North West

The ever popular Language Enrichment Events are back for winter 2013/2014. Aimed at year 8 pupils, the events are designed to motivate language learners and encourage them to carry on with their languages to GCSE level. Our research shows that the events improve uptake at GCSE by 24%.

The events use language tasters and cultural activities in less widely taught languages to encourage the learning of languages generally.

Cost per pupil: £4 / Free for Widening Participation (WP) schools.

The events are only open to schools where languages are not compulsory. Priority will be given to schools who have not attended a LEE in previous years.

Be inspired: Study Abroad event

Wednesday 27th November 2013 1pm – 4.30pm

Geoffrey Manton Building, Manchester Metropolitan University

Open to 1st year students across all disciplines

The Be Inspired: Study Abroad Event is designed to provide students with the inspiration, information and support they need to go out and study or volunteer abroad.

An exchange programme is one of the greatest opportunities at university and our aim is to make our students see how it can benefit them. Students will discover what exchange programmes are available to them, how to apply, what financial support they could be entitled to, but most importantly, how the experience can change their lives.

There will be guest speakers from a range of different backgrounds who all have one thing in common: the year abroad. These speakers have partaken in the year abroad during university, and proceeded to utilize the skills and experience they gained to reach their current positions in their desired careers. There will also be representatives from volunteering organizations SKIP and KAYA to talk about volunteering opportunities that are available to students, should they wish to partake in a different type of experience abroad. At the end of the talk there will be a panel question and answer session where students have the opportunity to ask all speakers any questions and obtain further information.

Following the talk, there will be an information fair with refreshments where students have the opportunity to find out any further information about the different countries available to them, and talk to Erasmus and World Wide Exchange students who are currently studying at MMU on their exchange. We feel that this is a fantastic way for students to find out exactly what a study abroad experience can be like!

The benefits of attending the event are simple – students will discover opportunities that they might not have known were available to them. They will receive specific information about the going abroad process, as well as inspirational stories of how studying abroad has affected the lives of so many others. It is commonly mistaken that only students studying a language at university can go and study abroad, and we are here to show students that this is not always the case. Everyone who attends will be entered into a prize draw to win a £50 Amazon voucher, which will be drawn on the day!   

Guest Speakers:

Sharon Handley:  Dean/Pro-Vice Chancellor of Humanities, Languages & Social Science

Lizzie Fane:  “ThirdYearAbroad.com” creator
                       Academic Associate of the Higher Education Academy
                       Communications Advisor for “Speak to the Future”

Helen Jones:  Bentley Motors

Tomoko Endersby:  MMUI – International Exchange/Study Abroad Manager

Andy McShane:  MMUI – Administrator for International Exchanges/Study Abroad

Megan Smith:  MMU Study Abroad Alumni graduate of Spanish & Teaching English as a Foreign Language

John Singh-Green:  MMU Study Abroad Alumni graduate of Public Services.  

SKIP volunteering

KAYA volunteering

Wednesday, 22nd January 2014 - 1.00-4.00 pm - French Essay Writing for Film (La Haine)

These half-day events are offered in French, Spanish, German and Italian, and will focus on a popular film studied by A2 students. The workshop will include the following elements: structuring an essay, arguing and illustrating a point, focusing on characters, themes and director’s style, building a phrase-bank to discuss films, learning film terminology.

This event has a charge of £5 per pupil to cover some of the costs.

Funded by Routes into Languages.

Please note that this is a repeat of the workshop held on 28th November 2013.

‘Creative subtitling’

12th November 2013 5-7pm

A two-hour workshop for language teachers encompassing software training in Windows Movie Maker and communicative activities for using subtitles in the language classroom to teach the different language skills to learners of different levels of proficiency.

Creating subtitles provides a unique and motivating opportunity for our learners to develop their language skills. During this workshop participants will be trained in using subtitling software, and we will discuss activities for all levels of proficiency to develop different language skills.

During the session participants will have the opportunity to create their own subtitles. Sample clips will be provided in different languages, but participants can bring along their own film clips to create ready-to-use materials for their specific learners.

Windows Movie Maker will be used throughout the session, as most of our learners will have access to the software at home and in school.

Winners of the school-wide Spelling Bee competitions for Year 7 will join us for the Regional Spelling Bee Final on Wednesday, 19th March 2014, from 2.30-6.00pm.

The competition will be held at Manchester Metropolitan University and will see the region's top spellers in French, German and Spanish competing for a place in the National Final, which will be held in July 2014 (Further details will be available shortly).

Winners will be presented with trophies, with certificates for the runners up.

Urdu GCSE, AS / A2 Study Day

Film - English Vinglish

Thu 21 November 2013

10:30 - 15:00.  Doors open to school groups: 10.00

Recommended for GCSE and GCE Urdu

£3 per student, 158 places

Led by Sheraz Ali, Urdu Lecturer, the University of Manchester and Urdu Teacher at Levenshulme High School

Projector is a collaboration project between Routes into Languages NW & Cornerhouse Manchester. This is a year-round education programme, which uses film, moving image and contemporary art to enrich students’ learning and bring innovation to the classroom.

Wednesday, 16th October 2013 -  1.00-4.00 pm - German Essay Writing for Film (Goodbye Lenin)

These half-day events are offered in French, Spanish, German and Italian, and will focus on a popular film studied by A2 students. The workshop will include the following elements: structuring an essay, arguing and illustrating a point, focusing on characters, themes and director’s style, building a phrase-bank to discuss films, learning film terminology.

This event has a charge of £5 per pupil to cover some of the costs. 

Funded by Routes into Languages.

Wednesday, 4th December 2013 -  1.00-4.00 pm - French Essay Writing for Film (Au Revoir Les Enfants)

These half-day events are offered in French, Spanish, German and Italian, and will focus on a popular film studied by A2 students. The workshop will include the following elements: structuring an essay, arguing and illustrating a point, focusing on characters, themes and director’s style, building a phrase-bank to discuss films, learning film terminology.

This event has a charge of £5 per pupil to cover some of the costs. 

Funded by Routes into Languages.

Thursday 28th November 2013 -  1.00-4.00 pm - French Essay Writing for Film (La Haine)

These half-day events are offered in French, Spanish, German and Italian, and will focus on a popular film studied by A2 students. The workshop will include the following elements: structuring an essay, arguing and illustrating a point, focusing on characters, themes and director’s style, building a phrase-bank to discuss films, learning film terminology.

This event has a charge of £5 per pupil to cover some of the costs. 

Funded by Routes into Languages.

Wednesday, 5th February 2014 -  1.00-4.00 pm - Spanish Essay Writing for Film (Pan’s Labyrinth)

These half-day events are offered in French, Spanish, German and Italian, and will focus on a popular film studied by A2 students. The workshop will include the following elements: structuring an essay, arguing and illustrating a point, focusing on characters, themes and director’s style, building a phrase-bank to discuss films, learning film terminology.

This event has a charge of £5 per pupil to cover some of the costs. 

Funded by Routes into Languages.

This is a repeat of the event held on 28th November 2013.