More than words

Lisa Stevens
Lisa StevensPrimary languages educator and consultant
Join Lisa Stevens (@lisibo) at
as she suggests that language
learning is about
Westlife wisdom
“It’s more than words
And it’s more than what you say
It’s the things you do.”
This session explores the notion that learning a
language is about so much more than lists of
words and grammar. Drawing from the speaker’s
own observations and experiences as a lifelong
language learner as well as a teacher and mother,
we will consider the importance of context, culture,
communication, celebration and connections in
nurturing learners with an enduring passion for
language(s).
Words are important
So is something to stick them
together.
Auntie Susan
However, it takes more than
bricks and mortar to make a
wall.
What do you need?
 Context
 Communication
 Culture
 Celebration
 Connections
Context
“When you are eating with so-and-so, whose bowl
do you fill first?”
Jack Herbert
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Too much of a good thing…
Communication
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"One of the hardest
things in life is having
words in your heart that
you can't utter."
—James Earl Jones
‘If in doubt, make it up!’
How do we deal with mistakes?
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Are we teaching the words
children want and/or need?
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Not just
words.
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Hands of the World
Makaton
across
countries and
languages
Connections
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Included looking at the beauty of words
Etymology
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https://somethinelse.com/projects/something-rhymes-with-purple/
https://www.lightbulblanguages.co.uk/resources-language-links.htm
From LightBulbLanguages
https://www.lightbulblanguages.co.uk/resources/
PrimarySpanish/days.pdf
CULUL CHUCLATI ROSAS CULUL SALMON CULUL ABU CULUL UBI
NTSUNDU PINKI ORENJI NGWEVU MFUSA
COKLAT MERAH MUDA ORANYE ABU ABU UNGU
KHAVE RENGI PEMBE TURUNCU GRI MOR
BRUN ROSA ORANSJE GRÅ LILLA
KAPAMPANGAN
XHOSA
MALTESE
INDONESIAN
TURKISH
NORWEGIAN
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Celebration
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LANGUAGES
There are so many languages; I can't count there's so much.
There's Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, African and Dutch.
There are so many languages
In this world
But very few of them have I been told.
There's Spanish and French
I'm sure,
And Dutch, Maori and many more.
There are so many languages, every one is unique.
There are so many languages about which we can all speak.
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Be proud!
Show off your
‘super power!’
And share it!
Culture
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https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/intercultural-studies-language-culture
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Intercultural Projects
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eTwinning
https://www.britishcouncil.org/
etwinning
It’s an amazing way of
making links and finding out
about others in a fun
and safe way.
53
https://erasmusplusletsgocultural.blogspot.com/
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Current
affairs
"For me, words are a form of action, capable
of influencing change. Their articulation
represents a complete, lived experience."
—Ingrid Bengis
"By words we learn thoughts, and by
thoughts we learn life." —Jean Baptiste
Girard
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My website – ¡Vámonos!
lisibo.com
Twitter - @lisibo
Ltd
Languages in Primary
Schools (Facebook)
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More than words

Editor's Notes

  1. Words can hurt and
  2. Skills
  3. Dictionary vs usage Pitfalls of Google Translate https://www.redlinels.com/pros-and-cons-of-google-translate/
  4. Be careful with words In the right place, all great words but not in all contexts
  5. Sympathetic native Cognates and false friends
  6. If in doubt make it up!
  7. http://www.whitehousecommon.bham.sch.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3020:this-is-me-signed-in-makaton-hands-of-the-world-project&catid=81&Itemid=278 http://www.whitehousecommon.bham.sch.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3068:a-million-dreams-signed-in-makaton&catid=81&Itemid=278
  8. LBL etymology
  9. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/59665/feast-your-eyes-beautiful-linguistic-family-tree http://www.sssscomic.com/comic.php?page=195
  10. http://www.whitehousecommon.bham.sch.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2933:celebrating-linguistic-and-cultural-diversity-day-7&catid=81&Itemid=278
  11. Worksheets https://global.oup.com/education/content/dictionaries/free-resources/oxford-school-dictionary-word-origins-free-resources/?region=uk
  12. Card game if time
  13. deduction
  14. Transition Assemblies school website LANGUAGES There are so many languages; I can't count there's so much. There's Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, African and Dutch. There are so many languages In this world But very few of them have I been told. There's Spanish and French I'm sure, And Dutch, Maori and many more. There are so many languages, every one is unique. There are so many languages about which we can all speak.
  15. Transition Assemblies school website LANGUAGES There are so many languages; I can't count there's so much. There's Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, African and Dutch. There are so many languages In this world But very few of them have I been told. There's Spanish and French I'm sure, And Dutch, Maori and many more. There are so many languages, every one is unique. There are so many languages about which we can all speak.
  16. http://www.whitehousecommon.bham.sch.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2897:language-leaders-2017-18&catid=81&Itemid=278
  17. Eskimos and snow Pullum, G. 1991. The great Eskimo vocabulary hoax and other irreverent essays on the study of language. Chicago: Chicago University Press. http://www.lel.ed.ac.uk/~gpullum/EskimoHoax.pdf
  18. eTwinning - making links across Europe making links with other parts of this country - Gaelic festivals - celebrate them
  19. http://www.whitehousecommon.bham.sch.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=87&Itemid=302 https://erasmusplusletsgocultural.blogspot.com/
  20. PASS THE POD!
  21. How do these relate to languages?