Contents

Excuse My French! French for Beginners - Major New BBC TWO TV Series Accompanied by
Course Book and DVDs
Exciting Excuse My French Campaign
Whats on at www.bbc.co.uk/languages
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BBC TWO Learning Zone Languages Programme Schedule 3 October to 12 December 2006
A Rare Opportunity to See the TV Series Hindi Urdu Bol Chaal
BBC TV Language Programmes for Secondary Schools 2006 2007
The Contribution of Languages to Adult and Continuing Learning Statement for Adult Learners
Week
The Association of University Language Centres - Research in Modern Languages in the UK Website
Russian Language and Culture Websites
BBC School Radio Website - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/
New CD: Why Study Languages? From The Languages, Linguistics & Area Studies Subject
Centre
Banking on Languages for Vocational Courses
Welcome to CILT Information Resources
Information from SRF [scotrussforum@blueyonder.co.uk]
Girls Score for UK in International Football Competition

Excuse My French! French for Beginners - Major New BBC TWO TV Series Accompanied
by Course Book and DVDs

Are your students (or indeed their parents) worried about being laughed at if they try to speak
French? Do they ever feel confused when theyre spoken to in French?
Having to deal with foreign situations can make the bravest of your students (or their parents) feel
out of control either frustrated by the incomprehension on a waiters face as they attempt to
convey their order in mime and Franglais, or embarrassed by smirks at their unwitting
mispronunciation if they do try to parlez en franais. Excuse My French! aims to put these fears
to rest. Based around the new 4-part BBC TWO television series, which sent three celebrities to
southern France and challenged them to learn the language in a month, it shows that anyone can
learn to communicate in French - and you dont have to be fluent to make it worthwhile!
Excuse My French! will help your students develop the confidence to speak French, and to get
over their fear of making mistakes. As well as teaching them the language they need to get by in
France, it will help them work out a learning style that suits them. For complete beginners
or those returning to French after a break, this book shows that learning a language can be a
positive and potentially life-transforming experience.
The Book (Written by Steven Fawkes):

 Is divided into relevant topics such as shopping, socialising and getting around
Provides your students with useful techniques to cope in unfamiliar situations
Sets them challenges and tasks to develop their skills
Gives links to free online activities and extra resources
The DVDs:
Contain all four programmes as broadcast on BBC TWO
Include added interactivity, audio, and learning material to support the book
Show that learning a language is also about getting to know a culture
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Publishing August 2 2006 Large-format paperback and 2 DVDs 16.99 ISBN

1406610119 Available at all good online and high street bookshops
The TV Series
Featuring Esther Rantzen, Marcus Brigstocke and Ron Atkinson as they face the challenge of
learning to speak French in a month, 4 hour long TV programmes will be broadcast on BBC TWO
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throughout July starting on Tuesday, July 11 at 9pm and continuing on July 18 & 25 and
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August 1 at the same time.
Exciting Excuse My French! Campaign
The Excuse My French! campaign aims to bring together everything we love about France and
French culture to encourage engagement with the French language. The campaign will coincide
with the BBC TWO series Excuse My French! (11 July-1 August 2006), in which three celebrities
Esther Rantzen, Ron Atkinson and Marcus Brigstocke are immersed in French language and
culture in a villa in a Provencal village. Both the series and the campaign will position the French
language as a facilitator, a way of better enjoying everything we love about France.
Central to the campaign will be Ma France, a very comprehensive and fun BBC video-based
French language website http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/index.shtml . The site
will be promoted by various radio and publicity activities.
Whats on at www.bbc.co.uk/languages
"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his
language, that goes to his heart." - Nelson Mandela
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New French broadband video course

Excuse My French!
Last week of the World Cup 2006 in Germany
Talk Spanish
Summer Holiday Quick Fix
Spanish and French News
Languages on TV - Learning Zone and BBC Four

1. New French broadband video course

Enjoy brushing up your French with "Ma France", our new interactive French course with
broadband video. See the first 5 units online:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/
From July 10 try the Ma France competition and win trips to Paris!
2. Excuse My French!
Coming soon to BBC TWO: Excuse My French! - share the trials and tribulations of 3 celebs in
this 4-part series starting Tuesday, 11th July, 9pm.

