you give instructions, children hold up matching text cards;
• a child gives an instruction;
• Children prepare and then conduct a sequence of actions.
‘By numbers’: Number off the children and have them respond to actions by their numbers, e.g. ‘Les numéros six – levez la main!’.

‘Aerobics’: Build up a routine of different actions numbered 1–10 (or 20). Progress to:
• showing the number out of order, the class performs the correct action and vice versa;
• volunteers perform the above;
• children test each other in teams;
• children test each other in pairs.
‘Guess the mime’: Show a card or whisper something secretly to a child, who mimes it for the class to guess – they must say it or point to the correct item or text card.
Variation 1: half the class mimes an action or item for the other half to guess.
Variation 2: working in groups of three, A chooses an item or phrase and whispers it to B who mimes it to C, who repeats the phrase to A. If C is successful it is then C’s turn to begin (this can be adapted to more players, e.g. D writes it for A)
Variation 3: working in pairs, one chooses a card to mime, using hands only.

‘Show me’: Groups have sets of items, first group to show the item specified by the teacher gets the point; progress to individuals using number fans or digit cards or sets of small cards – first they select and keep the item concealed, then all show them to the teacher on the command, at the same moment (good for informal assessment).
‘Bring me’: Volunteers from each group compete to bring the items specified by you.

‘Go and get’: A volunteer goes to get some items suggested by the teacher, but the class must guess how many the volunteer then conceals behind his or her back, e.g. ‘Go and get some pencils’ (‘Va chercher des crayons’ ) – the child holds some pencils behind his or her back – whoever successfully guesses the number of pencils takes the next turn.

‘Thumbs up’: Four children hold items, the rest shut their eyes with thumbs sticking up in the air, while these four circulate and each one quietly touches another pupil on the thumb before returning to the front. The class must then open their eyes and the four who have been touched stand up and, in turn, try to guess who touched them. If they guess successfully they change places with the person who touched them.

‘Catching’: If possible, arrange the class in a circle; the teacher may throw the beanbag from the middle to a child in the circle, or it may be passed around the circle.
Variation 1, Catch my name: throw up a ball and call a child’s name, e.g. ‘Je m’appelle Luc’ – Luc responds by catching the ball before it bounces; progress to children taking over.
Variation 2, Catch and say: throw a ball, beanbag or soft toy to initiate language – the child who catches it speaks (if wrong they might sit out or go down on one knee until they can give a correct response). The beanbag could be passed to a clapping rhythm. The following language can be used:
• continue a sequence of numbers or the alphabet;
• say items in random order;
• children pass on their names or other personal information, e.g. ‘J’ai dix ans, et toi?’;
• progress to answering a question as the ball is in the air, then pass the question on.

‘Popping the question’: Ways to ensure that children practise asking questions.
Variation 1, Yes or no: conceal an item and say what it is – the class must decide if you are telling the truth. If they guess correctly the class gains a point. When played with volunteers, if they guess successfully they can change places with the cardholders. Progress to the class first asking questions, e.g.
Class: ‘Qu’est-ce que c’est?’ Teacher: ‘C’est une gomme’.
Class: ‘Oui/Vrai!’ Teacher: ‘Non/C’est faux! C’est un stylo’.
Variation 2, Who is it?: Child A stands with his or her back to the class, eyes closed;
another child stands and says a greeting, or other phrase, in a disguised voice, the class call the question altogether ‘Qui est-ce?’ and child A tries to guess the identity of the caller, e.g. ‘C’est Claire’. If the guess is successful, the two children could change places.
Variation 3: Progression to use of the third person. Six volunteers stand at the back of the room. Choose one child to say a greeting or other item (you may wish to have the class close their eyes). The class can call out ‘Qui est-ce?’, as before. Tell the class the true or false name of the child, e.g. ‘Elle s’appelle Claire’. The class decide if you have told the truth: you could choose a volunteer to answer. If they agree with you they repeat your sentence; if they disagree they must provide the correct name, using the same structure, e.g. ‘Non, elle s’appelle Perrine’. The child that guesses correctly may take the speaker’s place.

