Resources to support the promotion of languages
Further resources are available from your local Routes regional consortia.
Resource development team: Erika Corradini, Ali Dickens, Angela Gallagher-Brett, Laurence Georgin, Zena Hilton and Claire Wilkins
Txt spk badges and resources
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Teach pupils to text in a foreign language with our exciting new TXT SPK resource packs. Packs available in English, French, German, Spanish and Welsh.
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Order your 2012 classroom calendar!
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Funded by JISC, 2012 will be the fourth year our popular ‘Why Study Languages?’ calendar has been produced.
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I love languages... do you? Classroom activity pack
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The ‘I love languages…do you?’ activity pack contains a colourful poster, stickers, badges and worksheets focusing on 22 languages. At just £8 including p&p, it’s fun and is ideal for raising awareness of a wide range of languages.
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Why study languages: Promoting languages in schools
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www.whystudylanguages.ac.uk
Our new student facing website contains lots of interactive quizzes, videos and practical advice for KS3, KS4 and Post-16. The site was written by university students with recent experience of studying for GCSEs and A-levels.
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MYLO: a new way to learn languages
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http://mylo.dcsf.gov.uk
MYLO is an exciting new website designed to get young people practicing and developing their language skills in a fun, creative and imaginative way. MYLO is a free KS3 and KS4 language learning resource from the Department for Education. It offers a new way to learn French, German, Spanish and Chinese.
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Links into Languages: find the latest policy news, CPD resources, classroom materials and more
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www.linksintolanguages.ac.uk/resources
The Links into Languages website has collated a range of comprehensive resources, reports and initiatives to support language educators in making the case for languages to department and senior management teams, employers, external partners, and of course to students.
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Languages Work* factsheets
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www.languageswork.org.uk
Languages Work has created a number of resources which support the promotion of languages in the workplace and beyond. Factsheets include: languages for engineering; languages for the built environment; careers in translation and interpreting
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The LAFTAs competition
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www.languageswork.org.uk/laftas
Enter the Languages and Film Talent Awards Competition (LAFTAs) for your chance to win some fantastic prizes! Watch the 2010 winning entry.
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700 reasons for studying langauges
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www.llas.ac.uk/700reasons
The Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies hosts an online database of clearly referenced reasons for learning languages – meaning you’ll never be short of ammunition.
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