3. Last week of the World Cup 2006 in Germany

Missed out on a ticket to the final? Make up for it with our quiz "A Fan in Germany".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/football/
Guess the headline - Find out what the German papers are saying about the World Cup and have
a go at guessing their headlines.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/headline/
4. Talk Spanish
A lively, fast-track introduction to everyday Spanish set in the ancient city of Valencia and the
surrounding hills and plains. You can practise what you've learnt with a series of short quizzes
and activities. Also on BBC TWO this month (please see the Learning Zone schedule below).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/talk/
5. Summer Holiday Quick Fix
Going to the Mediterranean for your summer holidays? Take a look at our Quick Fix Section for
some useful holiday phrases in 36 languages. Download them to your MP3 player:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/index.shtml
or your mobile:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/mobile/
6. Spanish and French News
We won't be adding any new articles to the French and Spanish News sections Le Mensuel and
El Mensual over the summer. We're developing brand new intermediate materials which will be
available towards the end of September.
7. Languages on TV - BBC TWO Learning Zone
Learning Zone
Languages programmes are on TV throughout the night. Set your videos to long play mode as
the complete session of programmes will last approximately 5 hours.
11 July: set video on the evening of Mon 10 July
0100 0230
Talk Spanish
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/chinese/real_chinese/
0230 0500
Spain Inside Out
0500 - 0600
Work Talk - Spain
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/forwork/doingit/
18 July: set video on the evening of Mon 17 July
0100 0230
Talk Italian
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/talk/
0230 - 0500
Italy Inside Out
0500 - 0600
Italian Journey Part 1
25 July: set video on the evening of Mon 24 July
0100 0230
Talk French
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/talk/
0230 0500
France Inside Out
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/france_insideout/
0500 0600
Work Talk - France
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/forwork/doingit/
Look at the full schedule: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/langtravel/

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BBC TWO Learning Zone Languages Programme Schedule 3 October to 12 December

2006
As you can see this schedule again leads off with various Talk programmes plus the popular
Inside Out and Work Talk series. Please remember that you can also visit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/talk/,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/talk/transcripts/index.shtml,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/germany_insideout/,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/forwork/,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/talk/,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/talk/transcripts/index.shtml,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italy_insideout/,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/journey/,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/talk/,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/talk/transcripts.shtml,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/spaininsideout/,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/forwork/,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/talk/,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/talk/transcripts/,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/france_insideout/,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/forwork/,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/index.shtml,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/experience2/,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/journey/,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/forwork/,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/portuguese/talk/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/greek/talk/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/greek/transcripts/
Please visit http://www.bbclanguages.com/talk/ for additional practical ideas and free,
downloadable worksheets for use in the classroom. The whole series has been recently given a
fresh new look and is available for purchase at http://www.bbcshop.com/bin/venda?ex=co_dispview&bsref=bbc&icat=6 or any good online or high street retailer.

You can also visit http://www.bbclanguages.com/french/14.asp,

http://www.bbclanguages.com/german/52.asp and http://www.bbclanguages.com/italian/43.asp
for more details about the available The French Experience 2, Deutsch Plus 2 and Buongiorno
Italia! Course materials.
At a Glance Programme Guide
Talk German; Germany Inside out; Work Talk: Germany
Talk Italian; Italy Inside Out; Italian Journey
Talk Spanish; Spain Inside Out; Work Talk: Spain
Talk French; France Inside Out; Work Talk: France
Ma France; Le franais au pluriel
The French Experience 2; French Journey; Eurografters: France
Deutsch Plus 2; Make German Your Business; Working with the Germans; Eurografters:
Germany; Cityscapes: Berlin; Talk the Talk Schools Compilation
Buongiorno Italia!
Talk Italian
Talk Portuguese; Brazil Inside Out; Brazil 2000
Talk Greek; Mediterranean Cookery
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Tuesday, December 12

