Check out this article!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/sep/21/languages.eu
Britons are missing out on jobs at home and abroad because of their inability to speak languages other than English (especially German and French!) , the European Union commissioner for languages has warned.
Leonard Orban, the EU commissioner for multilingualism, says that small- to medium-sized companies in the UK are increasingly turning to foreign nationals to fill jobs that call for more than one language.
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Jeanne Gilbert Consultancy
Jeanne is a Pre- and In-service teacher educator
Facilitation capabilities - include professional learning and development (PLD) in primary, secondary and tertiary sectors to support:
* NZC implementation
* Primary and secondary PRTs and OTTs
* Teaching as inquiry initiatives
* E-learning clusters
* Middle leaders clusters
* Differentiation
* Assessment for and of learning
* English and Māori medium schools
* NCEA alignment
* All languages all levels in the Greater Waikato, including international languages, Te Reo Māori, Cook Islands Māori, and NZ Sign
* Languages association (NZALT) e.g. conferences, LangSems and regional meetings
* Pre- and In-service teacher educator (ISTE) colleagues
jeanneg@waikato.ac.nz or yayna13@gmail.com
mobile: 027 294 2178
Facilitation capabilities - include professional learning and development (PLD) in primary, secondary and tertiary sectors to support:
* NZC implementation
* Primary and secondary PRTs and OTTs
* Teaching as inquiry initiatives
* E-learning clusters
* Middle leaders clusters
* Differentiation
* Assessment for and of learning
* English and Māori medium schools
* NCEA alignment
* All languages all levels in the Greater Waikato, including international languages, Te Reo Māori, Cook Islands Māori, and NZ Sign
* Languages association (NZALT) e.g. conferences, LangSems and regional meetings
* Pre- and In-service teacher educator (ISTE) colleagues
jeanneg@waikato.ac.nz or yayna13@gmail.com
mobile: 027 294 2178
Melanie aus Berlin
National Advisers and their weblinks
Useful Links
- New site - Learning Languages tki
- Applied Linguistics papers
- Asia NZ
- Chinese Blog - contact Han Xi chinese@ilanz.ac.nz to register
- Chinese Resources
- Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
- Freerice - any language - Players must guess the correct definition for a given word - make sure you change the CHANGE SUBJECT button to your language!
- French website
- German GANZ website
- International / Learning Languages Week
- Japanese website
- Language Papers in FASS / Uni
- Learning Languages Massey Uni papers
- Matamata Int LL Initiative
- NZALT
- NZQA home page
- Sasakawa
- SOE ALE Second Language Primary Paper
- SOE ALE Second Language Secondary Paper
- Spanish STANZA website
- Specialist Classroom Teacher wiki
- Te Reo Maori Dee Reid's wiki
- Waitaiko Drumming
ICT tools / e-learning websites
- Dee Reid's ICT site
- E is for learning with Fiona Grant
- E-language Exemplars
- Flashcard Machine
- Freerice - any language - Players must guess the correct definition for a given word - make sure you change the CHANGE SUBJECT button to your language!
- Making IT happen with Rocky Jensen
- Pixton
- Quizlet
- TKI site re ICT for Learning Languages
- voki
Favourites from slideshare
Resource Retailers Online
Free LL kits, DVDs and LL wall charts
- Wickliffe Ltd, freephone 0800 660 662, Freefax: 080 660 663, Email: orders@thechair.minedu.govt.nz