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The multiple USPs of languages

This article explores the unique selling points (USPs) of languages, highlighting the learning skills taught, student leadership opportunities, cross-curriculum learning, and the international dimension. It also discusses the teaching skills of memory matters and the impact it has on engaging learners and parents. The article further delves into the language learning journey of Year 7 students, Spanglovision project, and the use of technology. It concludes with suggestions for the future of the languages curriculum.

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The multiple USPs of languages

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  1. The multiple USPs of languages Making the case to learners, parents and other teachers

  2. What are the USPs of languages? • The learning skills we teach • Student Leadership • Cross-curriculum learning • The International Dimension

  3. Teaching skills: memory matters • Only subject to address memory explicitly • Opportunity to engage all learners at key stress times • Opportunity to engage parents actively and empower them • Whole school impact raises profile of languages

  4. Teaching skills: memory matters • Assemblies • Revision sessions • Parents Evenings • One-off ‘Sounds of Spanish’ session • ‘Support your child’ booklets • Memory lessons built into year 7 SOW

  5. Year 7 language learning 2008-9 • Pronunciation • Memory • Sentence-building • Creativity • Autonomy • Performance “If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can’t, you’re right.”Henry Ford

  6. Spanglovision: a year 7 learning project

  7. Student Leadership: a ‘no brainer’ 5% Lecture 5% 10% 10% Reading 20% 20% Audio-Visual 30% Demonstration Source: Accelerated Learning Systems Ltd 30% 50% 50% Discussion Group 75% 75% Practice by Doing 90% 90% Immediate Use of Learning – Teach Others Average Retention Rate

  8. Student Leadership: a ‘no brainer’

  9. Student Leadership: a ‘no brainer’ • Year 7 homework – teach someone at home • Year 7 – teach an exchange group • Year 8 – teach year 6 on intake day • Year 9 – develop materials for year 7 or year 6 • Year 10 – Language Leaders Award

  10. Cross-curriculum learning Hotseating Physical theatre Leading in Learning Role Play

  11. The International Dimension Use technology for linking Major in culture in your teaching Expand your trips and exchanges Publicise everything

  12. ¿Dónde viven estos animales?

  13. Bad Hersfeld – November 2007 Bad Hersfeld – 2008-9

  14. What role for technology? • Email • Podcasting • Blogging • Mobile phones • Digital cameras • Moving images & story boards • Music & words • Video

  15. Opportunities Audience Creativity

  16. ICT fit for progression • Skills • Structures • Knowledge • Output (text type) • Creativity

  17. Next steps for languages curriculum • Take existing SOW – keep what’s good! • Place skills at the centre • Look at culture in content • Cross-curriculum opportunities • Types of text and genre as way to focus linguistic progression • Be bold with textbook • Think BIG about the importance of languages – take small steps to sell the message to learners, parents and teachers

  18. Two stars and a wish

  19. Two stars and a wish! Think about two things about your skills teaching that are already good and that you want to think more about, develop further and share with others. Think about one new thing that you would like to develop in your teaching – try to be explicit about the knowledge and/or skills you need to achieve this.

  20. The multiple USPs of languages Rachel HawkesComberton Village Collegerhawkes@comberton.cambs.sch.ukwww.rachelhawkes.typepad.com/linguacom

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