1. Powerpoint Templates Page 1 Powerpoint Templates Promoting Independent Learning in MFL by Isabelle Jones, The Radclyffe School http://isabellejones.blogspot.com Twitter: @icpjones icpjones@yahoo.co.uk

2. Powerpoint Templates Page 2 Why developing independence is crucial to raising standards in languages Barriers and opportunities Tools to support the development of independence in languages

3. Powerpoint Templates Page 3 Why independence? Independence, curriculum time and standards of learning & teaching Better learners, better linguists Future-proof linguists http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVxAjg62 XrQ&feature=related

4. Powerpoint Templates Page 4 A few points to consider… Factors affecting the way we teach/ students learn Foreign language learning and teaching-a unique part of the curriculum? Limits to student independence Tools to support the development of students independence (PLTS/SEAL/ ICT-grammar, phonics/AFL)

5. Powerpoint Templates Page 5 Factors affecting Learning and Teaching Barriers and Opportunities Observations Exam pressure School context, ethos and audience (parents/ students) Perception of our subject within school by students and other departments Teachers’ “default teaching mode” and willingness to innovate/take risks.

6. Powerpoint Templates Page 6 Cope with a greater degree of unpredictability  Student independence: phonic rules, use of dictionary & verb tables. Understand and use more accurately a widening range of vocabulary and structures, including some unfamiliar language =>intercultural understanding, inferences from English and/or other known language, use of para-linguistic clues (visuals, tone of voice, bold, italics etc…), memorisation techniques. Understand and discuss issues and opinions =>Knowledge of a range of structures, connectives and synonyms, linking ideas & points of view in a well-organised way. Give full description and accounts =>proofreading ability, peer assessment & support, memorisation techniques. AQA GCSE specification-context and purposes GCSE Skills and Independence

7. Powerpoint Templates Page 7 PLTS in the Secondary National Curriculum self manager independent enquirer creative thinker reflective learner team worker effective participator

8. Powerpoint Templates Page 8 How can PLTS help? Not a new concept: Personal, Learning + Thinking Skills Independent learning skills Learners’ social interactions Making the link between ideas Transferring knowledge of patterns Not a government initiative-focus for good practice

9. Powerpoint Templates Page 9 How can PLTS help? Students gain in independence when: They have opportunities to access a wide range of learning and teaching styles and to explore what works for them They are aware of their strengths and they have strategies to deal with their weaknesses They understand what level of development they are at and how to develop further (AFL)

10. Powerpoint Templates Page 10 How can PLTS help? Giving students opportunities for independence Evaluate, judge, defend, criticise, justify, choose Hypothesise, discuss, compare, create, construct Analyse, organise, deduce, contrast, distinguish Manipulate, classify, apply, modify, illustrate, solve Explain, describe, visualise, illustrate, paraphrase Recall, identify, list, name, define, show, recognise Bloom’s Taxonomy (1956) Cognitive Domain

11. Powerpoint Templates Page 11 SOLO Taxonomy Structures of Observed Learning Outcomes Developed by Biggs and Collis in 1982 Describes levels of increasing complexity in a student’s understanding of a subject (depth of understanding) With the highest level being the extended abstract level, when students can make connections not only within the given area but also beyond it. Students will also be able to generalise and transfer the principles and ideas to another area in an independent manner. Are we allowing our students to make these connections? http://pamhook.com/

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13. Powerpoint Templates Page 13 SOLO Taxonomy SOLO levelVerbs Extended AbstractGeneralise, predict, evaluate, reflect, hypothesise, theorise, create, prove, plan, justify, argue, compose, prioritise, design, construct, perform RelationalSequence, classify, compare and contrast, explain causes, explain effects, analyse (part- whole), form an analogy, organise, distinguish, interview, question, relate, apply MultistructuralDescribe, list, outline, follow an algorithm, combine UnistructuralDefine, identify, name, draw, find, label, match, follow a simple procedure Verbs for declarative and functioning knowledge- Common task descriptors for the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA), New Zealand GCSE/AS/A level Number affect other words too How gender affect other words: adj, poss… Patterns Gender

14. Powerpoint Templates Page 14 Embedding PLTS the BLP Way The 4 Rs Resilience: absorption, managing distractions, noticing, perseverance; Resourcefulness: questioning, making links, imagining, reasoning, capitalising; Reflectiveness: planning, revising, distilling, meta-learning; Reciprocity: interdependence, collaboration, empathy and listening. Building Learning Power, Guy Claxton

