17. “ I am just in awe of the energy and ideas that have gone into this. Linking it with the website, as well as allowing it to be an organic idea, is just a stroke of genius, and one which will be welcomed with open arms throughout the language teaching community. Well done to all concerned and very many thanks. One of my best buys!”
18. The International Dimension Major in culture in your teaching Expand your trips and exchanges Publicise everything Use technology for linking
23. International Schools Award Modellschule & Gesamtschule, Obersberg Bad Hersfeld, Germany Anna van Rijn College Nieuwegein, Holland Collège Pierre de Fermat Toulouse, France Lycée Jean Jaurès Reims, France IES Emilio Alarcos Gijón, Spain Instituto Lord Byron Arequipa Perú Institut Ramon Muntaner Figueras, Spain Edendale School Gauteng, South Africa Escola Secundaria do Noroeste 1 Maputo, Mozambique
33. Two stars and a wish! Think about two things that raise the profile of languages already in your school – can you publicise these even more widely? Think about one new thing that you would like to develop to blaze a trail for languages in your school – try to be explicit about the knowledge and/or skills you need to achieve this. Make a list of next steps to achieve this one new thing!
34. The multiple USPs of languages Rachel Hawkes Comberton Village College [email_address] www.rachelhawkes.typepad.com/linguacom
Notas del editor
Curriculum Now! by Rachel Hawkes has lots of ideas for linking with other subjects and developing skills, and comes with online resources. It can be ordered via the www.all-nsc.org.uk website or by phoning ALL on 0116 229 7453.
Maps of Peru and Spain. Pupils guess where the various animals live. The pictures of the animals appear on the correct country by clicking.
A thinking activity where colleagues identify two links already made with another subject – could be a project, could be a skill overlap (even if not explicit at the moment), could be ways of working