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School of Modern Languages and Cultures

School of Modern Languages and Cultures. School of Modern Languages Widening Participation Project September 2002 – February 2003 Paul Gladston Widening Participation Symposium 30 th January 2003 Widening Participation Consortium. Outreach and Widening Participation.

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School of Modern Languages and Cultures

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  1. School ofModern Languages and Cultures

  2. School of Modern Languages Widening Participation Project September 2002 – February 2003 Paul Gladston • Widening Participation Symposium 30th January 2003 • Widening Participation Consortium

  3. Outreach and Widening Participation

  4. Widening Participation Consortium • Meets 3 times a year • Representatives from: • The School of Modern Languages and Cultures • Local schools and colleges • Widening Participation and School Liaison • Regional organisations

  5. Support for local schools • On site at the University • Outreach in Schools • Networking

  6. On site at the University • Rolling programme of events at different times of year targeting different groups: • Taster Days • Revision Sessions: GCSE, AS & A2 in French, German and Spanish • Film workshops • European Day of Languages

  7. Outreach in Schools • School visits • Staff and Student support • Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme

  8. Networking • Through members of the WPC • Shared email links • Shared resources through website • Links with other organisations

  9. Perceptions of Modern Languages

  10. How to break down barriers to pupils studying modern languages • Optional therefore not important • Difficult • Limiting • Boring

  11. Modern Languages at University

  12. Why Modern Languages? • analytical skills • communications skills in English • communications skills in foreign language(s) • inter-cultural awareness • adaptability

  13. … and Cultures • literature • film • history • politics • society • linguistics • languages

  14. Promoting Good Practice • Schools • LAs • Website • Conferences • LLAS: contacts, studies

  15. School ofModern Languages and Cultures sarah.wullink@nottingham.ac.uk

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