Talk German 1-6; Germany Inside Out 1-5; Work

Talk: Germany
Talk Italian 1-6; Italy Inside Out 1-5; Italian
Journey Part 2
Talk Spanish 1-6; Spain Inside Out 1-5; Work
Talk: Spain
Talk French 1-6; France Inside out 1-5; Work
Talk: France
Ma France (brand-new interactive French video
course); Le franais au pluriel
The French Experience 2 (subtitled) 1-10; French
Journey Part 1 & 2; Eurografters: France
Deutsch Plus 2; Make German Your Business
Part 1 & 2; Working with the Germans;
Eurografters: Germany; Cityscapes: Berlin; Talk
the Talk Schools Compilation
Buongiorno Italia! 1-12
Buongiorno Italia! 13-20; Talk Italian 1-6
Talk Portuguese 1-6; Brazil Inside Out 1-5; Brazil
2000: City; Brazil 2000: Framing; Brazil 2000:
Work
Talk Greek 1-6; Mediterranean Cookery: Greece,
Mediterranean Cookery: France, Mediterranean
Cookery: Italy, Mediterranean Cookery: Spain,
Mediterranean Cookery: Turkey, Mediterranean
Cookery: Morocco

A Rare Opportunity to See the TV Series Hindi Urdu Bol Chaal

You can also look forward to two extra nights of LZ languages on early Saturday and Sunday
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morning, 30 September and 1 October
Saturday morning's extra programmes provide a rare opportunity to see the TV series Hindi Urdu
Bol Chaal. You can also visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/guide/urdu/ for a new on-line
Urdu course and http://www.bbclanguages.com/other/32.asp for full details about the Hindi
Urdu Bol Chaal course book and audio cassettes.

Sunday morning's are about working abroad - for the young and for established business people,
in a variety of languages. Please set your video recorders on Friday and Saturday evening:
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Hindi Urdu Bol Chaal 1-10

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Eurografters: Spain

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Eurografters: France

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Eurografters: Germany

03.30

Eurografters: Italy

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Working with the Spanish

04.30

Working with the French

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Working with the Germans

05.30

Working with the Japanese

BBC TV Language Programmes for Secondary Schools 2006 - 2007

Television programmes for Secondary Schools on BBC Learning Zone (please check
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/guide to ensure details are still correct nearer to transmission) Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 02000600 and remember to set the video the night before!
Autumn 2006
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10.30-10.50

Arabic Language and Culture

0400-0600

Standard Grade Bitesize French (Scotland only)

10.30-10.50

Arabic Language and Culture

Spring 2007
Monday January 8

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Wednesday 17 January 0200-0400

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Thursday 18 January

Revista
Voces Espaolas; Talk the Talk

0200-0400
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Jeunes Francophones 1-6

Jeunes Francophones 7-10; France 2000 1-2

0200-0400
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D-Mag; Deutsch Plus 1

Hallo aus Berlin

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GCSE Bitesize Spanish; Standard Grade Bitesize French

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GCSE Bitesize German

0200-0400
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GCSE Bitesize French 1

GCSE Bitesize French 2

0200-0400

GCSE Bitesize Spanish

0200-0400
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GCSE Bitesize French 1

GCSE Bitesize French 2

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Wednesday 14 March
(Scotland only)
Wednesday 28 March
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Friday 30 March
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Thursday 5 April
Summer 2007
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Friday 31 May

0200-0400

GCSE Bitesize German

0200-0400
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Quinze Minutes Plus

