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The concepts of 'language' and 'nationality' and 'other countries' are sometimes very difficult to grasp for children whose experience is limited to their immediate surroundings. The notion that life can be different from the way they experience it may grow almost imperceptibly as they begin to learn about other people and to experience new ways of expressing familiar ideas. Language learning, regardless of the level of skill the learner is capable of reaching, is the gateway not only to a new and wider world but also to a new understanding of one's own identity and to the possibility of growth and change. This new page will explore these issues in greater depth, examine their implications for language learning, and provide some support for educational programmes which attempt to provide a cultural context for the language being learned. I think that MFL has a major contribution to make to the 'citizenship' programme for all pupils, but especially for those with physical or learning difficulties for whom the subject may be their only window on the world. | ||
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| Foreign Languages and Inclusion - Who? Why? What? and How? | ||
This is an electronic version of an Article published in Support for Learning © 2005 NASEN in August 2005. It asks what foreign language learning is really for and what it has to offer pupils whose level of skill acquisition is likely to be modest. | ||
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| Linking distant and familiar communities | |||
This is a copy of a handout I used to show how resources in the local community might be used as context and as a starting point for foreign language learning. | |||
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| Planning curriculum links | ||
This is a proforma intended to prompt ideas about how individual topics from the language learning programme can be linked to the world outside the classroom, and how the world outside can be brought into the classroom. | ||
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If you found the above items useful you might like to know that some of the ideas have been further developed and now form the basis for Unit 6 of the Maximising Potential programme on the Modern Foreign Languages Environment website. Go to: http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/maximisingpotential/unit6/index.asp | ||
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LIFE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY This is a unit of study produced by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) for use by students working at Access levels 1 and 2. Arrangements for assessment and certification can be found on the SQA website.
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| Life in Another Country: websites | ||
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MORE WEBSITES (a number of these links were supplied by Nan McGhee - thanks Nan!) BBC Country Profiles and Timelines Basic information, a chronology of key events up to the present day, plus links to related sites. | |||
Primary French / Primary Spanish | |||
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TEACHING ABOUT EUROPE | ||
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CITIZENSHIP Examples of activities that can help pupils to understand and appreciate aspects of cultural difference and linguistic diversity, while challenging and extending their perceptions of themselves and other people. Respect for all in modern foreign languages | ||
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EURONEWS bulletin No 12 This edition reports on the European Parliament Hearing of Young People with Special Needs which was held in Brussels in November 2003 as part of the European Year of People with Disabilities. It reports in their own words views about their education expressed by disabled young people from all over Europe. EuroNews is the European Agency's newsletter. It provides up to date information about what is happening in the field of special needs education across Europe. Get copies and find out more from the European Agency's site: http://www.european-agency.org/ | ||
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SOME LINKS THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST... Steven An eleven-year-old Scottish boy who is blind and has learning difficulties (This link appears to have been temporarily suspended). This article is on the British Council Scotland site. If you want to see what else the Council has to offer in the way of links and other opportunities, go to http://www2.britishcouncil.org/scotland.htm | ||
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SOME SCHOOLS TV & RADIO PROGRAMMES THAT MAY BE USEFUL... Primary Arabic Introduces a few phrases of basic Arabic in the environment of contemporary Egypt. One programme: BBC2 10th Feb. 2006. Difference Programme 1 of the series Thinking Skills. Four British children on a 2-day visit to a French school explore the challenges required to survive and contribute to school life in an unfamiliar environment. BBC2 Schools. Spring 2006. The series is also available on DVD and video. Tales from Europe A collection of European myths, legends and tradidtional tales. BBC Radio 4 digital. Autumn 2005. European Lifestyle Three programmes about lifestle and culture in Germany show members of two families at work and at home. Pupils are encouraged to draw comparisons with their own lives. part ofthe Environmental Studies series Around Scotland. BBC2 Autumn 2005. FOR FURTHER DETAILS about BBC Schools programmes see www.bbc.co.uk/schools/guide | ||
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E-FRIENDS IN PYJAMAS A network which helps hospitalised students to correspond by email with other European students who are hospitalised. | ||
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E-TWINNING eTwinning is a new scheme enabling you to work with other schools in Europe through Information and Communications Technology (ICT). It can be a simple and straightforward way of finding partner schools and working on a range of exciting curriculum projects. | ||
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World InfoZone | ||
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A new map of Europe | ||
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International education | ||
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The Place of "Culture" in the Foreign Language Classroom: A Reflection | ||
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Education for Citizenship - advice, information and resources for Scottish Schools, and a link to the European Portal. | ||
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SOUND BITES Effective links between schools and the wider world - in the immediate locality, the region, the state, the European Union and beyond - have been acknowledged to be vital if students are to be prepared to take their place in society...' from the consultative document Schools for the 21st Century | ||
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A stranger is a friend you haven't yet met Turkish saying (?) | ||
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This work is licenced under a Creative Commons Licence. | ||
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