Welcome to Languages Week Scotland

Online

In every society, the use of colour acts as a universal and highly accessible sign making system. We accord colour with meaning; these meanings are often socially and culturally codified, for example, the symbolic use of colour in religious observances, or in cultural traditions, or to support social conventions such as stopping at a red traffic light. Furthermore, we also experience and respond to colour in ways that are deeply personal, affective, and subjective.

If you missed our in-person Languages in Colour workshop earlier in September, please come and join us online for an inspiring session of professional learning where we will explore creative ways in which to support languages, art and multilingualism in the classroom. Open to all primary teachers and student teachers, this online workshop will explore the integration of art within a languages context that includes all languages, taught, spoken and signed. We will explore how to use colour as a mediating space for exploring language and culture and there will be an opportunity to engage in practical activities that focus on colour, the process of marking making, dialogue and language.

This workshop will be hosted by the Multilingualism through Art (MtA) team, which includes colleagues from SCILT, University of Strathclyde and the University of Glasgow. It will take place on Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 23 October, 4.00 – 5.00pm.

Please note that all materials will be provided.

Please visit the website to register your place. For more information, please contact scilt@strath.ac.uk.

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Join us for an interactive online session about the opportunities, benefits and issues around subject-specific professional learning (SSPL) and explore how they might be improved across the curriculum.

Stuart Farmer, Institute of Physics (IOP), and Fhiona Mackay, Scotland’s National Centre for Languages, will discuss key points from the Subjects Matter reports for the UK and Scotland, which look at subject-specific continuing professional development (CPD) for teachers and draws on a wide range of evidence from England, Scotland and Wales. We’ll then invite you to share your ideas on this with fellow practitioners.

The event will take place on Microsoft Teams.

Visit the website for more information and to book your free place. 

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Join us online on 12 November, during Scottish Careers Week 2024. Hear how innovative educators across the country support children to tap into the languages they know and use at home and school while also developing employability skills in communication, creativity, teamwork, problem-solving and leadership.

Visit the website for more information and to register.

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