Languages Week 2023
We are excited to launch our programme of professional learning opportunities in celebration of languages week. This year we have a wide selection of inputs, including French, Spanish, Ukrainian, Scots, Gaelic and BSL.
Our Keynote delivered by Education Scotland colleagues is A decade of 1+2 and Scotland’s changing languages landscape.
What is on?
Timetable of inputs shown below. A synopsis of each input can be found at the bottom of the page.
In addition to the above, we will also provide some pre-recorded inputs, including
- Active Assessment in Primary Languages (Karen Faulds, SCILT)
- Using languages across the curriculum (Sheena Bell, SCILT)
How do I join an input?
All inputs have been arranged in the SWEIC 1+2 Team. This lets us pull the various resources and supports for schools into one handy location that can be accessed at any time, on any device. Simply join the SWEIC 1+2 Team, and on the day click on the link to join the input. See details below on how to join the Team š
Join the SWEIC 1+2 Team…
š» Open Microsoft Teams on your device, click on the button to Join or create a team, and enter the join code 1dxv571.
Synopsis of inputs
| Input provider | Input Title | Description | Target Audience | Date/ Time |
| Stacey Arneil, North Ayrshire 1+2 Development Officer | Primary Language Games | This workshop will cover game ideas that you can use to practice language and make language learning fun! | Primary | Mon 30 Jan 3.15-3.45 pm |
| Louise Glen and Shona Hugh, Education Scotland | Keynote – A decade of 1+2 and Scotland’s changing languages landscape | An overview of the impact of the 1+2 approach to language teaching. | All | Mon 30 Jan 3.45-4.15 pm |
| Anais Rennane, Stranraer Academy Dumfries and Galloway | Speaking French only to maximise pupil proficiency | As part of a Probationer Practitioner Enquiry, Anais removed all instructions in English, meaning that pupils were fully immersed in a high exposure to the target language. This proved more beneficial than expected. Anais will provide a brief outline of the project and benefits of immersion in the target language. | Secondary | Mon 30 Jan 4.15-4.45 pm |
| Gary Reid, East Ayrshire | Supporting language learners with low levels of literacy in the secondary school | Discussion of approaches that can be taken to support learners with low literacy levels, reasons behind these approaches and hopes for the future. | Secondary | Tue 31 Jan 3.15-3.45 pm |
| Fiona Normansell, PT Ukrainian Support, South Ayrshire | Basic Ukrainian lesson | A brief introduction to the Ukrainian language using SCILT materials | Primary ? Secondary | Tue 31 Jan 3.45-4.15 pm |
| Stacey Arneil, North Ayrshire 1+2 Development Officer | Using language sentence builders | We will look at some simple games that you can use to engage the whole class in sentence building, and do a short demonstration on how to create an interactive PowerPoint sentence builder of your own. | Primary / BGE | Tue 31 Jan 4.15-4.45 pm |
| Colin Mackenzie, Troqueer Primary, Dumfries and Galloway | Promoting Scots in Primary school | An overview of the strategies, resources and activities used at Troqueer Primary to promote the use of Scots as an additional language alongside French and Spanish. | Primary | Wed 01 Feb 3.15-3.45 pm |
| Stacey Arneil, North Ayrshire 1+2 Development Officer | Embedding languages into daily routines | This workshop will cover some practical ideas that will help you to establish classroom routines and create an environment where languages are valued and have their place in the curriculum. | Wed 01 Feb 3.45-4.15 pm | |
| Julia Preston, East Ayrshire 1+2 Languages Development Officer | Introduction to BSL | British Sign Language (BSL) is one of the SQA’s approved languages. It is used by around 125,000 people on a daily basis, whether at home or school. This short introduction would be useful for any practitioner in any education setting where an L3 could be introduced. It would be an ideal lesson for upper primary / BGE. | Primary / BGE | Wed 01 Feb 4.15-4.45 pm |
| Adam McColgan-Smith, East Ayrshire | Gaelic as L3 | An introduction to the different opportunities available in order to deliver Gaelic as L2 / L3 in primary. There will be an overview of some of the resources that support this and an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the session. | Primary / Gaelic staff | Thu 02 Feb 3.15-3.45 pm |
| Nickie Davidson, South Ayrshire Gaelic Development Officer | The Vet Zoo Bheat an Su | The pack is aimed at using creative puppetry alongside play pedagogy with children in P1 – P3 through the use of the bi-lingual Gaelic book, Bheat an Su – The Vet Zoo. | Primary | Thu 02 Feb 4.15-4.45 pm |
