Talking to the World
Talking to the World was led by the Open University in partnership with local secondary schools.Activites focused on language in different contexts, such as work, the environment, international events, careers, and the arts.
Talking to the World was led by the Open University in partnership with local secondary schools.Activites focused on language in different contexts, such as work, the environment, international events, careers, and the arts.
17 students from a variety of schools in Central and North London took part in this pilot activity. Languages offerend were: French, german and Spanish.
The workshop enabled participants with varying experience in use of ICT to create a range of teaching materials using Powerpoint and interactive whiteboard.
The Arsenal Double Club Portuguese contains classroom as well as PE activities in Portuguese. Students who take part in this project report increased motivation and initiative.
When you sign up for the project, you will received:
You can run the Double Club as an after-school club, as part of the curriculum or at half-terms.
After your students complete the Double Club, you will be invited to a tour of the Emirates.
Please see attached a sample lesson for your information.
To register, go to: http://www.arsenaldoubleclub.co.uk
This activity aims to harness the enthusiasm surrounding the Brazil 2014 World Cup and provide an ideal opportunity for your students to:
Overview of the tasks
The Challenge involves 6 tasks which build on materials from the 6 lessons in the Arsenal Double Club Portuguese course. These are described in more detail on the Teacher Explanation Sheet attached.
Rules of the Game
The winners will be invited to a World Cup Day at the Arsenal Emirates Stadium!
This event has already closed. We will be anouncing the winners soon.
Win a chance to perform in the L Factor Festival* and take part in a unique music workshop!
Between September 2013 and July 2014, Capital L will be holding a languages and music competition aimed at London’s secondary school students aged between 14 and 19 years old: “The Language Factor Song Competition”.
Visit our YouTube page to see past entries and testimonials: http://www.youtube.com/user/routessoas
Entries should:
There will be two age categories for the competition:
a. 14-16 years old (years 9-11)
b. 17-19 years old (years 12 & 13)
We strongly encourage schools to make this a cross-curricular activity between music and languages departments. For more information on the competition rules, please see the document 'L Factor Competition Guidelines', which will be uploaded in September 2013.
Please register here to receive the teacher pack, and for further information about the support available. To request copies of the poster, please contact: routes.admin@soas.ac.uk
*The L Factor Festival will take place in July 2014 at SOAS Brunei Gallery Theatre. Teachers, parents and classmates will be welcome. All shortlisted songs will be uploaded onto a private YouTube page.
SOAS, University of London
Tuesday 23 April 2013 1.00 – 4:30pm
Saturday 27 April 2013 - 10.00am-1:30pm
Tuesday 30 April 2013 - 1.00- 4.00pm
The Turkish Immersion Academy is a project which is being offered for students who have been entered for GCSE Turkish.
Each weekly session will consist of two language lessons by a SOAS academic as well as a chance to meet current SOAS students and find out more about higher education. Students will also receive information about studying languages at universities as well as about other language qualifications; and refreshments will be provided.
The aims of the project are to help prepare students for their GCSE Turkish examinations (particularly by improving their written skills), to give these students the opportunity to experience the university environment, and to raise the profile of world languages in general.
Please see attached further information and an application form.
This is an interactive mini-lecture (in PowerPoint) El Ave: la modernización del transporte ferroviario (The Spanish high speed train: modernisation of rail transport) that includes illustrations and maps. It is written in simple Spanish and, in order to cater for the different levels of ability, can be delivered either in Spanish, with some spoken English explanations to re-cap on different sections in the lecture, or in Spanish with a spoken English translation of each point, as well as some recapping and questions.
The session is planned to be accessible at the same time as giving an insight into what it would be like to study Spanish in first year undergraduate program. It hopes to encourage students and consider the beneifts of continuing to study languages.
It is a particularly good opportunity to engage with the language for beginners of Spanish, such as Year 12 IB Ab Initio students. However, it is also an effective exercise for GCSE and A-level students in terms of reading and listening language skills.
For more information about the workshop please refer to the pdf below. To register or for more questions, you can also write to us at routes@soas.ac.uk.