Vingt Minutes

0200-0400
0400-0600

Clmentine 1-8
Isabel; Clmentine 9

0200-0400
0400-0600

Susanne; Clmentine 10
Le Caf des Rves; France 2000 1

The Contribution of Languages to Adult and Continuing Learning Statement for Adult
Learners Week
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According to a survey last autumn, 82% of adults who have learnt another language wish they
could speak it better. There is strong demand amongst UK adults for language learning, with
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languages the fourth most popular subject area for adult learning . This helps to make the UK
one of the best-performing European countries as regards participation by adults in lifelong
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learning - over 29% of UK adults are involved in some form of adult learning .
However, we are witnessing a period of great change and upheaval in adult learning and there is
a danger that demand may remain unsatisfied, and national needs remain unmet, unless more
specific attention can be focused on languages at both regional and provider level. Last months
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Adult Learning Inspectorate report drew attention to the hurdles to be overcome if we are to
ensure that language teaching provision for adults matches the demand, both in terms of quantity
and quality.
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As a result of the Skills Strategy and FE White Paper , the needs of employers and the economy
are being given a more central role. We know that using a language at work gives job satisfaction
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to individuals and tangible benefits to employers . The recently-created Language Skills Alliance
will ensure that languages are represented alongside other skills areas in planning for
qualifications frameworks and the new Specialised 14-19 Diplomas. The Regional Language
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Networks are crucial to raising awareness amongst employers of the importance of language
skills, and to ensuring that their needs are articulated and fed into planning at regional and UK
level. Adult language learners will be able to benefit from these developments.
At the same time languages bring wider educational, social and cultural benefits to individuals.
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The National Languages Strategy describes the ability to speak another language as an
essential part of being a citizen. Language tutors know that adults have mixed and varied
motivations for wanting to learn a language, and it is their task to work with these motivations in
order to achieve the best outcomes for learners. Between now and 2010, as a result of the
National Languages Strategy, we will be seeing a rapid expansion in the number of primary
school children learning a language. Parents, grandparents and carers developing their own
language skills alongside their children can be an important source of support and mutual
satisfaction.
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As we review the prospects for languages in adult education in Adult Learners Week 2006 ,
there is much to aspire to and much work to be done. CILTs Strategic Plan sets out a vision of a
society which is strong and confident in its use of languages, one in which plurilingualism and
intercultural competence contribute to personal development, cultural understanding, social
cohesion and economic growth. In order to achieve this, we would like to see all parties
implement the recommendations of the ALI report. We ourselves are committed to making full
use of the resources we have available to support languages for adults, namely:
Providing up-to-date information for planning and development for example our Language
Trends survey on adult language provision which will be repeated later this year

 Providing opportunities for training and professional development for adult tutors, through our
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annual Adult Education Languages Show , our Netword newsletter and web pages, and our
Comenius Netword Centre and its work throughout the Comenius network.
Work with the Language Skills Alliance and Regional Language Networks, as described above.
Making the case for languages and promoting language learning through work such as the
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European Awards for Languages , the European Day of Languages and Languages Work

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Re-launch of the Lingu@NET Europa website providing on-line support for language learners
across Europe
Extensive research on behalf of the European Commission, involving 29 countries, into the link
between languages and business success, in order to be able to quantify the contribution of
language skills to the economy

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We will be working to encourage more strategic action at regional and local level and will be
publishing a book on the theme of partnership in language provision in adult learning later this
year. We will also seek to maximise the potential of the new European Union integrated
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programme for Lifelong Learning to support language tutors and learners. We will be keeping a
close eye on all developments at European level and their potential for positive influence on
languages in the UK. We will be following in particular the progress of the European Commission
proposal on key competences for lifelong learning, in which the ability to speak another language
is given a high priority for all citizens.
Isabella Moore
Director
References:
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NOP World Poll on behalf of Asset Languages.
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NIACE survey on adult participation in learning, 2005. Adults currently learning or who have been learning
in the recent past most commonly study IT, business studies, health and medicine, then languages
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European Commission 2006 report on progress towards Lisbon targets for Education and Training
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Language for adults: overcoming the barriers www.ali.gov.uk
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DfES www.dfes.gov.uk/skillsstrategy
DfES www.dfes.gov.uk/furthereducation
See www.languageswork.org.uk/

Talking World Class, the impact of languages skills on the UK economy, CILT, 2005
www.cilt.org.uk/key/talkingworldclass.pdf
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The Language Skills Alliance is a partnership between CILT, the SSDA and Go Skills. Its aim is to ensure
that employer need for languages and cultural skills is articulated and that Sector Skills Councils take proper
account of languages and cultural skills as they influence the shape of future vocational education and
training UK-wide.
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CILTs regional networks promoting languages for languages for employment purposes www.cilt.org.uk/rln
Languages for all, languages for life, a strategy for England, DfES, 2002
www.dfes.gov.uk/languagesstrategy
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Adult Learners Week campaign 20-26 May 2006 www.cilt.org.uk/promoting/activities/alw2006.htm
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The Adult Education Languages Show 2006 will take place on Friday 9 June at Beaumanor Hall,
Loughborough. For further details see www.cilt.org.uk/cpd/adult.htm. For Comenius Netword see
www.cilt.org.uk/adulteducation
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See www.cilt.org.uk/eal
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See www.cilt.org.uk/edl
www.languageswork.org.uk/
www.linguanet-europa.org/
www.cilt.org.uk/europe/elan.htm
http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/newprog/index_en.html