‘Spycatcher’: Each child is given a card with a name or item; they must find their partner or form groups, using the FL to ask names and find their matching pair item, e.g. Tom and Jerry.
‘Beat the teacher’: also known as ‘Repeat if it’s true’ (‘Répétez si c’est vrai’) – to be played with familiar vocabulary. The teacher says an item and shows a card – to win a point the class must repeat the item, if the teacher has said it correctly; they must remain silent if it is said incorrectly. The teacher wins the points when the class is outwitted
Variation: ‘Jump if it’s true’ (‘Sautez si c’est vrai’).
‘Progression’: Perform or say an action and show a text card, the children repeat the action if the two match.

‘In my bag’: Children feel and say, or guess, an item in the bag to win a point, or replace items in the same order that the teacher has said them.
‘Memory game’: ‘I went to market’. Each child says what has been said by the previous child and adds his or her own item e.g. ‘Dans mon sac j’ai un crayon, un stylo et … une gomme!’ You could limit this to six to eight items, then re-start the sequence.

‘What next?’: Children ask for a set of cards or items in the same order that the teacher has said them.
‘Throw the dice’: Throw a large foam dice, the child who catches it must say the number on the top face, children take turns to throw to each other, answering correctly as they receive the dice; progress to mental Maths – the teacher specifies the function, the child rolls the dice twice, saying the numbers, e.g. 6 x 4 = ... [24]. The child who gives the correct answer to the sum created takes the next turn.

‘Stations’: Pupils circulate, on tiptoe, to music (a tape or singing of a favourite FL song), when the music stops they go to a corner containing a flashcard. A blindfolded pupil chooses one of the corners and all the children who have gone to that corner are out. Progress to using text cards – this is excellent for introducing reading.

‘Secret signal’: The ‘guesser’ leaves the room while you choose the ‘secret signaller’. The children chant a phrase, from a short list of phrases on the board, e.g. dates, changing to the next phrase down the list as the secret signal is given. The ‘guesser’ must guess the identity of the ‘secret signaller’ by watching the class.

‘Mix up’: Pictures and matching text cards are displayed; a child mixes them up while the class shut their eyes; other children can then volunteer to put them right.

‘I-spy’: Spy coloured objects, people, numbers, initial sounds then letters, e.g. ‘Je pense à un objet (quelquechose de) bleu/une personne habillée en rouge/un nombre entre 16 et 18/quelquechose qui commence par A’.
‘Sorting and matching’: Grammar rules. To sort language, use colour-coded boxes or hoops, or divide the board or OHT into two large boxes; children win points by placing words, phrases or real objects, or writing language, in the correct half, e.g. feminine and masculine nouns, questions and answers; FL and English; first and second person.

‘Big’ board games: Play large wall or class versions of board games e.g. ‘Blockbusters’, ‘Snakes and ladders’, etc. Also ‘Noughts and crosses’, ‘Class loto’, ‘Battleships’ and ‘Dominos’. These can be used to revise familiar language; children can progress to playing the games in pairs or groups. Pelmanism (matching pairs) can be used to match pictures to text; FL to English; questions to answers; two halves of words; two halves of sentences; progress to children playing individual matching pairs games, using small cards.

Role play: progress to using small cards from matching pairs games as cues for roleplays, progressing to more complex tasks such as a framework for a mini-play; telephone conversations can be made up, using real telephones; pupils can pretend to be a wacky character in a group dialogue, e.g. a robot; they can perform in a chosen mood, e.g. happy, naughty (practises adjectives), for the class to guess their mood.

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sboureda — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:00:28 CST

Welcome, Bienvenue, Benvenute, Bienvenidos, Marhaban, Priviet, Willkommen, Huan Ying!

De La Salle School was awarded Specialist Language Status in 2008. De La Salle School’s vision is to support the National Languages Strategy in developing a distinct and visible “Languages for All: Languages for Life” ethos throughout the school community and beyond. At De La Salle, we are determined that our students will leave us as sophisticated 21st century global citizens, fascinated by other cultures and relishing the opportunities to communicate in another language.

This also enables the school to secure funds to help the Languages Department disseminate good practise in teaching and learning within the school and to other local secondary and primary schools.
As part of the Language College work we have community projects on going with a variety of groups of different cultural backgrounds. We offer community language support for African, European and Chinese languages. All members of our community are welcome to attend courses after school. Details are available on request.

sboureda — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 03:53:07 CST

AFRICA DAY, 5th February 2011

Prepare to a great event during which you will learn lots of new facts about Africa! You will also be initiated to African drumming (or try it out again - see "Past events") and new languages.

sboureda — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:23:02 CST

De La Salle secondary school and Language College provides a wide range of languages for students and adults. The languages we offer include: · French · Spanish · German · Russian · Italian · Chinese / Mandarin.

