Scottish Languages Review – Issue 19 is now available on the Scottish CILT website - Please note new website address (Scottish CILT are now based at the University of Strathclyde):
The Scotsman reports: Scottish qualifications have been given another boost as the project element of the new baccalaureate, in schools from August, has been rated as the equivalent of half an Advanced Higher by Ucas.
Read the Scotsman article online
http://news.scotsman.com/education/Boost-for-Scottish-education-as.5412177.jp
More on the Languages baccalaureate from Scottish CILT.
The first probationer teachers expected to achieve full registration in Chinese Mandarin were celebrated at an event hosted by the General Teaching Council for Scotland on 19 June.
China has the third largest economy in the world and Scotland’s pupils are being encouraged to learn Chinese Mandarin so they can compete in the rapidly changing business world. The language is one of the top three spoken around the globe and the teaching of it in schools is becoming increasingly popular.
The Scotsman: Milestone as Scotland gets first teachers of Chinese
GTCS article: Congratulations - award for first teachers registered to teach Mandarin
Report of the Scottish Government’s conference on the Scots language held at the University of Stirling on 9 February 2009, which includes the conference agenda, slides from the main presentations, notes from the breakout discussion groups, a copy of the provision reporting form and a list of attendees.
Last Monday, Scottish CILT hosted the first virtual event for languages teachers through Glow - Scotland’s national school intranet. They invited practitioners from the primary and secondary sectors to share their experiences of interdisciplinary work and had examples from each sector as the focus of the event.
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This year’s EIFF programme features over 130 features from 33 countries, including the latest works from all-time festival favourites like Steven Soderbergh (The Girlfriend Experience), David Mackenzie (Spread) and Shane Meadows (presenting the World Premiere of Le Donk plus Five Day Features, a special event outlining his plan for low-budget filmmaking).
For further information and full programme details, please visit http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk
CILT, the National Centre for Languages has just launched the next Languages and Film Talent Awards (LAFTAs) competition, which offers the perfect chance for you to test your creativity and have some fun with languages.
The LAFTAs is a national competition inviting 13-21 year olds to make short films about the importance of languages.
Find out more and how to enter the competition from:
The French Ministry of Education has launched a mobility programme for primary and secondary teachers called Jules Verne.
Up to 300 teachers throughout France will spend the year 2009-2010 in a school abroad. The programme, of which a full description in English is attached, is entirely funded by the French Ministry of Education.
Word file: Jules Verne programme
French teachers may already have sent applications to Scottish schools. However, Local Authorities are welcome to let me know by 22 June 2009, if they have schools willing to host a French teacher, to the following address: education@ifecosse.org.uk
Scottish CILT would like to invite you to take part in the first ever national virtual event for languages teachers: Languages and Interdisciplinary Approaches, on Monday 15th June at 4pm.
Two practitioners, one primary and one secondary will share theirs and their learners’ experiences. Corinne Anderson, from Balfron High School will talk about the Europe week experience she devised for S2, and Wilma Gordon, from Mid Calder Primary School will explain how a link to a French school provided the vehicle for an ambitious collaboration resulting in bilingual novels and films in her P7 class.
All you need to take part is your Glow log in and a computer – try it from home if you can! However, you must be a member of the Scottish CILT group (National Groups – Modern Languages – Scottish CILT) to take part in the conference.
Please join our group and email asap to let us know that you would like to take part in the event.
Email catriona.oates@strath.ac.uk or mandy.reemanclark@strath.ac.uk to register.
Alliance Française de Glasgow offers courses for beginners and advanced students. Find out more from their website:
http://www.afglasgow.org.uk/spip.php?article331
Alliance Française also release a podcast in French for learners of French available online
http://www.afglasgow.org.uk/spip.php?article332
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