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Advanced Subsidiary (AS)/Advanced level 2 (A2) and International Baccalaureate (IB)
Resources
There are CILT information sheets which detail resources currently available for Advanced courses in French, Spanish, German and Italian.
- Some of these courses are written for particular specifications offered by different awarding bodies.
- Courses are always supplemented by listening materials and teacher’s materials
- Some courses have other support materials available including bridging grammar materials, supplementary grammar workbooks and on-line resources.
- There are also DVDs aimed specifically at advanced level learners. These often have accompanying worksheets and guides for teachers.
- Resources for independent learning are very important at this level. These include newspapers with accompanying listening, self access grammar materials and websites (both free and subscription) aimed at Advanced level learners.
There are also revision resources available for AS and A2 which can be used in class or independently. It is important that the correct type of resources are selected according to the awarding body. Students should be given advice on the selection of revision materials.
Useful websites
There are also some useful websites for Advanced language courses
Here are some examples
- BBC Languages website
- Modern Foreign Languages Environment Scotland
- Revision for AS and A2 French
- Activities for AS and A2 Spanish
- Activities for AS and A2 German
- Activities for AS and A2 French
Schools often put revision materials onto a virtual learning environment so that their own pupils can access resources specific to the course being followed in the school. Other schools allow materials to be accessed by all by placing them on the school website.
Authentic websites such as the foreign news and TV channel websites can be excellent sources of real reading and listening activities. There are also some which have been specially simplified for language students and which contain exercises based on the materials on the site which have been archived.
It is recommended that publishers’ websites should be consulted on a regular basis so that teachers can see what new materials are available.
Publishers' telephone numbers:
Advance Materials |
01767 652140 |
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Authentik (Dublin) |
353 1 6771512/6771478 |
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Bien-dire |
+33 (0)4 78 30 06 16 |
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Bristol Classical Press/Duckworth |
020 7490 7300 |
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Carel Press |
01228 538 928 |
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Champs Elysées |
0117 929 2318 |
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Classroom Resources |
0117 940 6409 |
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Collins Educational |
0141 306 3455 |
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Elm |
01487 773254 |
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European Schoolbooks |
01242 245252 |
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Grant & Cutler |
020 7734 2012 |
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Hodder & Stoughton (Hodder Murray) |
020 7873 6000 |
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LCP (Language Centre Publications) |
01926 886914 |
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LanguageWise |
020 8773 8794 |
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John Murray (now part of Hodder Murray) |
020 7873 6000 |
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Oxford University Press |
01865 556767 |
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David Padfield |
01752 341306 |
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Philip Allan Updates |
01869 338652 |
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Progressive Educational Tools |
01926 863360 |
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Revilo Language Cards |
01962 714520 |
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SAY Languages |
01732 750364 |
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TD Publications |
01242 236692 |
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Transformation Alliance |
07867 502579 |
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UniS-talk (Univ. of Surrey) |
01483 689178 |
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La Vie Outre-Manche |
01622 749167 |
Teachers often make use of ICT in language lessons. For useful ideas visit CILT's Languages ICT website.
Sharing resources and ideas with others
Many teachers also enjoy sharing resources they have made with others in free resource-sharing forums. In these forums it is usually possible to search by language and key stage or to find resources for particular topics.
TES resources
The teacher resource exchange
MFL resources
MFL resources 2
The CILT VLRB
MFLE Scotland
Linguanet forum
For further resources tips on pictures for stimuluating discussion, websites for practising grammar, independent study, authentic reading material and radio stations for French, German, Italian and Spanish, visit the City and Islington Sixth Form College case study.