15. Powerpoint Templates Page 15 Strategies for developing reflective independent learners Introducing Meta-language to talk about learning: mats, display Overlaps with AFL and SEAL: understanding of assessment criteria, different types of motivation… Focus on developing PLTS as a wholeschool approach http://isabellejones.blogspot.com/2009/10/flip-cramlington- model-for-developing.htmlhttp://isabellejones.blogspot.com/2009/10/flip-cramlington- model-for-developing.html http://isabellejones.blogspot.com/2009/10/flip-approach-for- languages-at.htmlhttp://isabellejones.blogspot.com/2009/10/flip-approach-for- languages-at.html

16. Powerpoint Templates Page 16 Developing Reflective independent learners: Mats

17. Powerpoint Templates Page 17 PLTS and SEAL: Display/ Overlaps

18. Powerpoint Templates Page 18 Speaking and Teacher Talk Teacher use of the Target Language Opportunities for students to speak the language for a real purpose Safe environment for speaking Pronunciation and student confidence: for or against choral repetition? Something to aim for: Group Talk http://www.teachfind.com/teachers- tv/mfl-implementing-group-talk- initiative-and-other-strategies

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20. Powerpoint Templates Page 20 Je ne vais pas gaspiller l’électricité et l’eau.

21. Powerpoint Templates Page 21 Independence and Creativity Art: colours and descriptions, biographies, use of visuals and 3D “hooks” Music: rhymes, sounds and rhythm Drama: role-play/ puppets History: a new slant on what they are familiar with e.g. ww2 Geography: Barcelona, Paris, the environment, fair trade Dance: cultural aspects, use movement to remember Media studies: looking at advertising or short films Cultural awareness and identity: celebrate and promote diversity through using pictures, music, the French & Spanish-speaking world…

22. Powerpoint Templates Page 22 ICT support for learners: in and out of the classroom Online dictionary and apps vs paper dictionary http://www.wordreference.com/http://www.wordreference.com/ Le Robert-Dixel http://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/le-robert-dictionnaire-dixel/id324277188?mt=8 Verb apps and verb tables http://www.bescherelle.com/http://www.bescherelle.com/ http://www.elconjugador.com/enindex.php?newlang=Y&langvalue=en Recording themselves to improve accent: audacity/ phone, voki, text-to-speech, FLA or teacher. http://text-to-speech.imtranslator.net/ http://voki.com/http://text-to-speech.imtranslator.net/http://voki.com/ Opportunities to practise speaking without a public performance Homework or extension work send via Edmodo (free)Edmodo or Doddle (subscription)

23. Powerpoint Templates Page 23 ICT support for learners: in and out of the classroom VLE: homework, consolidation and extension work Facebook page: Departmental/ Faculty page with links promoting Languages Twitter page https://twitter.com/radclyffemflhttps://twitter.com/radclyffemfl Blog/ wiki: http://chilternedgemfl.typepad.com/chiltern-edge-mfl/http://chilternedgemfl.typepad.com/chiltern-edge-mfl/ http://stmichaelsmfl.wikispaces.com/ App list: http://isabellejones.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=iphone+http://isabellejones.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=iphone

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25. Powerpoint Templates Page 25 AFL and Student Independence Self and peer assessment: proofreading/ developing students’ understanding of assessment criteria Understanding criteria: what I am at/ how do I move on (break it down/ beware of oversimplification) Peer assessment: oral/ written feedback Student learning skills training needs to feature highly in the SoWs

26. Powerpoint Templates Page 26 Independence & Confidence-building activities Teach a sophisticated language item to the rest of the class Parallel texts: e.g. wikipedia article with questions in the target language to answer/information to organise from an article in the target language. Positive reading: highlight known words and cognates Predictive listening: use the context to guess what is going to be mentioned on the recording. Teach about context: use a check list Show them how much they know already and where they can go to find out more about what they don’t know yet…

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28. Powerpoint Templates Page 28 Why developing independence is crucial to raising standards in languages Barriers and opportunities Tools to support the development of independence in languages

29. Powerpoint Templates Page 29 Action! Developing independent learning skills in the languages classroom PLTS: SEAL: ICT-grammar, phonics: AFL:

30. Powerpoint Templates Page 30 Powerpoint Templates Promoting Independent Learning in MFL by Isabelle Jones, The Radclyffe School http://isabellejones.blogspot.com Twitter: @icpjones icpjones@yahoo.co.uk