 Issue 8, Summer term 2010
Assessment
- News
- Spotlight on...
Assessment
- Five minutes
with...
- World Cup
2010
- Resources
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Research
Primary
languages news
Get to know the languages upskilling specification this
summer
In June and July, CILT will be
running four free one-day conferences to support LAs, teacher
trainers and HE providers in developing language upskilling courses
for primary teachers. More.
Tools for Schools - French Units 1-6 now
available
CILT's new ready-to-use interactive whiteboard
resources to support the QCDA schemes of work. The first CD in
the series French Units 1-6 can now be purchased from the
CILT
Shop.
European Day of Languages 2010
26
September may seem a long way off but it will soon be upon us.
Make sure you're prepared with ideas, activities,
resources from our dedicated
EDL webpages.
Missed the 30 April deadline for the Primary
Teachers' Project?
Well, the deadline for
projects next February and April is 15 September
2010. Spend two weeks abroad developing your language
skills, deepening your cultural understanding and gaining
practical ideas for teaching and learning languages at
KS2. More.
Plus...
Look out for the
new face at
CILT...
Primary Languages
website featured in EU good practice guide
New campaign aims to get more people studying
German
Languages make you smarter, says European Commission research
report
Spotlight on...
Assessment
Teachers are keen to offer their children (and
families) positive and constructive feedback on their progress in
language learning. It enables the children to see what they have
achieved and point them towards the next steps of their
learning.
In this issue, the spotlight is
on assessment and feedback. We are pleased to present articles
ranging from practical ideas for the classroom to critical
discussion and research, all focusing on developing best
practice in this important, and sometimes challenging, area.
 Getting started with
the Junior European Languages Portfolio
A place
for children to record their new skills, insights and
achievements - helpful hints for introducing
the portfolio in your class.
Peer assessment is making the
news
This simple ICT project got primary
children and their Year 7 peers working together, and sharing
in the benefits for transition and motivation.
Making progress with Asset
Languages
Using Asset Languages to support young
learners' achievement in languages.
Assessment for Learning - making
all the difference
What does AfL mean? How is it relevant for primary languages?
Practical advice from one teacher who
started out with these questions and ended
up transforming teaching and learning.
Reframing the portfolio
process
The contribution of assessment for
learning to assessment in primary languages - Dr Jane Jones of
King's College London discusses.
Five minutes
with...
Personalities from the world of primary languages offer insights on
their work, language teaching in their region and their
own languages journey. This term, Fátima Duerden, Southwark LA.
World Cup
2010
Kick off with primary
languages
Practical ideas
for motivating activities to develop language and
intercultural skills, inspired by the international
sporting event of the summer!
Resources
 Making and
Marking Progress - support for planning
progression
Developed by Asset Languages
and CILT, Making and Marking
Progress helps teachers map the progression of young
learners along the Languages Ladder. It fits with any scheme of
work and contains activities relevant for any language. Download
yours today.
New resources on a perennial
theme
The latest resources on festivals and
traditions, designed to support intercultural understanding.
Also, are you planning a French day? More...
 Junior European Languages
Portfolio
A way for children to celebrate language learning and intercultural
experiences and take ownership of their language learning by
recording their achievements as they learn.
The portfolio also provides a valuable source of information
to aid transition and with the Teacher's Guide,
help is on hand - from detailed advice on using
the portfolio in the primary classroom to making links with
the Key Stage 2 Framework and coordinating with the Languages
Ladder. Find out more.
Research
Assessing language learning at Key Stage
2
Professor Marilyn Hunt, University of Warwick,
reports on the findings from her research examining assessment
in primary languages, discussing their implications for
young learners' progression and developing teaching and
learning. Find out more.
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