Registration is open for a special Hub Network Briefing on 'Understanding the new subject content for GCSE French, German and Spanish' with Dr Rachel Hawkes.
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9 February 2022 Prof. Emma Marsden, NCELP Director, presented the following session at The Delivering Excellence in Teaching Modern Foreign Languages in Schools Conference – 9 February 2022 Defining and Assessing the Language Content: Effects on Curriculum Design Identifying the language that can be included in assessments (such as the GCSE) may seem to some…
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Read MoreThe Language Show – Online 12 to 14 November Rachel Hawkes, NCELP Co-Director, presented the following sessions at The Language Show Online – 12 to 14 November 2021 Myth-busting and meaning making – important ideas for classroom-based language teaching, Rachel Hawkes, Co-Director, 12th NovemberAll of us as language teachers or leaders have to account for…
Read MoreNicholas Avery presented to MFL trainee teachers at Liverpool Hope University on 12 November. Summary of session: As part of its efforts to improve language curriculum design and pedagogy, NCELP has been developing and resourcing Key Stage 3 schemes of work for Spanish, German and French. This session sets out specific components of language knowledge that…
Read MoreThe NCELP Director and Co-Director spoke at the National Modern Foreign Languages Conference (Inside Government)- Online 19th and 20th October 2021 Sequencing and Delivering a Content-Rich Curriculum, Emma Marsden, Director, 19th October.This session offered an update on the resources being developed by the NCELP for teachers to engage with research-informed practices. Key updates included: How…
Read MoreNatalie Finlayson (NCELP) and Laurence Anthony (Waseda University) presented ‘Profiling vocabulary in languages other than English’ at Corpus Linguistics 2021 (CL2021) on 15 July 2021. Presentation outline: Background to NCELP and the principle underpinning the design and content of its vocabulary syllabi Vocabulary profiling tools currently available to us and their applicability to languages other…
Read MoreRachel Hawkes and Natalie Finlayson presented Culture and cultural capital in language teaching at KS3 and KS4 at a half day webinar on 5 July 2021. This is the final of a series of online NCELP sessions hosted by the Network for Learning at Bath Spa University, Institute of Education. Session summary:Language and culture are two sides of the…
Read MoreEmma Marsden and Nick Avery presented Grammar matters in MFL at a half day webinar on 24 June 2021. This is the third of a series of online NCELP sessions hosted by the Network for Learning at Bath Spa University, Institute of Education. Session summary: In a time-limited context for learning languages, what kinds of grammar practice…
Read MoreCatherine Salkeld, Resource Developer at NCELP, presented the following session for The Prince’s Teaching Institute (The PTI), on 23 June 2021. She was joined for the Q&A by Emma Marden, Director of NCELP. An Introduction to NCELP Resources and Schemes of Work Session summary: Get an introduction to NCELP’s schemes of work. Understand NCELP’s key…
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