Languages
3 May 2024 (SCILT)
Check out the latest instalment of The Scottish Languages Review, now live on the SCILT website. Issue 37 of our online journal for language practitioners throughout Scotland and beyond contains, as always, a range of interesting contributions; from the experience of Chinese exchange teachers in Scottish primary schools to the use of creative puppetry in languages pedagogy, and from the relevance of intercultural understanding in the Curriculum for Excellence to the challenges around the provision and delivery of Arabic in Scotland and other European nations, the authors’ pieces are both thought provoking and insightful. In addition, see the editorial for details of the new range of submissions we are hoping to attract … You never know: your own article could appear in Issue 38!
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31 August 2015 (FutureLearn)
Are you interested in other countries? Do you want to study and understand other cultures? This free 4-week online course will take you on a journey through a number of periods from the medieval to the modern day, from Russia to Europe and all the way to Latin America.
The course starts on 12 October 2015. Visit the FutureLearn website to register.
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20 December 2014 (The Guardian)
Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.
This week’s question:
I’d really like to start learning Spanish in the new year and am weighing up the options. Classes at my local college cost £200 for the term. Would an online programme (or even old language tapes) be a better bet? What has worked for other readers?
What do you think?
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8 July 2013 (Department for Education)
Learning a foreign language is a liberation from insularity and provides an opening to
other cultures. A high quality languages education should foster pupils’ curiosity and
deepen their understanding of the world. The teaching should enable pupils to express
their ideas and thoughts in another language and to understand and respond to its
speakers, both in speech and in writing. It should also provide opportunities for them to
communicate for practical purposes, learn new ways of thinking and read great literature
in the original language. Language teaching should provide the foundation for learning
further languages, equipping pupils to study and work in other countries.
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25 January 2013 (British Council)
Simply answer a question on Chinese New Year for a chance to win a book token for your school.
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27/11/2012 (CISS)
The first CISS newsletter has now been published. This edition includes stories on Chinese language and cultural activities and events in schools across Scotland, as well as information on the work that CISS has been doing over the past few months. I’m sure you will agree it is a great showcase of all the fabulous work being done across Scotland to promote Chinese language and culture. Many thanks to those of you who contributed.
You can download the newsletter from the CISS website.
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