Follow this link to find out about the latest cultural events:

http://www.cervantestv.es/

http://www.franceinlondon.com/

sboureda — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:55:31 CST

SKI TRIP, LE CORBIER, FRANCE, APRIL 2011

Mr Singleton and his team are organising the sequel to last year's ski trip. The group will be heading to France for another week on the beautiful slopes of Le Corbier.
For more information, speak to Mr Singleton.

sboureda — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:41:19 CST

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December 2009
PARTNERSHIP WITH GERMANY
De La Salle is currently working on a new partnership with Germany with The Humanistisches Greifenstein Gymnasium Thum, in Thum, Germany. Thum is a small town located in the north west of Germany.
Our first contact was established through e-twinning in October 2009. We are hoping to establish joint-curriculum projects and exchanges invovling both our pupils and staff.
Our pupils are currently working on a letter exchange project with the German pupils and we have now received introductory letters from Thum.
For more information about the development of the partnership, please contact Miss Boureda and Mrs Utton.

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December 2009
DE LA SALLE CHRISTMAS PROJECT (continued)

We have now received Christmas cards from our partner school in France. Photos of the displays made in the French school with your cards have now been put up in the MFL corridor.
In additon, we received outstanding works of art from our partner school in China. Their works has been displayed in the Language Lab.

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March 2010
WORLD BOOK DAY

During the course of World Book Day (4th March), Year 7 pupils have written short adaptations of the world famous French fairy tale Le Petit Chaperon Rouge (Little Red Riding Hood). The best fairy tales have now been selected and will be recorded. The audio resource will be sent to our partner schools in France, Spain, Germany and China and will be made available to pupils to support their learning of the English language.
I would like to thank Amelia Harris, Danielle Mountford, Becky Allen, Mariel Mollagso, Ross Murray, Abigail Hodnett, Molly Pashley and Sophie Barrett for writing and recording the stories.
If you want to find out more about this project and how to get involved in international projects, speak to Miss Boureda.

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March 2010
SKI TRIP
This is a message to pupils who have ordered a "ski trip" hoodie: don't forget to bring in your payments to Mr Singleton by Friday 26th March.
The hoodies will be ready for collection soon. For more information, speak to Mr Singleton.

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March 2010
LASALLIAN PROJECTS
Our partner schools in France has now received the material prepared by our Year 7 pupils (see "World Book Day" news) and our local primary schools. They are now in the process to finalise the resources they have prepared for us and we should very soon be able to share this invaluable resource with our pupils and our local community.
If you want to become more active in the development of our international partnerships, please speak to Miss Boureda (room 12).

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September 2010
NEW CHINESE LANGUAGE ASSISTANT
Miss Gu has now joined our team to deliver Mandarin language lessons and introduce our community to the Chinese culture. Miss Wang, our former assistant is now safe and sound in China where she resumed her teaching career. We wish her all the best.
A very warm welcome to Miss Gu!

sboureda — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:53:44 CDT

Here is an insight to the various events that have been held at De La Salle:

Language College Opening Event, 11th December 2008
Dr Curnock welcomed over 30 guests to celebrate the launch of the Language College. Amongst the guests, representatives from our business partners and local partner schools were present as well as governors, staff, parents and pupils.

sboureda — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:34:56 CDT

Our community is widening and we have now a few partners schools throughout the world. We are closely working with those schools to enhance our teaching and learning strategies and to widen our learners' awareness of the diversity of backgrounds and cultures we now have at De La Salle.
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Colegio La Salle Buen Pastor, Jerez, Spain
Jerez is located in the south west of Spain near Cadiz and Sevilla and only a few kilometers away from the African continent. It has been a year now since we have worked with La Salle Buen Pastor to establish links between our two schools. In october 2009, a delegation of 6 pupils and 2 teachers from La Salle visited our school in Basildon. This was an uforgettable experience that will undoubtedly stay with us forever. Pupils have stayed in touch since and a visit to Jerez is being planned for the year 2010.
For more information about Jerez and La Salle Buen Pastor visit the following links:
http://www.jerez.org/
http://www.lasallebuenpastor.com/

N.B : "Colegios" in Spain are the equivalent of our secondary schools.

