Resources for eTwinners (and others in school partnerships) to support

language teaching at primary through international links

Vicky GoughTherese Comfort

British Council Schools• ENRICHED EDUCATION – Sustained collaboration

between the UK and other countries on professional development, curricula, system reform and policy dialogues provides improved educational outcomes for young people.

• GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP INCREASED - Young people and educators demonstrate an increased capacity in the skills, understanding and outlook required to work in a global economy and contribute responsibly to society, locally and globally.

creative

makes connectionsquestioning

communicates well

confident global citizen

thirst for knowledge

curious

generates ideas

Multi lingual

perseveres

listens and reflects

critical self-editing

skilled shaper

literate

willing to have a go

thinks for themselves

shows initiative

gets on well with othersmakes a difference

acts with integrityself-esteem

‘can do’ attitude

learns from mistakes

independent

With thanks to QCDA

Resources

Our flagship global learning resources have been developed or co-developed within British Council programmes, working with schools and teachers who exemplify best practice. These resources could be used with your partner school in another country.

Sharing lives, sharing languages

• Introduction• Activities• Plenary• Extension work• Exchange work

Over to you!

• How would you use these resources?• Which age group?• Would it be part of language curriculum or

more useful with eg Catalan, Finnish or Urdu speaking partner school ?

• Do you have any additional suggestions for inclusion or further activities?

We heard it in the playground

• To introduce numbers one to six (or a wider range of numbers)

• To explore, with their partner school, the theme of playground games

Hello everyone!

• To understand that there are different greetings for different people in English

• To know how to greet children and teachers in their partner school

• To begin to develop an awareness of the different social conventions used for greetings by cultures throughout the world

Hello everyone!

• Introduction• http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/

projects-and-resources/ragdoll-films• Speaking and listening• www.primarylanguages.org.uk • Reading and writing

Over to you!

• How would you use these resources?• Which age group?• Would it be part of language curriculum or

more useful with eg Catalan, Finnish or Urdu speaking partner school ?

• Do you have any additional suggestions for inclusion or further activities?

Contact

vicky.gough@britishcouncil.org