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Scotland's National Centre for Languages Newsletter Summer 2015 Scotland’s National Centre for Languages Newsletter SCILT’s motivational Business Breakfasts [ Welcome to the SCILT newsletter ] Welcome to the SCILT newsletter Editorial 02 SCILT News Dear colleagues British Academy Schools 09 Language Awards Welcome to the summer 2015 edition of the SCILT newsletter. I hope that 2014/15 has been a productive Local Authorities session for you and that you’re now looking forward to the 11 summer holidays – there is light at the end of the tunnel! I’m pleased to share the news of the appointment of 18 Corseford School a new Depute Director here at SCILT. Petra McLay has joined us on secondment from Bell Baxter High School in Fife. I’m sure you’ll meet Petra at some of our SCILT 19 Cultural Organisations events and that you’ll enjoy working with her. We also say goodbye to two of our professional development officers whose secondments are coming to an end. Partnerships Beyond School Christian Baert has already returned to his substantive 22 post in Shetland and Victoria Henry will be returning to her post in East Dunbartonshire for the start of the new Job Profile term. I’m sure you’ll join me in wishing them both well. 24 Meanwhile the 2015/16 menu of professional learning opportunities has been compiled by the team so that we 25 SCILT Staff can continue to support language teachers throughout their careers. Please remember that the SCILT team is here to support all your professional learning needs At the University of Strathclyde, SCILT has a number of partnerships and all our services are completely free of charge. More with key organisations in Scotland, UK and further afield. information is available from our website. We have lots of events planned for the months ahead including regional 1+2 learning events, competitions and workshops. Please keep your eye on our weekly e-bulletin for all the most up-to-date information. If SCILT you’ve not signed up for the bulletin, please contact Scotland’s National Centre for Languages us ([email protected]) and we’ll gladly add you to the LH-232 Lord Hope Building University of Strathclyde mailing list. 141 St James Road Glasgow, G4 0LT All that is left for me to do is to wish you a restful Tel: 0141 444 8163 summer holiday whether you are staying at home or Email: [email protected] venturing further afield. Happy holidays! Disclaimer - SCILT’s newsletter is published twice a year and contains Best wishes contributions from schools, local authorities and cultural organisations. It provides a forum for contributors to share some of the interesting Fhiona Fisher, Director work being carried out by the languages community across Scotland. SCILT, however, does not necessarily endorse or promote the practice described in these pages. 01 Scotland’s National Centre for Languages [ Summer 2015 ] [ SCILT News ] SCILT News Business Breakfasts CILT was delighted to host three that pupils had the opportunity to ask for Smotivational Business Breakfast advice on how languages could benefit events in Glasgow, Edinburgh and them in their future careers. The day Aberdeen at the beginning of this concluded with inspirational speakers, year. Our main aim was to support Jim Fleeting, from the Scottish Football S3-S6 pupils in the uptake of language Association, and Atta Yaqub, Football learning in the senior phase by Equity Officer for the Scottish Football providing schools with an opportunity Association and Scottish actor. to hear from various dynamic speakers who view language skills as a key part Demand for these events was high, to the success of their businesses. resulting in over 500 pupils across 14 • [The event] taught me the authorities and independent schools importance of respecting culture Pupils were welcomed by keynote participating. Here are some comments and communication. speakers Anne MacColl from Scottish received from those who attended: • This has inspired me to learn an Development International and Rita additional language. Stephen from Aberdeen City Council, • It really helped me to understand followed by several workshops led by the importance of languages and Visit the business section of our website a number of business leaders: Radio inspired me to continue with learning where you will find presentations, Lingua, Clansman Dynamics, Barclays another language. images and feedback from these Bank, The Open University, Waldorf • I would recommend this to young successful events (http://www.scilt. Astoria Hotel and TOTAL E&P UK LTD. people, especially at the time when org.uk/Business/BusinessBreakfasts/ In addition, a business marketplace ran they are choosing their subjects. tabid/5242/Default.aspx). throughout the day and was manned by a • [The event] expanded my knowledge number of companies and institutions so of jobs involving languages. Emma McLean, SCILT www.scilt.org.uk 02 [ SCILT News ] Language learning for future primary teachers children