Modern Languages 2014 Teachers' Conference

Sarah Breslin is the Executive Director at the European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe. It is recommended that you download the accompanying PDF (found separately in this collection) in order to reference whilst watching this video. Presentation Overview • Setting the scene:The UK and Europe • Language priorities at the Council of Europe and the European Union • The ECML: who we are and how we work • The key role of language teachers • Sample ECML tools to support the profession • Concluding remarks

In this talk Chris Jarvis discusses the transition for language students from GCSE to A-Level. It is recommended that you download the accompanying PDFs (found separately in this collection) in order to reference whilst watching this video. Chris originally studied Spanish and French before completing an MA in Translation at the University of Sheffield. Following the completion of his Masters he studied a PGCE and then completed Doctorate in Education alongside teaching, where his thesis centred on pupil voice and cross-curricular language teaching. He is currently an A-Level Spanish teacher and the Head of Languages at King Edward VII School, a specialist language college with 1,800 students on-roll. Uptake of languages at 6th form is high with currently around one hundred students studying Spanish, French, German or Japanese to A2 level. His teaching philosophy focuses on teaching students about the cultural similarities and differences between Spain and England so that students not only leave the school with an A-Level in Spanish, but also a heightened sense of cultural competence.

Session outline Historical perspectives on grammatical problems - 2 case studies 1. past tenses P. Simons 2. subjunctive C. Peersman Health warning Latin may be used! (but it won’t hurt). It is recommended that you download the accompanying PDF (found separately in this collection) in order to reference whilst watching this video. Professor Penny Simons & Dr Catharina Peersman from the Department of French.

Accompanying presentation to Penny Simons & Catharina Peersman's talk

Accompanying PDF presentation for Sarah Breslin's talk.

Accompanying presentation for first part of Chris Jarvis' talk.

Accompanying presentation for second part of Chris Jarvis' talk.

Accompanying PDF presentation for Kristine Horner's talk

Dr Kristine Horner is director of the Centre for Luxembourg Studies at the University of Sheffield. It is recommended that you download the accompanying PDF (found separately in this collection) in order to reference whilst watching this video. Overview of presentation: 1 What is Multilingualism? 2 Multilingualism in North America: USA 3 Multilingualism in Europe: Luxembourg 4 Experiencing and Valuing Multilingualism 5 Multilingualism in Social Perspective as part of a Modern Languages Degree