The Association of University Language Centres - Research in Modern Languages in the

UK - Website
The Research in Modern Languages in the UK provides an on-line single point of reference for
research interests in modern language studies across the UK.
The site has been developed over the last two years by CILT, the National Centre for Languages,
Oxford Brookes University and the Institute of Romance Studies University of London with
funding support from the UCML/Subject Centre Collaboration Programme in Modern Languages.
The website provides:
- a searchable on-line database of research conducted by UK-based researchers to which
researchers may submit their details on-line;
- a searchable databases of modern languages research events and resources to which users
may submit new resources and events;
- archives and joining instructions for an email discussion list dedicated to research in modern
languages.
They are now collecting information on humanities-based MFL research (Romance and Germanic
languages) and language teaching and learning research in any language.
Please visit http://www.languagesresearch.ac.uk, register and then login to submit your details.
Your account details will then be automatically emailed to you but your account will be ready to
use straight away.
The specific aims of AULC are:
To hold regular meetings of members to facilitate discussion, and exchange information, on the
diverse activities of university language centres
To hold regular meetings of members to facilitate discussion, and exchange information, on the
diverse activities of university language centres
To facilitate contacts with university centres internationally and to promote university language
centres both within and outside the university community
To encourage and foster:

effective resource management and administration

good practice in language learning, teaching and advising
research into language learning and teaching methodologies
to monitor emerging national and international language standards and develop
appropriate quality assurance mechanisms

If you are interested in joining AULC, please contact the Secretary Val Boyle at
v.a.boyle@lboro.ac.uk.
Russian Language and Culture Websites
The following websites contain a mine of information about Russian language and culture - so
click away! French, Spanish, German, Italian, Czech, Portuguese (European & Brazilian), Arabic,
Greek and Japanese websites have already been covered in the most recent newsletters - and
these will be followed in future newsletters by Mandarin Chinese and other languages. If you

