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Courses & Events

We offered a wide range of continuing professional development courses

Language Upskilling in French for Primary Teachers

Date: June 29, 2010 - May 30, 2011
Location: The University of Hull
Event type: Course over multiple days

Contact us

Any questions about this event? Please email linksyorksandhumber@hull.ac.uk or call 01482 462091.

Summary

In conjunction with The University of Hull and East Riding Local Authority, Links into Languages Yorkshire & The Humber is offering a training programme for Primary School Teachers of French. Designed in line with the Primary Languages Upskilling Specification, this programme will help delegates acquire the language skills necessary to teach French at Primary level.

 

The training programme is being piloted within Hull and, if succesful, will be rolled out to other towns and cities across the region in 2011.

 

At a cost of £450 per delegate, training covers:

  • 4 Full Days Language Upskilling at the University of Hull - commencing 29th and 30th June

  • 4 Drop-in clinics - 2 in Autumn Term 2010 and 2 in Spring term 2011

  • A 10-week online support programme with a fully trained advisor (1 hour per week)

  • Phone support throughout the course

 

If you are a Primary Teacher, from Hull & the East Riding of Yorkshire, responsible for the teaching of French and interested in this course, please contact David Carrick (linksyorksandhumber@hull.ac.uk)

Programme

 Key areas discussed will include:

  • The Alphabet
  • Numbers
  • Days/Months
  • Meetings/Greetings
  • Likes/Dislikes
  • Classroom Objects/Instructions/Activities/Colours
  • Daily Routine/Home
  • Family/Descriptions
  • Basic Grammar/Pronunciation Exercises

Trainer

Language Upskilling will be provided by Ray Stow


Ray Stow is a former school Head of MFL and Senior Sixth Form Tutor, with wide experience of teaching at all levels within schools and extensive examining experience including GCSE (Northern NEAB, Midlands MEG and London LEAG) and A-Level (NEAB, formerly JMB, London, Oxford and Associated Examining Board). He has had a major role in setting, marking and awarding A-Level and AS examinations in French with the Associated Examining Board (AEB), as well as the well-established and nationally recognised French for Business qualification with the AEB, now AQA. His master's degree was awarded in Modern French Language and Education from the University of Hull where he has been a part-time lecturer in French language skills in the Department of French for the last 10 years, as well as assisting in the academic and practical training of school teachers within the University of Hull's School of Education. He has also had a two year contract as Business Language Consultant to the School of European Languages and Cultures at the University of Hull.

Cost

  • £450 per delegate for the full course