Welcome to Our Languages
We promote community languages teaching and learning through partnerships between complementary and mainstream schools.
The 'Our Languages' project supports community languages teaching and learning and aims to encourage community cohesion, celebrate pupil achievement and promote plurilingualism. Regional partnerships across England involve schools in the project in a variety of activities. We also provide information on accreditation, community language provision in your local area as well as current research, events and links related to community languages education. See 'About Us' for more information.
Latest news
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Arabic Immersion Course October 2009 Egypt
An Arabic immersion course will take place in Alexandria, Egypt from Saturday 24 October - Saturday 7 November 2009. The two-week course will involve Arabic tuition in the mornings and cultural activities, including lots of contact with young native speakers in the afternoons. All course activities, accommodation, transport and meals will be organised by British Council.
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Learning early is key to foreign language fluency
A study by an academic at the Collegium de Lyon in France has found that it is a “myth” that young children get confused if faced with the prospect of learning more than one language from a young age.
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Curriculum: Languages - Grasping new skills
Teaching a new language alongside primary pupils’ first and second languages can create a multilingual environment that breeds self- confidence.
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Teach ethnic minority children languages outside of school, suggests report
Learning their community language outside the home enhances the development of children from minority ethnic groups, according to research led by the University of Birmingham...
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Primary Languages Direct: The Intercultural Dimension
Primary Languages Direct is CILT's ezine for anyone involved in primary languages. The most recent issue highlights the Intercultural Understanding strand of the Key Stage 2 Framework for Languages.
Upcoming events
- 03 JULY 2009
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The Palestinian Cultural Show
The Palestinian School, London presents another stunning cultural show for 2009. The show will include Palestinian music and songs by the well known Alashekeen Palestinian Band established in 1977.
- 05 JULY 2009 - 06 JULY 2009
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Chinese as a Foreign Language Teacher Training Workshop
The British Inter-university China Centre (BICC) is organising, on 5 and 6 July, a teacher training workshop aimed at teachers in the primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors.
- 06 JULY 2009
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Morley College Malay summer school
The Malay Language is an Austronesian language and the official language of Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore. This course will be for complete beginners who wish to go on holiday and communicate at basic level.
- 07 JULY 2009
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Morley College Yiddish language and culture summer school
The Morley College Yiddish language and culture summer school provides an opportunity to discover the language of Yiddish, to unveil the joys, the sadness, and the profundities of this world traversed, eclectic culture.
- 08 JULY 2009
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Morley College Chinese calligraphy summer school
The Morley College Chinese calligraphy summer school aims to introduce students to this ancient art through step-by-step instructions on writing Chinese characters.
Information for parents
Community Languages can enhance your child's education. Looking for a community language class for your child? Interested in how accreditation works?Information for parents: Find out more
What's new
Who Do We Think We Are? Week E-conference
Got opinions about language and identity that you just can't keep to yourself? Then have your say by participating in the first ever Who Do We Think We Are (WDWTWA)? Week E-Conference!
It's great fun and anyone from primary, secondary or sixth form level can take part.
There have already been some great contributions so why not click here to check out what other young people have written!
