Suzi Bewell, PGCE MFL Course Leader, The University of York Friday 16 th October 2015 The effective...

Suzi Bewell, PGCE MFL Course Leader, The University of York

www.pollyglotlanguages.co.uk

Friday 16th October 2015

The effective use of authentic literature in MFL

http://community.tes.co.uk/tes_modern_foreign_languages/b/tes_languages_week_2-6_june_2014/archive/2014/05/29/tes-languages-week.aspx

SESSION AIMS

In this session, I will:• focus on how you can integrate TL stories*,

songs, poems*, letters and short drama sketches into existing schemes of work

• send you away with a better understanding of how to inspire your language learners to develop their literacy skills, in part, with the help of free on-line media

• share with you links to lots of ready made resources so you can immediately implement some of the ideas on your return to school

The New NC and PoS forKS3 Languages

The new Programme of Study for Languages at KS3 states that pupils should 'read literary texts in the language [...], to stimulate ideas, develop creative expression and expand understanding of the language and culture.'

Exemplification: TL stories, songs, poems, letters and short drama sketches

Guardian, 11 September 2013http://tinyurl.com/language-teaching-crisis

‘Britain's foreign languages skills are in crisis. During the past month alone, ministers, university representatives, exam chiefs and industry bodies have each voiced their concern as entries to degree and A-level modern foreign language courses plummeted. So few young people are learning languages that in 10 years' time as many as 40% of university language departments are likely to close. Where did it all go wrong for UK language teaching?’

Taken from the same article:Professor Mike Kelly‘Young people are bored with describing their pets and what they do at the weekend […]

You've got to bear in mind that for 13-year-old kids, when they're making their subject choices, their decision depends heavily on what they enjoy studying.’

Conscious that the language curriculum is failing to inspire young people, schools and the Department for Education are looking at ways to make lessons more stimulating.

1. (Digital) Storytelling

• TL readers• TL magazines • Web 2.0 tools • iPad apps• Talking dice / Story Cubes• Mini Books

TL readers

• See PML Schemes of Work e.g. Catherine Cheater• Great range available from http://www.little-linguist.co.uk/http://www.europeanbookshop.com/http://www.amazon.co.uk

http://uk.mantralingua.com/ (talking books)

http://www.growstorygrow.com/ (annual subscription)

Topics: Tolerance RespectOthernessLanguage / Grammar:ColoursJ’ai… expressionsFuture tenseVerb être

¡Hombre de Color!

un libro de Jérôme Ruillier

Yo, hombre negro, cuando nací, era..

...neg

ro.

Tú, hombre blanco, cuando naciste, eras...

...rosa

.

Yo, cuando crecí, era..

...neg

ro.

Tú, cuando creciste, eras...

...bla

nco.

Yo, cuando tomo el sol, soy..

...neg

ro.

Tú, cuando tomas el sol, eres

...rojo

.

Yo, cuando tengo frío, soy..

...neg

ro.

Tú, cuando tienes frío, eres..

...azul

.

Yo, cuando tengo miedo, soy..

...neg

ro.

Tú, cuando tienes miedo, eres..

...verd

e.

Yo, cuando muera, seré..

...neg

ro.

Tú, cuando mueras, serás..

...gris.

Using non-fiction texts:Le droit à l'éducation

Ecoles du Monde - Milan Presse

Ofsted Achievement and ChallengeJanuary 2011

According to the most recent MFL report by Ofsted:

“most secondary students’ (…) intercultural understanding (…) was weak in the majority of the schools visited because they did not have good opportunities to develop it”

“teachers made insufficient use of the wealth of authentic material that is available to develop students’ intercultural knowledge.”

www.tinyurl.com/ofstedlanguages2011

TL magazines

http://maryglasgowplus.com/ (access to online support materials and archive)

http://www.elimagazines.com/

http://www.frenchmagforkids.com/ (French)

http://www.playbacpresse.fr/boutique.172.nos-magazines.php (French)

Web 2.0 tools for digital storytelling

www.toondoo.comhttp://tinyurl.com/ToondooPupilY8 (Y8 example)

www.goanimate.com http://goanimate.com/videos/0NnfTGpxHT5c/1(le week-end dernier, teacher produced example)

www.fodey.com (free newspaper generator)

iPad apps

Book Creator – The best App on the market

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0J9ptwcGLw (video tutorial*)

Talking Dice and Story Cubes

http://www.talkingdice.co.ukhttp://www.talkingdice.co.uk/iphone.htm http://www.storycubes.com/apps

Apps for iPad and actual dice

2. Music and MFL:a match made in heaven!

Today’s teenagers are overwhelming engaged with music: 92% of 14-17 year olds own an MP3 player and they listen to an average of nearly 2.5 hours of music per day.

Curriculum Now! Rachel Hawkes (ALL publication),Unit 2: What’s in a song?

