• Wildern School - 11-16 mixed comprehensive 1842 pupils• Specialisms: Performing Arts, Leadings Edge &

Raising Achievement Transforming Learning (RAPP)• Mission statement 'Care, Opportunity and Quality‘• Accredited School Provider and a National Support

School• 2009 5+ A*-C 88% 5+ A*-C inc Ma/En 69% 5+ A*-G

97%• Target for 2010 - 90% inc English and Maths - 75%• Ofsted 2006 and 2008 – Outstanding• MFL GCSE A*- C consistently above National Average• 2008 Winners of CILT European Languages Award

• 2010 Spanish Embassy ‘Instituto del Año’

MFL success in challenging times

MFL success in challenging

times

Active Learning

Team Ethos

Group Talk

KS2

Bringing Languages to Life

It can be like this …

• Opportunities for MFL pupil talk can be limiting in scope and inherently finite.

• The emphasis can often be misplaced on the completion of a mundane task where only specific language structures seem valid.

• Transactional role playing can build a false perception of language in pupils’ minds.

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Use the language of conjecture

Give pupils opportunities to:

• Think• Suppose• Estimate

Why is Group Talk different?

• Only the target language is spoken• Interaction between a small group of

pupils• Tasks demand opinion, conjecture

and debate • Language is often colloquial• Responses are spontaneous• There is no set finishing line

The stages of Group Talk

1. Exchanging and responding to simple opinions

2. Taking part in a short discussion3. Exchanging reasons and preferences Talking across time frames4. Developing a line of thought Balancing an argument

The impact

• Pupils (particularly boys!) of all abilities and ages are motivated to speak

• Pupils talk more confidently and spontaneously

• Oracy skills are developed• Questioning skills are improved• Fulfils the Talking Together sub-strand of the

new KS3 framework• Improvement in GCSE Speaking Test results

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Active Learning

• Get them moving• Props • Stimulating resources• Engaging curriculum• New technologies

Blog Handball Resources

Bringing Languages to Life

1. Eurostarz2. Conversation Club3. Trips & Exchanges

Finally …

• Experiment• Take risks• Get feedback• Work together• Keep the doors open• Make the most of opportunities