Teacher Talking French

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Who is it for?
TEACHERS AND TEACHING ASSISTANTS

PRIMARY HEAD TEACHERS AND LANGUAGE CO-ORDINATORS

LANGUAGES INSPECTORS, ADVISERS AND TRAINERS

LOCAL AUTHORITY STRATEGY MANAGERS
Teachers and Teaching assistants
If your knowledge of French is limited or rusty…
If you want to develop greater confidence and independence…
If you would like to be able to teach French in the target language (i.e. IN FRENCH) but currently feel hesitant or even terrified at the thought of doing so…
… then Teachers Talking French is for you.

Teachers Talking French will give you the language you will need to work confidently with children, whilst at the same time building your fluency, your accuracy and your understanding of how French works.

It is an ideal resource for busy teachers whose time is precious, who like to work at their own pace and who want to manage their professional development with materials which are flexible, expertly produced and targeted directly at their needs.
 

Primary Head Teachers and Language Co-ordinators
If you would like your classroom teachers and teaching assistants to have access to a user-friendly programme that will enable them to teach their French lessons IN FRENCH...
... then Teachers Talking French is for you.

This original, unique, high-quality course can play a major role in helping your school to

  • give all pupils in Key Stage 2 their entitlement to high quality language teaching and learning;
  • make best use of the DfES funding for languages that your school will receive between 2006 and 2008;
  • build capacity of class teaching and teaching assistants to teach French effectively.

The flexibility, simplicity and accessibility of Teachers Talking French mean that you will be able to use it as a key school-based professional development resource over many years.
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Languages Inspectors, Advisers and Trainers
(including teachers in Specialist Language Colleges, Advanced Skills Teachers and Initial Teacher Trainers)
There is a national expectation that by January 2010 all primary children will be entitled to learn a foreign language in curriculum time throughout the four years of Key Stage 2.

However there is a clear body of evidence, provided by Ofsted/HMI inspections and national research studies that primary practitioners’ linguistic skills will need to be improved in order for this entitlement to be delivered. HMI Ofsted report on Key Stage 2 MFL Pathfinders.

Also download Summary of Warwick University evaluation of Pathfinders PDF (136kb).

Teachers Talking French can play an essential part in meeting national and local needs by enabling primary teachers to:
  • refresh their rusty French;
  • extend / consolidate their knowledge of how the language works;
  • improve their pronunciation, accuracy and fluency;
  • become more confident speakers of the language;
  • acquire the vocabulary they will need for teaching in the primary context;
  • make best use of the Key Stage 2 Framework For Languages;
  • manage their own professional development via a programme which they can match to their personal needs and available time.

Language trainers can use Teachers Talking French in a variety of ways, for example by:
  • demonstrating the course to their primary schools;
  • providing schools and teachers with criteria by which to decide whether the course will meet their needs;
  • monitoring use of the course by individual teachers or groups of teachers;
  • helping schools to evaluate its impact;
  • incorporating the course into a training programme of their own.

N.B. Trainers who have bought copies of Teachers Talking French will be eligible for a FREE set of guidance materials showing
  • how they might introduce the course to teachers;
  • how they might use the course as part of a training programme;
  • how the course will enable teachers to address key objectives of the Key Stage 2 Framework for Languages;
  • how the course will enable teachers to manage and deliver many of the teaching activities described in the Key Stage 2 Framework For Languages.
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Local Authority Strategy Managers
Teachers Talking French can play a key role in enabling the primary schools in your Local Authority to:

Teachers Talking French can provide your Local Authority and its schools with a flexible, simple and accessible training resource that will support teachers’ professional development over many years.
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