ALL Language Today magazine – Summer 2012 Issue

Visit: http://www.all-languages.org.uk/

http://tinyurl.com/MusicMFLSBewell http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/mflandmusic

3. Creative use of Poetry in MFL

Why?- Rhymes, poems and songs are enjoyable and

memorable! - It deepens children’s intercultural understanding - It allows children to reproduce language with

confidence and fluency- Young children are more often than not brought

up acquiring 1L vocabulary via poems, rhymes & songs – it is familiar

Why?- It is a natural and holistic way for children to

learn- Poetry lends itself to multisensory and active

learning and enhances receptive and productive L2 skills

- It helps learners to develop oracy and literacy skills and more accurate pronunciation (via phonics)

- It can be used to help reinforce grammar and syntax ‘painlessly’

10 ideas to take away

1. Poem-a-weekAim to include at least one poem (song / rhyme) into your existing SoL

2. Use ICT (such as www.storybird.com * ) to help to engage reluctant writers in MFL

http://mfl-storybirds.wikispaces.com/ (collection of Storybirds ready to use)

3. One image many wordsChoose one piece of artwork and let their imaginations go wild!

4. Start simpleAcrostic poems and Calligrams are a great starting point. Once learners confidence grows, move onto Haikus and other more advanced types of poetry.

5. Poetry Slam!Turn it into a competition and have learners ‘perform’ their poems in front of an audience. This could be peers in class, in a year group assembly or even to parents.

6. Create a classroom poetry anthology Learners of all abilities could contribute to an annual MFL Poetry anthology. The final version could be printed / published and held in the school library and / or the web.

7. Poetry quiltCreate a colourful paper quilt wall display of pupils’ poems and art work (based on Barefoot Billion project)

8. Podcast PoetryEncourage creative speaking as well as writing using tools such as Sonocent Audio Notetaker and Periscope

9. Poet-treeHang pupils’ work off the branches of a tree like you would Christmas ornaments.

10. Longform poetryWith your older and more advanced learners, delve into sonnets, limericks, ballads and odes.

Der Schneemann (phonic focus)

Ich bin ein kleiner SchneemannGemacht aus Schnee und Eis

Mein Hut ist schwarz, Mein Schal ist rot,

Mein Mantel ist ganz weiß.

Der Schneemann

Ich bin _ _ _ kleiner Schneeman

Gemacht aus Schnee und _ _ __ _ _ _ Hut ist schwarz

Mein Schal ist rot,Mein Mantel ist ganz _ _ _ _

It’s all about the code!

www.accentlanguages.co.ukNadine Chadier

BSL sign

World 2015 - ALL ConnectedLanguage World 2015, 20-21 March 2015,

Newcastle University

To watch the free webinar, http://www.all-london.org.uk/webinars.htm

http://accent-on-pronunciation-french.teachable.com/

Resources, resources, resources!!!

Poems, rhymes and songs in hundreds oflanguages / dialects

www.mamalisa.com

French creole poem – Reunion

Resources, resources, resources!!!Poetry to teach Citizenship in L2 Charis Francais / Charis DeutschPromoting moral and spiritual developmentthrough the School Curriculum www.stapleford-centre.org

La vie est comme une peintre / Vivre en paixhttps://petitepipelette.wordpress.com/2015/06/14/all-goethe-event-poetry-in-mfl

/

Resources, resources, resources!!!

Take 10 auf Deutsch (Francais / Espanol)http://www.take10.org.uk

TL magazines e.g. Bambi, WinnieMona Lisa (Fr)N comme nuit (la ville d’Arles) (Fr)

https://petitepipelette.wordpress.com/2015/06/14/all-goethe-event-poetry-in-mfl

/

Resources, resources, resources!!!Finger and Hand rhymesDas ist meine Hand (G) / Voici ma main (Fr)

Opposites Bonjour matin, au revoir sommeil (Fr)Bonjour…, au revoir… Alt ist nicht neu (G)https://petitepipelette.wordpress.com/2015/06/14/all-goethe-event-poetry-in-mfl

/

MFL Haiku

Spanish example: (incorporating IU / wider Spanish Speaking world)

Google Search:poesía para los niños(images)

Basic ‘poetry’ - playing with similes

Rouge comme une tomateJaune comme… (+food)

Arm wie eine Kirchenmaus... wie eine Katze (+adjective)

Estar más loco que una cabraEstar más … que … (more open-ended)

Caligrams

Calligramtastic! (Pinterest ideas)

http://changing-phase.blogspot.co.uk/2009/06/calligrams.html

4. Letter Writing

A chance to step away from the computer!Children LOVE to receive letters and parcels –

rare thing in the 21st centuryOpportunity to develop reading and writing

skills for a real purpose and audience

Where to start?

https://www.etwinning.net

5. Drama and MFL

-Drama is a creative and cooperative form of learning. -It really motivates students-It can help to speed up the learning process-It can mean bringing real life as well as fantasy situations and characters into the classroom. -It requires enthusiasm and a willingness to take risks on the part of the students and the teacher.

Useful Drama and MFL links:

http://www.linksintolanguages.ac.uk/resources/2561 * Linked Up

http://www.kidsinco.com/about/ * Spanish examples

http://tinyurl.com/FRXmasPlay * ( www.audioboo.com )

http://www.play-script-and-song.com/fsl-french-activities.html *

French examples

http://tinyurl.com/TESAschenputtel * German e.g from TES resources

Where to go next

http://ALL-literature.wikidot.com

Fight the good MFL fight!

suzi@pollyglotlanguages.co.ukwww.pollyglotlanguages.co.uk