Practical guide to teaching Cornish in a communicative way
Here is a NotebookLM podcast to give you an overview, followed by link to a downloadable teacher guide. The Change Lab group also looked at how they could incorporate principles from the Common European Framework (CEFR) into their planning and teaching. This fits in nicely with the move to more communicative teaching, as it expresses language ability in terms of 'can-do' statements. E.g. 'can order a coffee in a café', or 'can get the gist of an article in Cornish'. Importantly, the CEFR is about what you can do with the language, rather that what you know about it. We were inspired by the National centre for learning Welsh, who have mapped much of the language assessment and materials against the CEFR framework. Below are some links that we found useful.
This guide is for anyone teaching Cornish who wants to help learners actually use the language in real conversations. Developed collaboratively with our teachers and learners, it offers straightforward principles, practical techniques, and simple first steps for shifting toward more communicative teaching, without overwhelming jargon or complicated theory. Whether you're new to teaching or looking to refresh your approach, this guide provides a clear roadmap for creating confident, comfortable Cornish speakers.
Common European Framework of Reference
✴️ If you're not familiar with the CEFR, this explanation of CEFR will help or look at this straightforward video overview by Cambridge Assessment
✴️ This document gives links to how other minority languages are using the CEFR