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College Jean-Baptiste De La Salle, Avignon, France

The College Jean-Baptiste De La Salle is located in Avignon, a very touristic and dynamic city in the south of France.
We have been together with the French school to establish strong links, widen our community and more
importantly run common projects involving our learners.
The French school welcomes pupils from the age of 3 and provides a learning environment for people
of 18 years and above.
The College Jean-Baptiste De La Salle took part in the Christmas Card Project alongside La Salle Buen Pastor and De La Salle, Basildon.
For more information about the school please follow the link below:
http://www.lasalle84.org/

N.B : In France, "Colleges" are secondary schools. The equivalent of the British Colleges in France are called "Lycee".

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Middle School No 16, Suzhou, China
Last year a member of the school staff was sent to China by Essex County Council to establish links with a Chinese school located in Suzhou in the Jiangsu Province. The following year, we were given the invaluable opportunity to work alongside James Qiu, an English teacher from Middle School No 16. James worked with us for almost a year and delivered Mandarin lessons to our pupils and pupils from our local partner schools.
Today, we are still striving to develop our existing links and we are working on common projects involving both staff and pupils.

To promote our friendship, we held a Chinese event in the school on Friday 4th December.
Samples of our pupils' work will be posted over to China and displayed in their school. Friday 4th December was also a huge event for our Chinese partner school as they celebrated their 120th anniversary of the school.

sboureda — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:11:25 CDT

Teachers exchange DE LA SALLE- LYCEE DIDEROT, Narbonne, France, May 2009.
The teacher exchange initiated by Miss Boureda and Ms Nau (English teacher at Lycee Diderot) was an aopportunity for 4 members of staff to work with 4 French teachers and discuss and exchange teaching and learning ideas that would benefit our pupils. The French delegation was genuinely impressed by the behaviour and the quality of work of our pupils. De La Salle School is now officially partnered with Lycee Diderot and the possible organisation of work experience abroad for both our pupils is being discussed.
A full report on our findings is available in the library and in reception.
To read the article published in the Narbonne local newspaper, follow the link below:
http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2009/06/03/618380-Professeurs-ils-font-l-Europe-avant-l-election.html

Day trip to Berck-Sur-Mer, France, 26th June 2009

44 pupils took a trip to Berck-sur-mer for the day, ready for a kite-flying session on the beach!
Unfortunately, the weather conditions prevented us from flying our kites... Instead, we got a lot more time to go shopping and everyone seemed to enjoy spending their euros and interacting with the local population.
The visit will be hopefully renewed over the course of the year 2010.

AdministratorN — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:24:00 CDT

We are currently running French, German, Spanish and Italian courses for Beginners to involve the wider community with the opportunity to learn a foreign language. The outcome of the 10 week course is a 'Certificate of Achievement'.
The Beginners course is pure conversational to enable students to use target language when on holiday. Our topics for the 10 weeks cover the following aspects:

All about myself
Hobbies and free time
Booking a holiday and accommodation
Finding the way
Shopping for food
Ordering food and drinks
Celebrating Christmas in different countries
Fashion: clothes and colours
Interview on a famous person
History and culture

rferiani — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:55:10 CST

At De La Salle we believe in preparing our pupils to become global citizens. We are constantly striving to bring an international flavour into the daily lives of our learners and to find innovative ways to enhance our pupils' learning.
The school is currently applying for the International School Award, a prestigious DCSF accreditation which celebrates and recognises teachers and their schools working to develop an international dimension into the learning of their pupils. This is why a minimum of 7 international activities will be organised at school over the course of the year and a portfolio of evidence will be submitted to the DCSF in July 2010. An outline of the upcoming international activities can be found in the Future Events section.

sboureda — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:15:45 CST

French Resources

Listen to the French radio station on:

http://www.listenlive.eu/france.html

www.teachnet-uk.org.uk http://www.ringwood.hants.sch.uk/oldschool/_Subjects/ModLang/Department/INDEX.HTM (KS¾) http://www.alienlanguage.co.uk/alienlanguage/index.htm www.mflresources.org.uk www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/ www.linguascope.com www.s-cool.co.uk http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/ www.eriding.net http://www.marling.gloucs.sch.uk/
www.revisiontime.com-
www.frenchinaclick.com- GCSE/KS3 French website
www.frenchteacher.net - a good resource for higher level students of all years+ good links for A-Level book study.
www.ocr.org.uk
www.mailbase.org.uk/lists/linguanet-forum/
www.tre.ngfl.gov.uk
www.modlangs.co.uk
www.wordprof.com
www.edexcelexam
www.euronews.net