would like to see websites on any other language, please contact

mailto:tony.hammond@pearson.com:
http://www.uni.edu/becker/Russian2.html http://www.websher.net/inx/icdefault1.htm
http://www.cortland.edu/flteach/flteach-res.html
http://www.american.edu/research/CCPCR/websites.htm
http://www.tlu.ee/?CatID=2006&LangID=2 http://www.uni.edu/becker/Russian.html
http://library.bowdoin.edu/lmc/r.shtml http://www.tcd.ie/Russian/useful.php
http://www.russianlegacy.com/
http://www.schoolsnetwork.org.uk/Article.aspa?PageId=217701&NodeId=369
http://www.bellaonline.com/subjects/7168.asp http://www.bris.ac.uk/russian/links.html
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/resabout/culture/7_languages/russian.html
http://www.nd.edu/~adinega/links.html http://seelrc.org/webliography/russian.ptml
http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/resources/keywordresources.aspx?keywordid=582
http://facstaff.bloomu.edu/hickey/Russian%20and%20Soviet%20History%20Resource%20Page.
htm http://llt.msu.edu/vol9num3/review3/default.html http://enews.ferghana.ru/mansur.html
http://www.du.edu/langlit/russian/websites.html
http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/Russia.html
http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/guides/russlav.shtml http://wwwpersonal.umich.edu/~resco/links.html http://www.albany.edu/faculty/lubensky/
http://www.fredriley.org.uk/call/langsite/easteuro.html
http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/Profile.aspx?menu=004&links=45 http://www.sussex.ac.uk/languages/16-4-6.html http://www.reec.uiuc.edu/resources/links/cultural.html
http://ireland.ru/ribc/culture_eng.html http://www.geocities.com/athens/delphi/6422/indexa.html
http://www.colby.edu/lrc/russian.php
http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/resources/keywordresources.aspx?keywordid=583
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/reesweb/ http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/classics/russian/russianlinks/
http://artsci.shu.edu/russian/list_of_lists.htm
http://www.humbul.ac.uk/output/headlist.php?sub=russian&code=FN.3755
http://www.usm.maine.edu/languages/russian/links.html http://jw.deepspace93.com/
http://www.mml.cam.ac.uk/call/cert/project1/examples/jec52/linkseng.html
http://www.ecml.at/html/russian/html/10_institutional_context.htm
http://www.russnet.org/learn.html http://www.russian-travel.net/russian_travel_info_sites.htm
http://webideas.com/rusam/award.htm http://www.bl.uk/collections/easteuropean/russlink.html
http://www.bris.ac.uk/russian/links.html http://www.public.asu.edu/~jowen2/ruslinks.html
http://www.coloradocollege.edu/Dept/ru/links/links.html
http://www.brynmawr.edu/llc/russian.shtml http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/russian/bookmar2.htm
http://ejw.i8.com/forweb.htm#russ http://www.cerc.unimelb.edu.au/russian/links.htm
http://www.unclepasha.com/resources.htm http://it.stlawu.edu/~rkreuzer/russ103.htm
http://www.ssees.ac.uk/russia.htm http://www.rollins.edu/Foreign_Lang/russlinx.html
http://www.world-newspapers.com/russia.html
http://www.alladin.ac.uk/languages/other_lang.html#russ
http://www.russnet.org/archive.php http://www.vor.ru/culture/pushk200_eng.html
http://www.mongabay.com/indigenous_ethnicities/languages/languages/Russian.html
http://liberalarts.iupui.edu/mlrc/mlrctextsite/languages/russian.html
http://www.coe.ohio-state.edu/globaled/display.cfm?parent=164&child=170&isGlobal=true
http://www.mcgill.ca/amlf/links/russian/ http://www.dickinson.edu/departments/russn/links.html
http://www.wesleyan.edu/libr/php/subjects/template.php3?subject=russian
http://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/rooms/portal/media-type/html/user/anon/page/Russian
http://www.tepaonline.net/pages/learning/mfl/russian/
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/rci30.70.00/ http://pages.prodigy.net/l.hodges/ukraine.htm
http://inic.utexas.edu/reenic/countries/russia.html http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/J/Emily.D.Johnson1/evaluate.html http://www.provincia.bz.it/cultura/bilinguismo/multilingue/link_russo_e.htm
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~nrc/internetresources/internetresources.html
http://moscow.usembassy.gov/bilateral/bilateral.php?record_id=pa_iro
http://www.waytorussia.net/TalkLounge/quote-39254.html

