Parental PolyglotsLinking Language classrooms with the community
Factors contributing to low interest
Photo by Celie (CC)
Factors contributing to low interest
Factors contributing to low interest
Factors contributing to low interest
Factors contributing to low interest
Meet the parents
Initial idea : stimulating student demand (NALSSP)
Birth of Parental Polyglots
Parental Polyglots: Language courses for parents
Aims
to enhance the support provided by parents to language learners and to build parental support which is often pivotal for the sustained delivery of the language by the school.
to expose parents to how languages are taught in the 21st century.
to enable parents to provide modelling to their children thus making language learning a valued endeavour.
Who could apply?
Schools with an existing Languages program
What did the grant cover?
Funding was made available to support the implementation and delivery of regular language courses for the parents/caregivers of students attending the school.
Information to be provided by applicants
How will you evaluate the impact of this activity on parental involvement with their child’s language learning and/or attitude towards continuity in language learning?
Number of schools which offered PP courses
Asian languages Non-Asian languages
3 8
Asian languages Non-Asian languages
9 14
2010
2011
Survey Questions to Parents
How did you feel about learning languages before attending this course?
Has your opinion changed since then?
What, in your opinion, were some of the best things about doing this course?
What the teachers say…
‘We set up a class wiki for the parents to use at home…’
http://assaggini.wikispaces.com
‘We set up a class wiki for the parents to use at home…’
http://assaggini.wikispaces.com
Mr Q.
Contact DetailsGhislaine Barbe
Education Consultant, Languages K-12
Level 12, 99 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Phone (02) 9299 2845 Fax (02) 9290 2274
Web aisnsw.edu.au Email [email protected]
ABN 96 003 509 073