There is a great website for French KS2 called The-i Language Zone: there is one topic free www.theilz.net/demo/topic.html- They do a free trial on request

www.1000films.com/ - lots of trailers
www.languagesonline.org.uk absolutely loads of things for all 3 languages, especially easy to find and run starters for KS3 (based on Tricolore, Caminos and Logo).
www.momes.net - cartoons, book and film reviews.
www.atantot.com - coursework, role plays, speaking, videos, games for KS3&4 French and German only
www.mflgames.co.uk -
www.mflresources.org.uk - worksheets, powerpoint displays and other stuff for all 3 languages, added for free by kindly language teachers across the UK
www.quia.com http://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/Curriculum/modlang/ www.alienlanguage.co.uk - www.vokabel.com - vocabulary tests
www.bonjourdefrance.com - topic and grammar based, presentation, listening and reading comprehensions.
www.parisfree.com - tourist guide to Paris in France
http://www.webzinemaker.com/melimelo/
www.linguaweb.ndirect.co.uk/ - games and tests, resources and at-home stuff
http://www.uebersetzung.at/ - tonguetwisters!
www.bonjourdefrance.com - topic and grammar based, presentation, listening and reading comprehensions.
www.langweb.co.uk - GCSE topics, coursework suggestions, practice, and other stuff
www.parisfree.com - tourist guide to Paris in France
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/fk26/xwords/frin... - French crosswords, quite
advanced
http://laguinguette.com/ - quite advanced reading on current affairs
www.phosphore.com - youth culture in France
www.ados.fr -

christiane.utton — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:20:21 CST

UK PARTNER SCHOOLS:

1) Ghyllgrove Community Junior School, Essex, East of England (community cohesion):

www.ghyllgrovejuniorschool.com

2) St Anne Line Catholic Junior School, Essex, East of England (community cohesion):

www.st-anneline-jun.essex.sch.uk

3) St Teresa Catholic Primary School, Basildon, Essex, East of England (community cohesion):

www.st-teresasrc.essex.sch.uk

4) The James Hornsby High School / Sports College; Essex, East of England (community cohesion):

www.jameshornsby.essex.sch.uk

5) Whitmore Junior School, Essex, East of England (community cohesion):

www.whitmorejuniorschool.ik.org

6) The Willows Primary School (coomunity cohesion):

www.thewillowsprimary.ik.org

7) Woodlands School / A Specialist School of the Arts; Essex, East of England (mentoring):

www.woodlandsschool.org

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AdministratorN — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:17:08 CST

Germany - country known for its variety of landscapes.

A region named Germania inhabited by several Germanic people has been known and documented before AD 100. Beginning in the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire that lasted until 1806. During the 16th century, northern Germany became the centre of the Protestant Reformation. As a modern nation-state, the country was first unified amidst the Franco-Prussian War in 1871. In 1949, after World War II, Germany was divided into two separate states—East Germany and West Germany—along the lines of Allied occupation. The two states were unified in 1990. West Germany was a founding member of the European Community in 1957, which became the European Union in 1993. It is part of the Schengen zone and adopted the European currency, the euro, in 1999.

Germany features cities of high cultural interest (Berlin being the foremost), beaches and seaside resorts, ski resorts, and rural regions that many enjoy for their beauty and tranquillity.

German is the 12th most spoken language in the world.

German is either an official language or is spoken by a significant portion of the population in the following countries:

• Argentina
• Austria
• Belgium
• Germany
• Italy
• Liechtenstein
• Luxembourg
• Namibia
• Romania
• Switzerland

At De La Salle secondary school and Language Collegethree teachers teach German. Our Community Coordinator is a native German speaker and offers German lessons for adults after school.

Teacher:

Mrs Evelyn Iguisi- German and French Teacher
Mrs Christiane Utton- German teacher and Community coordinator
Mrs Francis Cabrera- Native speaker of Spanish and teacher of German

christiane.utton — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:14:42 CST

Use this site to gather resources and ideas and share and discuss teaching tips with other primary language teachers.

