'We must encourage a more varied language
offer which suits a range of requirements for young people'
Lord Dearing, Languages Review, 2007
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14-19?
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action.
Reshaping languages contains hundreds of video clips illustrating good practice. Pick
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you will be able to view and download
videoclips of teachers in action or interviews about why things
work well and how you can do them yourselves.
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policy, events and awards for my learners.
You’ll be
able to find out about all of these things by choosing an
appropriate theme from our menu. You can also click here for information about CILT's free regional
Diploma seminars.
I want to get advice about teaching strategies and read
examples of good practice in different courses and for a
variety of learner groups. I want to be able to use new ideas
in my own practice and share ideas with my
colleagues.
You can gain a wealth of ideas about
inspiring a range of different learners from our 14-19
themes. Most of our themes include sub-themes on ‘Principles
of Teaching’, ‘Organisational Issues’ and ‘Resources’. Take a
look at ‘Target language’ to get
started.
I want to access resources that I can use in
class.
Reshaping languages contains a treasure-trove of resources, many of
them created by teachers for teachers. Most of our themes include a
sub-theme on ‘Resources’ which are directly linked to the topic you
are interested in. There are also a large number of links to
other resources sites within our themes.
I want to know about alternative accreditations and more
traditional qualifications so that I can choose the right one for
my learners.
Reshaping languages contains information on just about every
qualification you could wish to consider. Select one of the
qualifications themes and you’ll be able to find out what the
different features of the accreditations are as well as what other
teachers think about them. It will give you the information to
make an informed choice.
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Featured items
Managing the double language option and
teaching grammar through song.
These learners are fast-tracked to take GCSE German in Year
10 and French in Year 11. In these video clips we see
how the teacher uses songs to reintroduce French and
revise basic grammar.
CoPE through International
Communications and Business Enterprise. A series
of videos demonstrating the use of the ASDAN International Award
and describing the benefits and flexibility of the course.
Business meets Languages event. A video of an event
for Year 9 pupls to demonstrate the value of languages in the
workplace which included input from different businesses.
Setting up an NVQ Language
course. A series of video clips
describing how an NVQ language course was set up and how it has
developed over five years.
Featured resources
A great new
resource for German A level from the Goethe-Institut, visit it
here.