Grangefield Languages

Promoting languages - futures evening at Grangefield - 29th February 2012 !!

We've just had a successful Futures evening at Grangefield - we showed the following powerpoint, which is also on display on the screen in the MFL corridor !!

Download Promoting languages 2012

 

Anglo-Saxons - World's worst or best linguists?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/4204973/Anglo-Saxons-Worlds-Worst-or-Best-Linguists.html

 

European Day of Languages - 26th September 2011

Another good reason to learn languages??

Many thanks to Miss Bell for suggesting this clip from 'The Apprentice'.

Language Perfect Championships - 9th - 16th September !!!!

                       
Last year Grangefield did brilliantly (at least we think so!!) in the European Language Olympics - we were 24th out of just over 100 schools - and a number of our students achieved certificates so we were so proud of them.  This year the competition is world wide and there are over 900 schools in the competition, so the pressure is on!   Last year we entered all our language students, but this year, we have only entered 350 pupils, so we are counting on them!  We have decided to enter all our year 8 language students, 9g1 , and our KS4 French and Spanish students, so we are relying on them to show how good Grangefield pupils are at languages.  All the pupils should now know their log-in details - user names and passwords, so if you don't yet know - please see your language teacher.  We will try to use as many of the language lessons as possible in computer rooms, but other than that we are relying on our wonderful pupils to log on at home.  The CLC is available each evening after school for any interested pupils, as is the library, which could be useful too if pupils don't have access to the internet at home.  To log onto the website please go onto www.languageperfect.com/worldchamps  and then pupils need to type in their own user names and passwords.  Remember - the competition for pupils in Great Britain starts at 9.30 am tomorrow morning - 9th September and runs for seven days.

At any time pupils can see where they are in the competition, in their class, in their school, country and world!!!  So lots and lots of luck to our pupils  in these World Language Championships!!!!

TV, pop and the internet are 'turning teenagers off learning foreign languages', warns Kate Adie

Read more - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2007751/TV-pop-internet-turning-teenagers-learning-foreign-languages.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

There was also a similar article in the Telegraph on Saturday 25th June 2011,

Do you speak English?

The importance of learning languages

http://www.fll.vt.edu/french/whyfrench.html

Just come across the above article written by   Richard Shryock

(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) on the importance of learning French for Americans, so I'm sure we should be taking and applying his advice when considering learning the language of our nearest neighbours in mainland Europe.

Another article which I came across at the same time by Thomas Matussek, German Ambassador in London which is also of interest

Download The Importance of Learning Languages in Today

The Impact of language skills on the UK economy

Download Talking_world_class (1)

Try life in another language - year 9 options quiz !

Parents and pupils - try this options quiz on the importance of learning another language!  Click on the link below 

http://creative.dailymail.co.uk/dcsf/modernlanguages/ml-quiz.html