What are our aims?

To deliver a programme of training in teaching French, German and Spanish at KS2 within feeder primary schools for de la Salle
To extend this programme to non feeder primary schools in order to avoid discrepancy in language provision at KS2
To ensure a smooth transition from KS2 to KS3 , between primary and secondary school
To share good teaching practice and communication across schools

What support is on offer?

We liaise with Primary MFL Coordinators in regular Network Meetings to offer support regarding teaching practice, methods, resources and assessments. This provides the opportunity to share good teaching practice and to promote communication amongst colleagues.
We regularly visit primary schools to provide staff training or additional support regarding the delivery of the Scheme of Work we have devised.
We demonstrate lessons and team teach in classes.
We support with relevant resources.
We provide language lunch clubs and our Chinese assistance teaches Chinese in primaries.

What has been happening in Primary Schools so far?

Our primary colleagues have embraced this new initiative of 'Delivering an entitlement to language learning to pupils at KS2 by 2010' with enthusiasm and adapt well to the demands of language teaching. This is also reflected in the pupils' enthusiasm to learn a foreign language.
Most schools provide at least one foreign language in some years.
Some primaries, with and without our help, have organised international weeks and have established links with schools abroad to gain the International School Award in the future.

*Scroll down for ideas of language games and useful language websites. *

Learning Aims for Foreign Languages:

• To introduce and reinforce basic vocabulary and structures
• To promote an enthusiasm for learning Modern Languages in our pupils
• To reinforce skills in literacy (listening skills, understanding grammatical patterns, oral confidence)
• To reinforce skills in numeracy (counting, calculation, money, time, dates)
• To support an understanding of geographical and historical work relating to other countries
• To support the understanding of other cultures which underpins Citizenship Studies

Course Structure

• The course will follow the QCA schemes for KS2 in French, German and Spanish
• Year 5 will be targeted in the initial year.
• Each class will study their MFL for the academic year taught alternately by the outside specialist and the in-house teacher
• Schools will nominate a Coordinator for MFL (and an in-house MFL teacher, if not the same)
• Each MFL specialist’s lesson lasts 30 minutes (should be observed by the in-house teacher)
• During the alternating week, the lesson will be taken by the in-house teacher alone (observed)
• After the lesson, the MFL specialist stays 30 mins to help the in-house teacher with planning
• Classes in a school may be taught by different outside specialists at different times in the week
Therefore, a 2 form entry school will need to release their in-house teacher for 2 hours a week.
• By the end of the academic year, pupils should be working between Levels 1 and 3. An activity will be provided to assess language skills and a certificate awarded.

Course Support

• One meeting per term will be held at De La Salle Language College for the Coordinators and/or in-house teachers in order to share practice and receive further training
• Resources will be posted on an open access website. www.delanguagecollege.wetpaint.com
• Other resources will be available from De La Salle Language College.

http://www.primarylanguages.org.uk/primary_languages.aspx From professional development to practical teaching ideas, from resources to research - this is the national gateway to advice, information and support for everyone interested in primary languages. http://www.angloeuropean.essex.sch.uk/resources/primary_resource.htm This language college has put together some superb resources, links and ideas.
http://www.sunderlandschools.org/mfl-sunderland/resources.htm There are yet more games, ideas and resources on this website for French and Spanish.
http://www.linguamate.com/ Using the De la Salle username and password there are games for pupils to play independently online to develop their language skills in French, German, Spanish and Italian.
http://www.zut.org.uk/index.html
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/mfl/mfl.htm This site has a few good ideas and is gaining resources. You can add your suggestions. http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_11752.aspx Schemes of work are available online to download in PDF and as word documents so they can be edited to suit individual classes and schools.
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/languages/ On this website you will find information about the National Languages Strategy and all the activities which are currently taking place to assist with its implementation. You will also find general information and resources on all aspects of language learning and teaching
http://www.fodors.com/language/
This site has a variety of useful phrases in French, German, Spanish and Italian. Select a language then click on the words to hear them pronounced.
http://tre.ngfl.gov.uk
This website has prepared resources on word, PowerPoint and active studio aimed specifically at primary language learning.
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/foreignlanguages/contents.htm
There are loads of ideas here for teaching MFL.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/french.shtml
There are loads of copiable vocabulary sheets on a range of topics. It is an American site and some worksheets need to be paid for, but there are a few useful ones for free
http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/languages/default.htm

