International Languages - Secondary
Latest news and opportunities
The LLC Team offers a wide range of professional learning opportunities. Please see the EAS Professional Learning Offer for International Languages, including opportunities provided by Partner Schools.
MFL Mentoring - Teacher Information (Bilingual).pdfFree language workshops with Cardiff University Student Mentoring Project
MFL Mentoring is a Welsh Government-funded project that supports the uptake and visibility of International Languages in schools and the ambitions of the new Curriculum for Wales.
Our project has successfully worked with over a hundred and seventy secondary schools in Wales, with on average half of the mentees going on to take languages for GCSE. We offer three different streams that schools can participate with: Year 8/9 Mentoring, Linking Language Workshops, and a combination of both.
Click here or submit an application via this link: https://sway.cloud.microsoft/cazqD6HLfVHJk9fa?ref=Link
European Day of Languages
Throughout Europe, 700 million Europeans are represented in the Council of Europe's 46 member states and all are encouraged to discover more languages at any age, as part of or alongside their studies. This stems from the Council of Europe’s conviction that linguistic diversity is a tool for achieving greater intercultural understanding and a key element in the rich cultural heritage of our continent. Therefore, the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg, promotes plurilingualism in the whole of Europe.
At the Council of Europe’s initiative, the European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 on 26 September - together with the European Commission. You can however, celebrate this on the day, for a week or even on another day. The website has access to competitions, activities and suggestions for making this day one to inspire, celebrate and remember: https://edl.ecml.at/
Resources and Exemplification
International Languages Progression and Assessment workshop 12.6.24
The International Languages progression and assessment workshop included four presentations from across our secondary curriculum partner schools. The accompanying Power point presentations may also be accessed here:
Monmouth Comprehensive school presentation and Monmouth Comprehensive Power point
Heol Ddu Comprehensive presentation and Heol Ddu Power point
Practical ideas from professional learning delivered by our partner schools, for developing pupils' confidence in speaking and listening in the target languages:
Spontaneous Speaking - PL curated and led by Anna Santiago, Blackwood Comprehensive using resources from Dr. Rachel Hawkes
Productive skills refresher - PL curated and led by Ceri Griffiths, Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni
Monmouth Comprehensive case study and video case study on developing speaking through digital innovation: Sanako UK language learning systems
Listening and Reading skills
In this online professional learning webinar, Lewis Girls' School Head of International Languages Caroline Weber and Monmouth Comprehensive Head of Languages Faculty Jill Snook present on reading and listening strategies for the development of these receptive skills.
Translation is a mediation skill which is now recognised in the Curriculum for Wales . Pupils are also required to translate in the GCSE MFL papers. Emma Muggleton of Caerleon Comprehensive curated and led recent PL on approaches to support the development of translating.
BBC Bitesize 'Festilingo' game for Y7 - 9 also supports practice in translation. Click on 'Festilingo' to access the website.
This reference guide is is for people working with learners who use or are learning more than one language. It deals with how to create educational experiences for them that enrich their knowledge and their understanding of a subject. This can give them a good grounding for continued, natural development of their language skills outside language lessons, and can make the most of their bilingualism.
