WILLKOMMEN! LANGUAGES WALES 2014 CILT CYMRU, WJEC

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1 Seite 1 WILLKOMMEN! LANGUAGES WALES 2014 CILT CYMRU, WJEC 21 NOVEMBER 2014

2 Outline Resources and Opportunities for promoting German in Welsh schools Alex Pickering, Special Projects Adviser, Goethe-Institut, London Professor Julian Preece, Coordinator for the Wales Think German Network for Swansea University Alison Mcleod, Head of German, Caerleon Comprehensive School

3 Introduction: The Goethe-Institut The Goethe-Institut is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany with a global reach represented in over 75 countries worldwide. A flagship brand, it: promotes knowledge of the German language abroad and fosters international cultural cooperation. provides information on Germany s cultural, social and political life. recognises the challenges of globalisation and values cultural diversity as an asset. Education aim: To support and provide the education sector with reasons why learning languages (and German specifically) is vital to the national curriculum.

4 Did you know.. Nearly 100 million people speak German in Europe An important life skill, opens the door to new cultures - and important for business, too Germany is the UK s largest non-english speaking trading partner. Germany is the export powerhouse in Europe. More than 2,500 German companies employ some 450,000 people in the UK many big brands represented, including: BMW, Bayer, Siemens and VW. = German Language Advantage, but many challenges: provision/take up at GCSE, AS/A2 etc.

5 GOETHE-INSTITUT - SOME USEFUL RESOURCES Seite 5 Goethe-Institut ENINDEX.HTM Smart Choice German Secondary Smart Choice German Primary GCSE-Website Auf Deutsch AS/A2 German website discover useful German links and join the Deutsch-Klub Best practice stuck for ideas? Host a German Teacher UK- German Connection Direct support - visits Promotional items and teaching resources from our webshop

6 GERMANY - MEMORIES OF A NATION Seite 6 Goethe-Institut GERMAN AT KEY STAGE 4, TEACHING RESOURCES STU/KS4/EN HTM Germany: memories of a nation is an exhibition presented by the British Museum from October 2014 until January It examines elements of German history from the past 600 years in the context of the fall of the Berlin Wall 25 years ago. How does Germany view its past and its present? And how did those views come to be formed?

7 Developing Links with Schools, Universities and Business Changing Landscape: <5 years ago: CILT, Business Language Champions, Regional Language Networks, Education Business Partnerships Today, need to maximise local networks and connections Wales Think German Network. Cooperation and Collaboration is key.

8 HOW TO DEVELOP GERMAN IN YOUR SCHOOL? Seite 8 Goethe-Institut Through active engagement: 1. Support your German teacher(s) 2. Encourage whole school activities 3. Link with your local peer schools at primary feeder and secondary level 4. Run events which celebrate German German Languages Day 5. Link and participate in local initiatives: Routes into Languages/World of Work/Business 6. Optimise Career events and highlight the Language Advantage 7. Share Best practice, Case Studies 8. Develop your UK-German links school visits, partner schools (project based) 9. Develop a CLIL programme teach certain subjects e.g. Science and History using both English and German 10.Win the German Teacher Award! Finally, Make it happen the Smart Choice Think German!

9 VIELEN DANK FÜR IHRE AUFMERKSAMKEIT. Seite 9

10 Seite 10 THINK GERMAN WALES NETWORK SUPPORTED BY THE GERMAN EMBASSY

11 TWO WEBSITES Seite 11 OXFORD GERMAN NETWORK: AND SS.COM

12 ACTIVITIES SO FAR Seite 12 LAUNCH EVENTS IN SWANSEA (JULY): PUPIL FOCUSSED AND BANGOR (SEPTEMBER): TEACHER FOCUSSED ATTEMPTS TO INTEREST BUSINESSES SO FAR UNSUCCESSFUL

13 ANNUAL SCHOOLS CONFERENCES IN JULY, FOR YEAR 9 AND UPWARDS: UTILISING UNIVERSITY RESOURCES, E.G. STAFF, POSTGRADS, LANGUAGE /COMPUTER LABS, LINKS WITH GOETHE INSTITUT AND UK-GERMAN CONNECTION IN ORDER TO FOSTER EXCITEMENT ABOUT GERMAN AND INCREASED TAKE-UP AND RETENTION. OCCASIONAL LECTURES AND / OR INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS THROUGH THE WELSH VIDEO NETWORK (E.G. ON GOODBYE, LENIN!) WORK EXPERIENCE / INTERNSHIPS WITH LOCAL FIRMS WHICH DO BUSINESS WITH GERMANY / AUSTRIA (TO BE DEVELOPED IF DEMAND IS THERE) PLANS Seite 13