This document discusses eTwinning and how it can benefit language learning. It provides the following key points: - eTwinning enables teachers and students across 32 European countries to collaborate online using ICT. It is free to register and find partners to work on curriculum-based projects. - Some benefits of eTwinning include celebrating different cultures through native speaker contact, using authentic materials, and having a real audience to motivate students. - Teachers can register with eTwinning, find partner schools, submit project ideas for approval, and use tools like Twinspace (an online space) and real-time communication options to collaborate with partners. Successful projects can earn quality labels and awards.

1. eTwinning and MFL
Helena Butterfield
Head of MFL St. Michael’s RC School
eTwinning Ambassador
Links into Languages Trainer
http://helenabutterfield.net
helenabutterfield@gmail.com

2. Why?
• Celebrate different cultures
• Native speaker contact
• Authentic material
• Real audience
• Widens focus
• Motivation

4. What is eTwinning?
•Enables teachers, pupils and students in 32 European
countries to work together using ICT.
•European Commission’s partner finding and online
collaboration tool.
•Schools and colleges (working with pupils and students
between the ages of 3 and 20) can register details, create
a profile, search for partners and engage in online
partnerships
•Short or long term partnerships
•Collaborate on a range of curriculum based projects in
any subject area
•No administration process or time restriction
•Free!

5. www.etwinning.net

6. Register for eTwinning

7. Find a partner school

8. Submit your project idea for
approval
Submit your
project idea to
your NSS
(British Council)

9. Project kits

10. Project is approved and eTwinning
Label awarded

11. Twinspace
• Similar to VLE

12. Ideas that have worked

13. Blogging project with France

14. Wiki project (in English)
with France, Italy, Turkey,
Romania, Poland

15. Project on
our local
area in
German

16. On going
GCSE project
with France

17. Realtime communication
• Online Chat
Twinspace
Chatroom
Skype chat

18. • Video conference
Realtime face-to-face
communication

19. Awards and Recognition
Quality Labels: Recognition of
outstanding projects from the UK
NSS (British Council) and the
European CSS (EU)
UK eTwinning Awards
European eTwinning
Awards

20. More information
• The Langwitch Chronicles:
http://helenabutterfield.net
• eTwinning: www.etwinning.net
• British Council: www.britishcouncil.org
• helenabutterfield@gmail.com
• Twitter: @langwitch