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Resources
We have produced some lists for the four languages most commonly taught for GCSE (French, German, Spanish and Italian) which show the range of resources currently available:
- French resources (rtf 54 KB)
- German Resources (rtf 42 KB)
- Spanish Resources (rtf 86 KB)
- Italian resources (rtf 56 KB)
- Some of these courses are complete 11-16 courses and often contain GCSE assessment packs which are awarding body specific
- Some are stand-alone courses for KS4 only and some are ab-initio KS4 courses
- Courses are always supplemented by listening materials and teacher’s materials
- Some courses have other support materials available including flashcards, OHT files, on-line resources, CD-Rom resources and resources for interactive whiteboard use
There are also revision resources available for GCSE 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. The BBC bitesize revision website can be very helpful as it provides revision materials at Foundation and Higher level in all four skills in French, German and Spanish.
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.
Some examples:
Royal Grammar School's Languages Online website
The Ashcombe School's MFL web pages
Miltoncross School's Languages Offered web pages
It is recommended that publishers’ websites should be consulted on a regular basis so that teachers can see what new materials are available.
Cambridge University Press |
01223 325588 |
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Mary Glasgow/Stanley Thornes |
see Nelson Thornes |
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Heinemann Educational |
01865 888080 |
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Pearson Longman |
0800 579 579 (Freephone) |
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Hodder Murray |
020 7873 6000 |
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National Extension College |
01223 400301 |
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Nelson Thornes |
01242 267 275 |
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Oxford University Press |
01536 741068 |
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Palgrave Macmillan (Breakthrough) |
01256 329242 |
Teachers often make use of ICT in language lessons. For useful ideas visit CILT's Languages ICT website. There is a specific section on Using ICT effectively at Key Stage 4 which was new in May 2008.
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
