Resources for eTwinners (and others in school partnerships) to support language teaching at primary through international links Vicky Gough Therese Comfort
Mar 27, 2015
Resources for eTwinners (and others in school partnerships) to support
language teaching at primary through international links
Vicky GoughTherese Comfort
British Council Schools• ENRICHED EDUCATION – Sustained collaboration
between the UK and other countries on professional development, curricula, system reform and policy dialogues provides improved educational outcomes for young people.
• GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP INCREASED - Young people and educators demonstrate an increased capacity in the skills, understanding and outlook required to work in a global economy and contribute responsibly to society, locally and globally.
creative
makes connectionsquestioning
communicates well
confident global citizen
thirst for knowledge
curious
generates ideas
Multi lingual
perseveres
listens and reflects
critical self-editing
skilled shaper
literate
willing to have a go
thinks for themselves
shows initiative
gets on well with othersmakes a difference
acts with integrityself-esteem
‘can do’ attitude
learns from mistakes
independent
With thanks to QCDA
Resources
Our flagship global learning resources have been developed or co-developed within British Council programmes, working with schools and teachers who exemplify best practice. These resources could be used with your partner school in another country.
Sharing lives, sharing languages
• Introduction• Activities• Plenary• Extension work• Exchange work
Over to you!
• How would you use these resources?• Which age group?• Would it be part of language curriculum or
more useful with eg Catalan, Finnish or Urdu speaking partner school ?
• Do you have any additional suggestions for inclusion or further activities?
We heard it in the playground
• To introduce numbers one to six (or a wider range of numbers)
• To explore, with their partner school, the theme of playground games
Hello everyone!
• To understand that there are different greetings for different people in English
• To know how to greet children and teachers in their partner school
• To begin to develop an awareness of the different social conventions used for greetings by cultures throughout the world
Hello everyone!
• Introduction• http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/
projects-and-resources/ragdoll-films• Speaking and listening• www.primarylanguages.org.uk • Reading and writing
Over to you!
• How would you use these resources?• Which age group?• Would it be part of language curriculum or
more useful with eg Catalan, Finnish or Urdu speaking partner school ?
• Do you have any additional suggestions for inclusion or further activities?
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