Change of name...

Well, I thought I should change the name of my blog, so instead of MFL 4 Bradford South please refer to it as MFL Down South, makes sense really, having move 250 miles away! This is a temporary blog until I set up my new one in WordPress (I think) and I also want to create a school one for my pupils at BPS.

European Day of Languages - 26th September 2010

The European day of Languages falls on a Sunday this year so we will celebrate it on Friday 24th September instead.

I have just finished the materials for my EDL display so I will put them up tomorrow.

I want to try to raise the profile of MFL at school so planning to have a quiz for all tutor groups to complete during registration, together with prize giving in assembly for the the winning tutor groups. (and Routes for Languages certificates and badges)

I am also trying to encourage non-MFL specialists to start their lesson with a few words in a foreign language...should be fun!

KS4 students are also going to go around the school with a video camera, interviewing staff in French or Spanish!

For more ideas, have a look at these sites:

CILT

teachernet

http://edl.ecml.at/

TES

Talk about primary Languages

The brilliant EDL wiki from @dominic_mcg

Flag Memory Game

You will find some of the best language learning quotes here