North West

Thursday 11th December 2014, 1.00pm - 4.00pm

French Essay Writing for Film (Au Revoir Les Enfants)

The event will focus on a popular film studied by A2 students. The workshop will include the following elements: structuring an essay, arguing and illustrating a point, focusing on characters, themes and director’s style, building a phrase-bank to discuss films, learning film terminology.

This event has a charge of £5 per pupil to cover some of the costs.

Funded by Routes into Languages NW.

Wednesday 10th December 2014, 1.00pm - 4.00 pm

Spanish Essay Writing for Film (Almódovar)

Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios, Todo sobre mi madre and/or Volver

The event will focus on a popular film studied by A2 students. The workshop will include the following elements: structuring an essay, arguing and illustrating a point, focusing on characters, themes and director’s style, building a phrase-bank to discuss films, learning film terminology.

This event has a charge of £5 per pupil to cover some of the costs.

Funded by Routes into Languages.

Wednesday 3rd December 2014 - 1.00pm - 4.00 pm

French Essay Writing for Film (La Haine)

The event focuses on a popular film studied by A2 students. The workshop will include the following elements: structuring an essay, arguing and illustrating a point, focusing on characters, themes and director’s style, building a phrase-bank to discuss films, learning film terminology.

This event has a charge of £5 per pupil to cover some of the costs.

Funded by Routes into Languages NW.

Wednesday 26th November 2014 - 1.00pm - 4.00 pm

Spanish Essay Writing for Film (Pan’s Labyrinth)

The event focuses on a popular film studied by A2 students. The workshop will include the following elements: structuring an essay, arguing and illustrating a point, focusing on characters, themes and director’s style, building a phrase-bank to discuss films, learning film terminology.

This event has a charge of £5 per pupil to cover some of the costs.

Funded by Routes into Languages NW.

Wednesday 12th November 2014, 1.00pm - 4.00 pm - German Essay Writing for Film (Goodbye Lenin)

The event focuses on a popular film studied by A2 students. The workshop will include the following elements: structuring an essay, arguing and illustrating a point, focusing on characters, themes and director’s style, building a phrase-bank to discuss films, learning film terminology.

This event has a charge of £5 per pupil to cover some of the costs.

Funded  by Routes into Languages NW.

Language Enrichment Event

Manchester Metropolitan University

Thursday 8th January, 10am - 2.30pm

Our ever-popular Language Enrichment Events for year 8 pupils are back. These are interactive, exciting events that encourage pupils to continue with their language studies at school and to think about the advantages of learning a new language or gaining a qualification in a language they may speak at home. These events have proved extremely popular with pupils and language teachers over the years and our research has shown a 24% increase in pupils taking language GCSEs after they attended the events.  

The events use language tasters and cultural activities in less widely taught languages e.g. Arabic and Mandarin) to encourage the learning of languages generally.

Cost per pupil: £5

Subsidised by Routes into Languages NW.

The events are only open to schools where languages are not compulsory. Priority will be given to schools who have not attended a Language Enrichment Event in previous years.

Places will be allocated after the closing date of Friday 14th November 2014.

Saturday, 4th February 2012, 10:30 – 13:00
Recommended for GCSE and equivalent level Arabic
£5 per student, 158 places

In this GCSE study session, students learning Arabic will use a wide selection of clips to explore images of childhood in the Arab world.

Students will develop the ability to communicate effectively in Arabic, with GCSE language exercises based on topics such as family life, school, leisure time and culture.

Working in small groups, students will also be encouraged to take part in reading, writing, speaking and listening activities; as well as enhancing positive attitudes to Arabic learning.

Led by Dr Muntasir Al-Hamad, Lecturer of Arabic, Manchester Metropolitan University, and Mohamad Aljarrah, Language Tutor, Manchester Metropolitan University.

MMU's second Children's Book Festival will take place in Summer 2012.

Directed by Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate, the festival will include readings and workshops from children's authors, family events and exhibitions.

Routes North West will be offering readings of popular children's stories in a variety of languages and performances of stories by children from supplementary schools.

There will also be a readathon, with international students reading stories across the world to keep the baton going!

Please visit the Manchester Children's Book Festival website for more information.

Monday, 4th February 2013:  French with Isabelle Vanderschelden

1.30-4.30 pm

£4 per student with free places for accompanying teachers

Film: La Haine

These half-day events are offered in French, Spanish, German and Italian, and will focus on a popular film studied by A2

students. The workshop will include the following elements: structuring an essay, arguing and illustrating

a point, focusing on characters, themes and director’s style, building a phrase-bank to discuss films, learning

film terminology.

Please note that this is a repeat of the event held on 28th November 2012.