Modern Language Musings
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Preparation, Preparation, Preparation
Thursday, 5 February 2015
Achieving at A-Level
This academic year has seen me start teaching AS level French. This was initially a daunting prospect due to only having taught a few lessons of A-Level during my initial teaching training and having a year away from it. However, in this post I hope to outline a few things that I've put in place to help my students progress regardless of the very steep learning curve A-Level languages can throw at them.
Thursday, 9 October 2014
Directing DIRT
Friday, 29 August 2014
Livening Up Listening
Listening is often deemed to be one of the hardest skills for learners and can be a difficult skill to teach and develop. Once you have your degree and experience of listening to authentic/native level language, it can often be difficult to relate to our learners who haven't had the same experiences as us. In this post I aim to show you a few ways in which you can develop listening skills.
Saturday, 9 August 2014
Valuing Vocabulary
Vocabulary building can be one of the most arduous tasks for pupils. Pupils can feel bombarded at the start of a topic when they are learning lots of new words thick and fast. In this post, I hope to show you some ways in which you can present vocabulary in a more fun, accessible way allowing for pupils to learn independently.
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Diversifying Differentiation
Languages aren't an easy subject to study and sometimes it can be difficult to make them accessible for a whole range of different learners in your class. In this post, I hope to show you how you can differentiate effectively for a range of abilities supporting those who need it while pushing those most able.
Labels:
Achievement,
AfL,
Differentiation,
Independence,
Literacy,
Motivation,
Objectives,
Plenary,
Progress,
Pupil Progress,
Reflection,
Resilience,
Starters,
Success Criteria,
Verbal Feedback,
Writing
Wednesday, 4 June 2014
Perfect Plenaries
I won't lie, plenaries aren't my strong point. I'm frequently caught at the end of the lesson with 3 minutes until the bell with homework to dish out and a plenary still to go. However, I've picked up a few techniques for checking pupil progress quickly and effectively throughout the lesson.
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