Modern Languages - Links
Here are some web sites which may be new to some of you. They contain useful info and are updated regularly. Some are even local!
| For information on a learning tool - click on 'Language Learning Resource Centre' | |
| The BBC schools site is organised into age groups: 4 - 11, 11 - 16 or 16 - 18. KS5: The 16 - 18 pages contain excellent materials in French and Spanish. 'Accents d'Europe' and 'Semenario Internet' organise an archive of interesting news articles under 10 AS/A2 topic headings. In French there is also access to a series The French Connection with information about French speaking countries around the world. There is also a chatroom called 'Talkabout' on French, Spanish and German, where students can post questions and hope to get replies concerning queries on languages | |
| An easy to use site; for news in any of 43 different languages. Click on the chosen language at top right of home page. The site is updated daily and has the reliability and objective view on world events that one expects from the BBC. It also has information on broadcasts and projects. KS5 Useful to encourage post-16 students to follow national and international news in the foreign language. Audio clips are also available. Key words: news, current affairs, society | |
| Beelingua | A new resource for the primary and secondary classroom A new service offered by the German Embassy in London. keeps you up to date with what's going on at the German Embassy and in Germany. If you wish to receive this publication on a regular basis use the link at the bottom of the newsletter and enrol for the Embassy's distribution list. |
| Interactive whiteboard resources | |
| KS3/4/5: An excellent catalogue of a wide range of French language sites and courses. | |
| Boulogne - A virtual tour | Resource website for teachers and pupils |
| CILT is the national centre of expertise in language teaching, aiming to promote a greater national capability in languages. | |
| Similar service to BBC World Service, but only available in German, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese and Korean. Click on language on left of home page. KS5 Useful to encourage post-16 students to follow national and international news in the foreign language. Keywords: news, current affairs, society | |
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| GCE French resources - with a friendly welcome to vistors arriving from this site | |
| KS3 and KS4 Foundation level GCSE students. A colourful and well organised site. There are 9 lessons: Letters & numbers, gender & articles, subject pronouns, basic verbs & conjugations, regular verbs, adjectives, all purpose phrases, Past & Future tenses, 101 nouns, verbs and adjectives. Keywords: Grammar, gender, pronouns, tenses | |
| KS3/4/5: An excellent American catalogue of interesting sites in the Spanish language. The site arranges resources by age and gives basic information on what each site contains. Keywords: Spanish, leisure, sport, culture, news | |
| KS5: A comprehensive Spanish site that looks at Spanish language and culture at a variety of different post-16 levels. Keywords: Spanish language, culture, society, literature, arts | |
| KS4/5: An interesting site from the German magazine, with archive materials going back 5 years. It has a teacher's page, book reviews, linked sites and features on German celebrities. Keywords: German, teenagers, leisure, entertainment | |
| KS5: An excellent catalogue of quality-assured materials in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch and English. Keywords: French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, news, magazines, society, culture | |
| KS3/4: This is a French Canadian site for French speaking youngsters up to age 12. It is presented as an adventure through various pages. The linguistic content is sound, but foreign students of French may find the content rather juvenile. Keywords: French, Canada, Quebec, adventure, children, fun | |
| KS3/4/5 This site gives programme notes to all Channel 4 language programmes and access to the free materials related to the excellent 'Extra' sit-com format programmes in French, Spanish and German. Further materials are available by subscription. Key words: television, sit-com, Extra programmes | |
| KS 3/4/5: A useful site for Spanish students to practise pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and verb drills. There are hundreds of free lessons and good interactive exercises to test learning. Keywords: Spanish, grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, verbs | |
| KS5: A site managed by Newcastle university that lists useful foreign language sites in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese and Dutch. This is particularly useful in finding newspapers and magazines in the target language, Keywords: French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, magazines, newspapers, culture | |
| Nacell | National Advisory Centre on Early Language Learning |
| Nathan | Are you interested in genuine French teaching artefacts? Go to this site and see what is availailable |
| KS3/4/5: An impressive site managed by Manchester Metropolitan University. It contains games, interactive grammar exercises and well devised projects based around authentic French sites such as FNAC, RATP, Carrefour. Keywords: French, grammar, projects | |
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| A new TV channel for teachers. There are programmes for KS3 and KS4 modern foreign languages. Visit the website for further information on Teachers' TV including full details of forthcoming programmes |