This site has some excellent fables and interactive stories with support and sound files .

christiane.utton — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:26:34 CST

'Every child should have the opportunity, throughout Key Stage 2, to study a foreign language and develop their interest in the culture of other nations. They should have access to high quality teaching and learning opportunities, making use of native speakers and e-learning.' National Languages Strategy ( DfES , 2002)

'Delivering an entitlement to language learning to pupils at KS2 by 2010' (National Language Strategy)

AdministratorN — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:47:13 CDT

France - A country known for its cuisine, and fine wines. It is also famous for the Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum, Arc de Triumph, Notre Dame Cathedral and Mont Blanc.

France has cities of high cultural interest (Paris), it also has many popular beaches, coastal towns and ski resorts. Much of the country contains rural regions that are enjoyed for their beauty and tranquillity (green tourism).The broad range of attractions that France offers makes it popular with all age groups.

Visiting France is very easy just a short journey via Euro tunnel or Ferry.

French is the 10th most spoken language in the world

French is either an official language or is spoken by a significant portion of the population in the following countries.

Algeria
Andorra
Belgium
Benin
Burkina Faso
Belize
Burundi
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the
Cote d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
France
Gabon
Guinea

Haiti
Laos
Lebanon
Madagascar
Mali
Mauritius
Monaco
Morocco
*****
Rwanda
Senegal
Switzerland
Togo
Tunisia
Vanuatu

De La Salle secondary school and Language College has five French teachers. We also have two Foreign language assitants.

Teachers:

Mr Morgan - Head of MFL department
Mrs Feriani - Director of Language College
Ms Boureda - International Links Coordinator
Mrs Butler French teacher
Mrs Iguisi -French and German teacher

Foreign Language Assistants:

Ms Amalia Gaubert
Mr Lino Del Rosario

French is taught from year 7 through to year 11.

French Resources

Listen to the French radio station on:

http://www.listenlive.eu/france.html

www.teachnet-uk.org.uk http://www.ringwood.hants.sch.uk/oldschool/_Subjects/ModLang/Department/INDEX.HTM (KS¾) http://www.alienlanguage.co.uk/alienlanguage/index.htm www.mflresources.org.uk www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/ www.linguascope.com www.s-cool.co.uk http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/ www.eriding.net http://www.marling.gloucs.sch.uk/
www.revisiontime.com-
www.frenchinaclick.com- GCSE/KS3 French website
www.frenchteacher.net - a good resource for higher level students of all years+ good links for A-Level book study.
www.ocr.org.uk
www.mailbase.org.uk/lists/linguanet-forum/
www.tre.ngfl.gov.uk
www.modlangs.co.uk
www.wordprof.com
www.edexcelexam
www.euronews.net

There is a great website for French KS2 called The-i Language Zone: there is one topic free www.theilz.net/demo/topic.html- They do a free trial on request

www.1000films.com/ - lots of trailers
www.languagesonline.org.uk absolutely loads of things for all 3 languages, especially easy to find and run starters for KS3 (based on Tricolore, Caminos and Logo).
www.momes.net - cartoons, book and film reviews.
www.atantot.com - coursework, role plays, speaking, videos, games for KS3&4 French and German only
www.mflgames.co.uk -
www.mflresources.org.uk - worksheets, powerpoint displays and other stuff for all 3 languages, added for free by kindly language teachers across the UK
www.quia.com http://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/Curriculum/modlang/ www.alienlanguage.co.uk - www.vokabel.com - vocabulary tests
www.bonjourdefrance.com - topic and grammar based, presentation, listening and reading comprehensions.
www.parisfree.com - tourist guide to Paris in France
http://www.webzinemaker.com/melimelo/
www.linguaweb.ndirect.co.uk/ - games and tests, resources and at-home stuff
http://www.uebersetzung.at/ - tonguetwisters!
www.bonjourdefrance.com - topic and grammar based, presentation, listening and reading comprehensions.
www.langweb.co.uk - GCSE topics, coursework suggestions, practice, and other stuff
www.parisfree.com - tourist guide to Paris in France
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/fk26/xwords/frin... - French crosswords, quite
advanced
http://laguinguette.com/ - quite advanced reading on current affairs
www.phosphore.com - youth culture in France
www.ados.fr -

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