via interdisciplinary learning. They • It was brilliant. It built up my explored maximising the potential of ICT confidence again in speaking in languages using apps and hardware as languages and gave me so many teaching resources and as Assessment is practical ways to teach languages in for Learning tools for practitioners. the classroom! It has made me really look forward to teaching languages. Students also developed their • The course has definitely given me understanding of early language much more confidence in teaching acquisition and carried out professional languages. I think it was highlighted ebruary saw BEd students from Moray reading to analyse and critique the latest that I need to revisit my French skills! FHouse taking part in an extended primary languages policy, research and But I realise I do not need to be an professional learning opportunity aimed practice. expert in order to teach. at preparing future primary teachers to • It has increased my confidence deliver the 1+2 languages policy. The main objective of the course was to to deliver an additional language Over three days, trainees were involved in increase students’ confidence in teaching in small manageable steps. Good practical activities for teaching languages another language and this was certainly practical advice and examples have focused on effective primary language met upon considering the end-of-course increased my confidence. learning pedagogy. This group of non- evaluations: • I have a better understanding of how specialist students used their basic to integrate languages into everyday linguistic skills to participate in interactive • This course has increased my practice and why it is important. approaches to learning, showing that a confidence in my ability to teach little language definitely goes a long way; languages to children. I am not fluent The SCILT team is looking forward to from using simple texts such as ‘The very in any language but the course working with students from the University hungry caterpillar’ to develop listening has increased my enthusiasm and of Glasgow soon! and talking skills, to exploiting reading and enjoyment of languages and has extended writing opportunities with older motivated me to learn French. Angela De Britos, SCILT Languages for life at Brechin High School 3 learners from Brechin High School to use their language skills to explore skills like team work and organisational S recently took part in a Business the properties needed for buildings to skills such as prioritising and working to a Language project which used their withstand a tsunami. Each group was deadline. If you want to know more about language skills in real-life humanitarian given a budget and had to design a village the project, please read the case study in crisis scenarios. within these constraints. the Business section of the SCILT website (http://bit.ly/SCILT_BLC_BrechinHS). To launch the project the Royal Navy The top eight winning teams were selected explained their global role providing from each scenario by the school staff If you are interested in developing a similar disaster relief, and SCILT discussed the and then had to present their solution to a programme in your school please contact role of languages in the workplace. Then, Dragon’s Den Panel consisting of Angus the SCILT team ([email protected]). the learners were split into four groups and Council staff, SCILT and the Royal Navy. were allocated one of the two scenarios. All participants received a prize ranging Christian Baert, SCILT from a visit to a new Navy battleship, to In the first scenario the young people had vouchers and goody bags. to create some cards with key sentences in the target language to be able to The project helped to highlight the assist a Royal Navy engineer or medic importance of language skills in a very to be understood in another language grown-up and relevant context that while operating within the challenging provided learners with a practical situation situation of a humanitarian crisis. In the in which to apply their language skills. second scenario the learners were asked Learners also developed transferable 03 Scotland’s National Centre for Languages [ Summer 2015 ] [ SCILT News ] Michelin visits Craigie High School n 15 January 2015 all S3 pupils Oat Craigie High School had the opportunity to participate in the Business Language Champions event, organised by SCILT and the languages department. The morning started with a keynote speech from the Quality Guarantee Manager representing Michelin, the French tyre company in Dundee. He talked to the learners about his work at Michelin and how he was able to improve his language skills when he was sent to work at Michelin headquarters in Clermont-Ferrand, in France. Michelin is an example of a global company in which language skills are crucial to its success. In the Dundee factory, a significant proportion of people at all levels are trained to speak French.
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