Young Europeans Love Languages Bologna, Italy 27th October 2011

Young Europeans Love Languages

Bologna, Italy27th October 2011

Youth Sport Trust

• Creating more and better opportunities for young people to participate, perform and lead/volunteer in Physical Education & Sport

• Raising the attainment and achievement of young people in and through Physical Education and Sport

building a brighter future for young people through physical education and sport

Bev WhitesideEducation Development ManagerYouth Sport Trust

Motivating Language Learners through Sport

Aims

• To demonstrate why and how linking languages and physical education and sport can engage and motivate learners

• To explore the links between sport and languages

• To share some practical examples for the classroom

• To share examples of projects

What is it about Sport and Physical Education that appeals to young people?

What is it about Languages that young people enjoy?

Learning together

• Group and team work

• Competition

• Practical learning opportunities

• Being outside a traditional classroom setting

• Mentoring and coaching

• Developing leadership and teamwork skills

• Communicating with each other

• Learning about others

Examples

Group work and learning outside the classroom

Partner School Exchange – Dance and Language Leaders

TOUR DE MOUNTBATTENCompetition

Teamwork

Practical ideas for the classroom.

Against the clock

Relay races

Competition Leagues

LE PENTHALON

ÉPREUVE 1 ÉCOUTER

ÉPREUVE 2 PARLER

ÉPREUVE 3 LIRE

ÉPREUVE 4 ÉCRIRE

ÉPREUVE 5

C’ESTEXTRA! (G+T)+

POINTS

Médaille d’or points

Médaille d’argent points

Médaille de bronze points

Je m’appelle Didier Drogba. J’habite en Angleterre mais je suis africain. Je viens de la Côte d’Ivoire en Afrique

Sporting hero profiles

Exploiting sporting events throughout the year

• Display• Reading materials• Home learning tasks

The Language of Sport

Some project ideas

• Linking with the PE Department

• Learning about the culture of a country

• Developing leadership skills

• Learning and practising Spanish outside the classroom

• Positive role models

Spanish through handballLymm High School

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• Independent learners

• Role models

• Responsibility

• Communication skills

• Confidence

• Reflective learners

www.sportsleaders.org

Foreign Language Leaders AwardBramcote Hills

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• ‘Meanings that matter’

• Links to other curriculum areas

• Practical learning opportunities

• Teamwork

Context of sport and healthDroitwich Spa

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Bev WhitesideEducation Development Manager

bev.whiteside@youthsporttrust.org

+447825 065183

The Language of Sport II

Available from

www.youthsportdirect.org

YST Membershipwww.youthsporttrust.org/membership

• This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission can not be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

• Project number 143337-LLP-1-2008-1-DE-KA2-KA2NW