P.G.C.E. Primary M.F.L. Technology and Language Learning

Video-conferencing and language learning 5 TDA projects in England includes Hull, Oxford Brookes, Sunderland, Exeter and MMU MMU: 2 Manchester schools St John Bosco and Mount Carmel linked with 2 schools in Sindelfingen Working with St Matthew’s R.C. High School in Manchester (Eleanor Gee) MMU staff: Joanne Mimnagh, Gee Macrory

Implications for trainees 1 German trainee in each of the two schools here and in the linked schools in Germany opportunity to support the KS class involved in both countries

Collaborative technologies in languages initiative (CTLI) The collaborative technologies in languages initiative (CTLI) project is an international project in which six primary schools, three initial teaching training (ITT) institutions and local authorities and regional governments in England, France and Spain are working together using a shared curriculum to develop and improve the teaching and learning of languages.

Who is involved? King’s Road Primary School, Trafford Seymour Park Primary School, Trafford CEIP San Miguel, Granada Cristo de la Yedra, Granada École élémentaire de Frontenay Rohan Rohan, Poitiers École élémentaire de Magné, Poitiers Manchester Metropolitan University Universidad de Granada IUFM Poitou-Charentes Trafford local authority Junta de Andalucía Académie Niort Académie Poitiers - Rectorat Maire de Magné Maire de Frontenay Rohan Rohan

CTLI : 2 Comenius funded projects Six Schools Project Technology Enhanced Language Learning Pedagogy (TELLP) -MMU: Gee Macrory, Cathy Brady & Pura Ariza -Jo Clark, Stretford High School

Six Schools Project video-conferencing between 3 countries a learning platform (The Gateway) I (need account/user name and password) I CLIL methodology shared curriculum KS2 classes

Technology Enhanced Language Learning Pedagogy (TELLP) This project has as its central aim the provision of an innovative context for initial teacher training within a technologically-enhanced, holistic, cross-curricular approach to teaching languages in the primary schools of the three countries. This teacher training context will allow the trainees to develop a deeper understanding of the need to integrate language teaching into the primary curriculum and how to exploit new technologies to support this.

Implications for trainees 4 trainees placed in the 2 schools (2 French, 2 Spanish) here and in the linked schools in France and Spain trainees will support video- conferencing and devise activities involving learning platform, interview children and investigate CLIL

….and back here? trainees will work with the home schools on final placement we aim to provide an opportunity for all trainees to visit the project schools likewise, all German trainees will visit their video-conferencing project school