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Introduction
Welcome to the MFLE email update for May. We launched a new website - Confucius Classrooms - on 7 April, and we have focused on related chinese resources and ideas for you to try in the classroom. We've also added Spanish and Italian to our Reference Grammars for primary, and highlighted some of the latest news and professional development for you.
Confucius Classrooms online
The ‘online hub’ is now live with information about the programme, resources and examples of practice in Scottish schools.
National Qualifications Mandarin resources
These National Qualifications Curriculum Support resources provide listening and speaking exercises to support the teaching of Mandarin (Simplified and Traditional) at Access 3 level. The resources are available in both PDF and Word format, with the accompanying listening recordings in mp3 format.
A Chinese artist in Lakeland
The landscape of Wordsworth drawn through the eyes of Chiang Yee who was born in China in 1903 and arrived in the English Lake District in 1936. The paintings reproduced on this website are taken from ‘The Silent Traveller: A Chinese Artist in Lakeland’. The resource also contains interactive video clips demonstrating the use of a Chinese paint box.
Spanish Reference Grammar
This reference grammar contains useful information for teaching Spanish in the primary school. Includes the alphabet, verbs, nouns and time.
Italian Reference Grammar
This reference grammar contains useful information for teaching Italian in the primary school. Includes the alphabet, verbs, nouns and time.
Exeter University beginners' German
Please note this is redirecting to University of Portsmouth website now. An online course containing 20 chapters of dialogue and exercises which are designed to give the beginner a grounding in the German language. Also provides information about life in a German-speaking country.
European Day of Languages resources
Links to information, resources, downloads and lots more to help you to celebrate the annual European Day of Languages. Links are to the websites of CILT, SCILT and the Council of Europe.Latest news
A selection of our latest news stories on the MFLE blog for modern languages:
May newsletter from Scottish CiLT now available
Competitions to celebrate Year of Intercultural Dialogue
The Scottish Learning Festival 2008: Registration opens Monday 21 April
Evaluation of Walker Road: Early Primary Partial Immersion in French
Featured resources
Check out these new podcast resources in the MFLE resource finder:
Higher French Revision podcast - five episodes covering main aspects of the Higher exam.
Podcasts in Spanish, French and German - covering current affairs and providing up-to-date listening practice for students in S5-6.
ChinesePod - Study resources for learning Chinese online.
Professional development
Find the latest courses and events in our Professional development section.
In May you can select your keynotes and seminars from this year's Scottish Learning Festival programme.