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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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