US hotels and restaurants are leading the way in teaching immigrant employees English, says an article in the Education Guardian. The nation’s Hispanic population doubled between 1980 and 2000, making immigrant and US-born people of Hispanic origin the country’s largest minority group. An estimated 5 million adults with limited English skills work in the service industry.
School pupils in the Highlands and Islands can now speak 60 different languages between them, as the number of migrant workers to the area has doubled in recent years. The article in the Herald gives details.
Christmas shopping this year looks likely to be mostly online shopping, according to DW-TV.
Great little paragraph article on the subject.
Some resources to get your Harry lessons off to a start:
German:
Harry Potter und der Feuerkilch
French:
Film trailers (Trailers 2 & 3 in French, trailer 1 in English with subtitles)
The latest podcast from the MFLE features highlights from Ewan McIntosh’s seminar on using technology in inclusive classes, which was presented at the SETT learning festival. Contains French-language music.
You can subscribe to the MFLE podcast by right-clicking on the orange XML box in the right-hand column of this page (or Ctrl-click if you’re a Mac user) and copying the shortcut into your podcast software.
Two new radio stations from France Culture 2, as well as their excellent live service over the web. Currently there is a whole audio dossier on the events of the last 18 nights all over France.
The two new web radios cover knowledge (particularly science) and culture, offering the chance to get audio material on some of the literature studied at Advanced Higher and on into Higher Education.
Jérome Charée blogs from inside Aulnay-Sous-Bois about his experiences during the riots and violence of the past 17 nights. All the posts about his experiences can be found here, under the Sécurité tag.
Would this not make super reading for Advanced Higher students? Talk about authentic material!
If only it were that easy. But according to a leader in today’s Independent, those leaving university with language skills are likely to gain the significant financial benefits that we have all been promised. Read the full story here.
There are now just five days left before the close of the Schools Awards 2005-06, all about speaking and listening. So if you’re thinking about making an application, make sure you do it by 14 November 2005 so that you don’t miss out.
If you’re still contemplating whether or not to apply, here are five good reasons to apply which we hope will convince you to make that application!
Reason 1
Your chances of winning an award might be higher than you think. Last year, 1 in 4 applications were judged to be of award-winning quality and won prizes.
Reason 2
Each winner is guaranteed to receive £1000 cash – no strings attached.
Reason 3
All applicants will receive a FREE DVD and a personalised certificate.
Reason 4
We want to hear about things that you’re already doing – so writing the application won’t involve hours of planning.
Reason 5
You don’t need to write your whole application in one go – there is a ‘save my application’ feature allowing you to complete your application in stages.
Find out more about the Schools Awards by visiting the BT Schools Awards Website
Remember, 200 schools will be awarded a prize package worth £3,000 – don’t miss out; apply by 12 noon on 14 November.
Europe: its multicultural nature; economic and political
role; common history; and cultural and linguistic diversity;
is an ideal theme to promote inter-disciplinary action from
different fields of learning and teaching. Social Studies
and Modern Languages Departments unite in promoting
the idea of global citizenship and have, as yet, an untapped
scope of working together on promoting active European
citizenship.
The Goethe-Institut, Glasgow is organising a WEEKEND
CONFERENCE: TEACHING EUROPE – EUROPEAN
CITIZENSHIP AND LANGUAGE to explore, through presentations, discussions and
workshops, the question of European identity and the role that school subjects can play.
We would be delighted if our colleagues from Social Studies, History Departments
and Citizenship Co-ordinator would join their colleagues from the Modern Languages
Departments for an evening of information and discussion: IN ENGLISH.
Professor Graham Timmins, Jean Monnet Professor in European Integration Studies,
University of Stirling will set the scene with a keynote speech on EUROPEAN IDENTITY
AND LANGUAGE. Prof. Timmins will look at implications of the European Union’s
motto “Diversity and Unity†for Scottish education and at “Language†as a key route to
develop an appreciation of European diversity.
Jane Renton, HMIe, will chair the ensuing discussion and will then attempt to chart out
areas of interdiscplinary co-operation on the topic of Europe by tackling questions of:
- “European Identity†in terms of history, culture, communication, politics etc;
- Awareness of Scotland’s place and possibilities in Europe;
- The validity of European Citizenship and implications of being a young citizen of
Europe.
The panellists will include colleagues from History, Modern Studies and Modern Languages departments, European Citizenship co-ordinators, Representatives of Scottish CiLT.
Eurodesk, representatives of European Cultural Institutions and Learning and Teaching
Scotland. networks will be participating through actively contributing to the discussion
as well as with information stalls.
The discussion will be rounded off with a buffet dinner to which all participants are
invited. It’s not too late to register through the Goethe Institut.
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