North West

This one-day training event is designed for Language Teachers who use film for A Level teaching and assessment. The aims are to work together around a given topic (this year it is the representation of French/Spanish history in film) and to share good practice and ideas about using film in the language classroom. The INSET will focus on discussing different narratives and genres to find out more about war and the memory, legacy and unsaid discourses.

The INSET is open to anyone teaching French or Spanish A Level. We welcome newly qualified teachers, teachers in training and language assistants.

Organiser: Department of Languages, Information and Communications (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Film in Language Teaching Association (www.filta.org.uk)

£60 per teacher, £30 for PGCE students, School Direct trainees and Language Assistants. Lunch and refreshments are included.

For further information, please contact :

Dr Isabelle Vanderschelden (French) i.vanderschelden@mmu.ac.uk

Dr Carmen Herrero (Spanish) c.herrero@mmu.ac.uk

To book: please complete and return the booking form below.

Please make sure that you book a place early as places are limited.

The ever popular Language Enrichment Events are back for summer 2014. Aimed at year 8 pupils, the events are designed to motivate language learners and encourage them to carry on with their languages to GCSE level. Our research shows that the events improve uptake at GCSE by 24%.

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

Cost per pupil: £4

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 9th May 2014.

The ever popular Language Enrichment Events are back for summer 2014. Aimed at year 8 pupils, the events are designed to motivate language learners and encourage them to carry on with their languages to GCSE level. Our research shows that the events improve uptake at GCSE by 24%.

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

Cost per pupil: £4

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 9th May 2014.

The ever popular Language Enrichment Events are back for summer 2014. Aimed at year 8 pupils, the events are designed to motivate language learners and encourage them to carry on with their languages to GCSE level. Our research shows that the events improve uptake at GCSE by 24%.

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

Cost per pupil: £4

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 9th May 2014.

The ever popular Language Enrichment Events are back for summer 2014. Aimed at year 8 pupils, the events are designed to motivate language learners and encourage them to carry on with their languages to GCSE level. Our research shows that the events improve uptake at GCSE by 24%.

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

Cost per pupil: £4

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 9th May 2014.

AS/A2 Study Day: Familia Rodante

20th March 2014 10:30 - 15:00

Recommended for AS, A2 and equivalent level Spanish

£5 per student, 299 places

Projector is a collaboration project between Routes NW & Cornerhouse Manchester. This is a year-round education programme, which uses film, moving image and contemporary art to enrich students’ learning and bring innovation to the classroom. Throughout the year we have a variety of MFL study sessions specially programmed to support GCSE, AS and A2 students of French, German, Spanish and Urdu, all led by native language speakers.

Each of our study sessions use film as an exciting and accessible way to encourage students to use their language skills. Students will enjoy a specially selected film, screened in the target language with English subtitles. Sessions are supported by contextualising introductions, which provide information about the themes and characters of the film along with information about the film's director and place within film history and culture. Following the film, students complete language exercises based on the film using their new vocabulary.

Films are selected to complement GCSE, AS and A2 specifications and provide excellent material for topic-based work and oral exam preparation.

AS/A2 Study Day: La Jaula de Oro

13th March 2014 10:30 - 15:00

Recommended for AS, A2 and equivalent level Spanish

£5 per student, 299 places

Projector is a collaboration project between Routes NW & Cornerhouse Manchester. This is a year-round education programme, which uses film, moving image and contemporary art to enrich students’ learning and bring innovation to the classroom. Throughout the year we have a variety of MFL study sessions specially programmed to support GCSE, AS and A2 students of French, German, Spanish and Urdu, all led by native language speakers.

Each of our study sessions use film as an exciting and accessible way to encourage students to use their language skills. Students will enjoy a specially selected film, screened in the target language with English subtitles. Sessions are supported by contextualising introductions, which provide information about the themes and characters of the film along with information about the film's director and place within film history and culture. Following the film, students complete language exercises based on the film using their new vocabulary.

Films are selected to complement GCSE, AS and A2 specifications and provide excellent material for topic-based work and oral exam preparation.

To book contact the Projector Booking Team at Box Office on 0161 200 1500 between 12:00 – 18:00, Mon – Fri.

The ever popular Language Enrichment Events are back for winter 2013/2014. Aimed at year 8 pupils, the events are designed to motivate language learners and encourage them to carry on with their languages to GCSE level. Our research shows that the events improve uptake at GCSE by 24%.

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

Cost per pupil: £4 / Free for Widening Participation (WP) schools.

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

Be inspired: Study Abroad event

Wednesday 27th November 2013 1pm – 4.30pm

Geoffrey Manton Building, Manchester Metropolitan University

Open to 1st year students across all disciplines

The Be Inspired: Study Abroad Event is designed to provide students with the inspiration, information and support they need to go out and study or volunteer abroad.

An exchange programme is one of the greatest opportunities at university and our aim is to make our students see how it can benefit them. Students will discover what exchange programmes are available to them, how to apply, what financial support they could be entitled to, but most importantly, how the experience can change their lives.

There will be guest speakers from a range of different backgrounds who all have one thing in common: the year abroad. These speakers have partaken in the year abroad during university, and proceeded to utilize the skills and experience they gained to reach their current positions in their desired careers. There will also be representatives from volunteering organizations SKIP and KAYA to talk about volunteering opportunities that are available to students, should they wish to partake in a different type of experience abroad. At the end of the talk there will be a panel question and answer session where students have the opportunity to ask all speakers any questions and obtain further information.

Following the talk, there will be an information fair with refreshments where students have the opportunity to find out any further information about the different countries available to them, and talk to Erasmus and World Wide Exchange students who are currently studying at MMU on their exchange. We feel that this is a fantastic way for students to find out exactly what a study abroad experience can be like!

The benefits of attending the event are simple – students will discover opportunities that they might not have known were available to them. They will receive specific information about the going abroad process, as well as inspirational stories of how studying abroad has affected the lives of so many others. It is commonly mistaken that only students studying a language at university can go and study abroad, and we are here to show students that this is not always the case. Everyone who attends will be entered into a prize draw to win a £50 Amazon voucher, which will be drawn on the day!   

Guest Speakers:

Sharon Handley:  Dean/Pro-Vice Chancellor of Humanities, Languages & Social Science

Lizzie Fane:  “ThirdYearAbroad.com” creator
                       Academic Associate of the Higher Education Academy
                       Communications Advisor for “Speak to the Future”

Helen Jones:  Bentley Motors

Tomoko Endersby:  MMUI – International Exchange/Study Abroad Manager

Andy McShane:  MMUI – Administrator for International Exchanges/Study Abroad

Megan Smith:  MMU Study Abroad Alumni graduate of Spanish & Teaching English as a Foreign Language

John Singh-Green:  MMU Study Abroad Alumni graduate of Public Services.  

SKIP volunteering

KAYA volunteering