Timeline

I used a neat online tool called timeglider to create this timeline. http://timeglider.com with free registration
You can make more important events bigger. Great for history lessons!
Click on an event for more information and weblink.
Related events are colour coded
Drag the green slider down to 25 years for a better view.
Click on the spanner to view full screen.

Online Reading List

Documents, reports etc Download .pdf if available. Don't print - they are long!
CFE MODERN LANGUAGES OUTCOMES 2007
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/curriculumforexcellence/outcomes/languages/modernforeignlanguages/index.asp

Citzens of a Multilingual World (aka the Mulgrew) Report 2000
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library3/education/rati-00.asp rationale
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library3/education/cmwr-00.asp recommendations
2005 progress report: http://www.hmie.gov.uk/documents/publication/hmiecoaml.html

5-14 Guidelines
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/5to14/guidelines/modernlanguages/index.asp

HMIE
http://www.hmie.gov.uk/Publications.aspx

• Developing the four capacities through modern languages: focusing on successful learners in primary schools. 22/8/2008 .pdf
• Modern Languages - A portrait of current practice in Scottish schools 06/02/2007 .pdf

Standards and Quality: Primary and Secondary Schools 1994-1998: in Modern Languages 01/01/2002

Paris widget photos

Wordle update

Erin's wordle

It is now possible to embed wordles in blogs and wikis. I had such a job before pasting in screen grabs! Have made some changes to the wiki

If anyone else still has the URL of their wordle please email me it as the search feature in the gallery is no longer available.

Another new feature is the ability to link words together. If you type in a tilde ~ between words they won't be treated separately eg un~chat or un~poisson~rouge

Promenons-nous dans les bois

Just found this lovely karaoke version with vocab games http://www.jeuchanteenclasse.com/

Nasal vowels downloads

The 4 sets of nasal vowels rockets are avaiable to download from Sparklebox share zone

Get different sizes by printing 4 9 12 16 to a sheet. Print some blank ones on to card to add to as a new word crops up.

PGP session 2

Starter

We got into French mode by looking at a clip from BBC learning zone

It was no 1033 on greetings.

Vocabulary presentation and practice

I demoed some techniques for presenting new voc with flashcard picture and wordcards

We looked at MES English and Tools for educators for generating resources like flashcards and dominoes

21st Century vocab learning with quizlet. Pupils can make their own to practise. My set on French colours here  My other quizlets here

Literacy links with L1

We talked about what skills in L1 would help L2 learning

I think the most important one is the ability to give synoyms and express yourself in other words, to work out what an expression really means eg he had a new jumper on = he wore a new jumper.

Knowing parts of speech is really useful too. We had a look at Grammar Ninja on the web. It can be downloaded and customised with your own sentences in French or German or Spanish. 

Dictionary and reading skills

prediction, clues, context, similarities with English or Latin/Greek words, general knowledge of Mythology la méduse - jellyfish, le renard Reynard the Fox (Aesop's tales, I think)

Finally a challenging reading task on African animal factfiles. This idea is shamelessly stolen from Lynne's blog

In fact most of my ideas are sparked off by my PLN (personal learning network) on Twitter and others such as Talkabout Primary MFL. "Sharing is caring!" Get yourself connected!

I've enjoyed these brief sessions with you and wish you well in your placement and for the future.

Please email me if you have any French related queries or want to share anything  you have seen or done! Or leave a comment.

Bonne continuation!