Thursday 26 March 2009, 9:45 - 16:00
British Council, 10 Spring Gardens, London SW1A 2BN
The British Council, the Association for Language Learning (ALL), CILT, the National Centre for Languages, the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) and CASAW invite you to Arabic Language and Culture in Schools on Thursday 26 March at the British Council.
To attend the conference please RSVP by 18 March 2009 by e-mail with session options and any dietary requirements to world [dot] links [at] britishcouncil [dot] org
Programme
0945 Registration and coffee
1000 Welcome and introductions
Rachel Launay Manager DCSF Programmes, British Council
Dr Elizabeth Kendall Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World/British Society for Middle Eastern Studies
1030 Session 1 (Plenary)
Case studies: Connecting Classrooms UK Middle East School Partnership and Arabic Immersion Course
Upton by Chester High School
1100 Refreshments
1115 Session 2
A Community Cohesion projects: mainstream and complementary schools (Our Languages Project -
CILT and SSAT) or
B British Council Arabic Language Assistants - St Peter’s Church of England Aided School
1200 Session 3
C Council for Arab British Understanding, Teaching Resources or
D ASSET Languages
1245 Lunch and exhibition Time to network and view materials
1400 SSAT Arabic Network - Resources for teachers
1415 Session 4
E British Museum - Discover the Arab World resources or
F Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World, e-Arabic learning portal
1500 Session 5 (Plenary)
Arabic and BBC World Class
1530 Panel session Key issues from workshops will be shared
1600 Close
