The document discusses ways to spice up and improve a Year 7 secondary school languages curriculum. It provides ideas for making the curriculum more engaging, cross-curricular, and focused on skills rather than prescribed content. Suggestions include using stories, songs, poetry, international links, podcasts, blogs, and competitions to practice vocabulary and language skills in fun and creative ways.

1. Spicing up your Y7 SOW Helena Butterfield HOD MFL St. Michael’s RC School Links into Languages Trainer eTwinning Ambassador

3. The future in our hands What do we want our pupils to be able to do?

4. “New” Secondary Curriculum Cross curricular Creativity Active learning More engaging (compelling contexts) Intercultural understanding Less prescribed content with a focus on skills http://www.all-nsc.org.uk/nsc /

5. The big picture

6. Bringing it all together http://www.all-nsc.org.uk/nsc/?q =node/86

7. Transition Previous learning Mixed experiences What can we learn from Primary Languages

8. How can we put this into practice? Stories Songs Phonics Poetry International links ICT

9. Having a real audience Podcasts Explain –er verbs / irregular verbs / explain anything / pronunciation practice Letters Blogging www.langwitch.org/stmichaelsmfl Wikis www.langwitch.wikispaces.com

10. Challenge Qu évasacomprarparatuhermano? Qu é vas a comprar para tu hermano? Quelleestladatedetonanniversaire? Quelle est la date de ton anniversaire?

11. Challenge H*c* b**n t**mp* Je ne suis pas sportif

12. Who wants to be a Millionaire?

13. Competition - Answer this question in just 7 words “ Tu as un animal à la maison?” - Answer the same question in 12 words Draw image on partner ’ s back – school subjects Running dictation

14. Trouvez l ’ intrus bière, vin, café, cognac potage, glace, fromage, tarte chou, pomme, carotte, radis cuiller, couteau, verre, fourchette Vous avez choisi?, Vous avez une table sur la terrasse?, Vous êtes combien de personnes?, Et comme dessert?

15. Venn Diagrams

16. Cross curricular links Geography History Music Technology Drama ICT P.E.

17. Animals but not as we know it Les animaux en danger: Animals with a twist

18. The idea To introduce the children to animals and descriptions in a more interesting way To introduce the Global Dimension into MFL To introduce a cross-curricular theme

19. Where and when I used it From ALL publication Deutsch Lehren und Lernen Year 7 pupils within the topic of animals Could be used at anytime in Year 7

20. Introduction Erdkunde Les animaux en danger

21. Working with the language Building sentences Descriptions: mystery Speaking / Listening: Clouds

22. Linguistic Output Support sheet / independent writing Create a ppt / video / glogster to inform people about endangered animals Video making – Windows Moviemaker Glogster – www.glogster.com (create and educator account) Some glogs: Glog 1 Glog 2

23. What happens next…?

24. References and resources Suzi Bewell: MFL PGCE Curriculum Area Leader,The University of York http://petitepipelette.posterous.com/ Rachel Hawkes: SSAT Lead Practitioner, AST, AHT Comberton Village College www.rachelhawkes.typepad.com Isabelle Jones: Head of MFL, The Radclyffe School, www.isabellejones.blogspot.com ALL Deutsch Lehren und Lernen, Spring Term 2009

25. Further reading http://www.all-nsc.org.uk/nsc/ www.rachelhawkes.typepad.com www.isabellejones.blogspot.com www.chrisharte.typepad.com http://ilanguages.co.uk/

26. Thanks for listening www.helenabutterfield.net www.langwitch.org/stmichaelsmfl Follow me on Twitter: www.twitter.com/langwitch

27. Wordle: word clouds www.wordle.net Go animate: Animated cartoons www.goanimate.com Wallwisher: Sticky notes on a virtual wall www.wallwisher.com Storybird: Write and collaborate on stories www.storybird.com YouTube Slideshare

28. Helping them to learn vocabulary

29. Showcasing pupil work

30. Promote independent learning

31. Share authentic material

32. Fun!

33. Dans ma valise: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgOcr_EFBsE

34. Homework

35. Peer assessment

36. J o -j o W ild w asser Bu ch Z ug V ogel Ei s H ai B ie ne H au s Eu le M äu se L ö we K ü ssen B ä r hei ß s ehen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13

37. Ton Christ est Juif (Anonyme, Julos Beaucarne) Ton Christ est juif Ta voiture est japonaise Ton couscous est algérien Ta démocratie est grecque Ton café est brésilien Ton chianti est italien Et tu reproches à ton voisin d'être un étranger

39. Helping them to learn vocabulary

40. Promote independent learning

41. More static than a blog

42. www.etwinning.net

43. Travelling bear

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

45. Whole class letter exchange