Literacy News - Secondary This page will keep you up to date with national initiatives and developments in languages as well as suggesting resources and websites that you may find useful.
I’d also be delighted to hear about any exciting and successful language work that you and your class have been involved in. Contact me at the Oban Education Office on 01631 564 908 or send me an email – Elliot.
Useful English Language Links
www.teachit.co.ukOffers a wide variety of lessons, resources and worksheets in all subjects including language and literature
www.english-teaching.co.uk
Downloadable resources for all levels - some of which can be edited by class teachers
www.onestopenglish.com
Downloadable resources for all levels - some of which can be edited by class teachers
http://scottishbooktrust.com
Site - interactive in parts - promoting reading for young people. Some writing activities too.
http://bubl.ac.uk
Resource site from Strathclyde University - some good material on literature for H and AH
The Scots Language and Scottish texts
The languages, dialects and literature of Scotland provide a rich resource for children and young people to learn about Scotland’s culture, identity and language. Through engaging with a wide range of texts they will develop an appreciation of Scotland’s vibrant literary and linguistic heritage and its indigenous languages and dialects. This principle suffuses the experiences and outcomes and it is expected that practitioners will build upon the diversity of language represented within the communities of Scotland, valuing the languages which children and young people bring to school.
From ‘Curriculum for Excellence: literacy and English, Principles and Practice’ 2009.
Useful Scots Language Links
http://www.scotslanguage.com/
There is information about learning the Scots language and information about how Scots is used in educational settings. Projects, research results and examples of good teaching practice are grouped together according to the age or level of those involved.
http://www.dsl.ac.uk/
The Dictionary of the Scots Language (DSL) comprises electronic editions of the two major historical dictionaries of the Scots language: the 12-volume Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (DOST) and the 10-volume Scottish National Dictionary (SND). DOST contains information about Scots words in use from the twelfth to the end of the seventeenth centuries (Older Scots); and SND contains information about Scots words in use from 1700 to the 1970s (modern Scots).Its educational uses range from university research to help with the production of Scots materials for young children.
http://www.scots-online.org/
This excellent resource contains a wealth of easy to use information about Scottish regional dialects.
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone/kist/
This is a superb resource comprising text and downloadable sound files suitable for primary and secondary pupils.
Useful Foreign Language Links
www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle
invaluable resource for Scottish language teachers
www.abcteach.com lots of useful bits and pieces
www.pie.org.uk updates and news from the Partners in Excellence project
www.languagezone.org online language community for staff and students involved in the Partners in Excellence project
www.sunderlandschools.org lots of downloadable resources from Sunderland schools
http://www.languagesonline.org.uk great online exercises in French/German/Spanish/Italian from the Royal Grammar School in High Wycombe
http://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk language resources in French/German/Spanish/Italian from the Ashcombe School in Surrey - particularly good for listening.
Tobermory High blog for French classes Tobermory High blog for French classes
http://lynnehorn.edublogs.org Glow mentor blog with lots of ICT ideas for languages
www.joedale.typepad.com advice and tips from Isle of Wight teacher Joe Dale on integrating ICT into language teaching
http://tf1.fr/ Site for the French channel tf1 which has lots of video resources, especially good for up to date French music videos
http://www.time-for-time.com an interactive clock great for teaching the time
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