http://slav-db.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/fmi/xsl/link-e.xsl
http://www.russianinternetguide.com/ http://it.stlawu.edu/~rkreuzer/ltrn101/pushkin.htm
http://lang.swarthmore.edu/faculty/jowen/ruslinks.html http://www.answers.com/topic/russianlanguage http://www.russianlegacy.com/russian_culture/
http://www.hoover.org/hila/ruscollection/home.htm
http://www.lib.uci.edu/online/subject/subpage.php?subject=russian
http://www.library.yale.edu/Internet/slavic.html
http://www.lib.gla.ac.uk/Subject/Slavonic/index.shtml
http://www.kl.oakland.edu/services/instruction/pathfinders/RussianHistory.htm
http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/REGIONAL/HI/russia.html http://www.scrss.org.uk/publications.htm
http://orgs.utulsa.edu/russianclub/links.html http://learning.lib.vt.edu/slav/nat_ethnic_russia.html
http://www.sras.org/news.phtml?m=491 http://www.macalester.edu/russian/links/
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/lang/links/russian.htm
BBC School Radio Website - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/
A few important bits of information about next year.
1. Programmes available on CD only. Next year programmes will be available on
CD only. CDs have proved much more popular than cassettes in the current academic year
and consequently we will not be able to supply programmes on cassette in 2006/2007. However,
it has been necessary to make a small increase in the cost of the CDs. The programmes are
provided at cost price to UK primary schools in lieu of broadcast. The small increase has been
necessary to ensure the cost of the CD packs accurately reflects the cost of the duplication.
2. Programmes also available in MP3 format! In Autumn 2006 you will be able to purchase
a complete term's worth of programmes for all series in a single CD pack at the same
price! This is because the output will be made available in MP3 file format. Acquiring
the programmes in this way is ideal if:
- you are intending to use some resources direct from computers
- you would like to transfer resources to an MP3 player for portability around your school
- you are interested in acquiring more resources from School Radio than you would usually order.
However, before ordering please ensure that you are equipped to play back resources in
this file format. MP3 files will not play back from most CD players.
New CD: Why Study Languages? From The Languages, Linguistics & Area Studies
Subject Centre
The Languages, Linguistics & Area Studies Subject Centre (based at the University of
Southampton) has launched a new CD designed to excite, educate and encourage young people
to continue with their language learning in KS4 and beyond. The CD is divided into two parts:
'The Language Lab' is aimed at pupils in KS3 and KS4 and 'Why study languages' is aimed at
pupils in KS4 and post-16. There are quizzes, powerpoint presentations and much much more
AND it comes with its own poster!
One free copy will be sent to the Modern Languages member of staff in HEIs who is responsible
for schools liaison. Additional copies can be purchased by schools, colleges, universities and
members of the public for 15.00.
Further information about the CD and ordering procedure can be found on the Subject Centre
website - http://www.llas.ac.uk/whystudylanguages
Banking on Languages for Vocational Courses

A new on-line resource bank for teachers specialising in vocational language courses has just
been launched. The site will help teachers provide practical and relevant language courses linked
to vocational areas such as Tourism, Catering, or Health and Social Care.
The Vocational Languages Resource Bank, which went live on 9 June, offers free resources and
ideas, and aims to facilitate the link between classroom-based language learning and using
languages in a career-based setting. Resources will focus on all four areas of language learning:
reading, writing, listening and speaking, and to support this skill set, resources will be presented
in a variety of formats, including text, visual and audio.
Content covering each level of respective vocational qualifications (Entry Level to Level 3) has
been developed for a wide range of sectors, including engineering, catering and social care, with
many resources able to be adapted to suit other vocational areas. Teachers can download
content for free and the facility is available to add their own resources to the site to share with
others.
Isabella Moore, Director of CILT, the National Centre for Languages said, We hope this site will
grow to support the eventual inclusion of languages within the 1419 specialist diplomas and
encourage more schools and colleges to offer vocational language courses.
The resources have been designed by teachers working in schools and colleges of further and
adult education, all with current experience of teaching in a vocational context. Languages
currently represented include Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish and Urdu.
The website was launched at CILTs annual Adult Education Languages Show, which took place
at Beaumanor Hall, Loughborough on 9 June.
For more details, see www.vocational-languages.org.uk.
Notes to Language Teachers
1.

Vocational Languages Resource Bank

The Vocational Languages Resource Bank (VLRB) was created by CILT, the National Centre for
Languages under the14-19 Working Models Programme, and funded by the DfES. It was designed to
support and promote the teaching of alternative and work-related language courses such as the Applied
GCSE and NVQ language units. It was also developed to prepare for the likely inclusion of languages
within the new Specialised Diplomas. It is intended to grow the site to include more languages and
vocational areas as well as to provide an online source of assessment tools.
www.vocational-languages.org.uk

2.

CILT, the National Centre for Languages

CILT, the National Centre for Languages seeks to promote a greater national capability in languages,
supporting and developing multilingualism and intercultural competence in all sectors of society. CILT
manages major initiatives in support of languages.
It works closely with partner organisations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and supports
language networks throughout the UK. It is a key partner in the implementation of national languages
strategies and plays a significant role in languages initiatives at European level.
www.cilt.org.uk

Welcome to CILT Information Resources

Information Resources comprises the CILT Resources Library and an e-mail, postal and
telephone enquiry service.
Our Resources Library is open at the following times:
Main school holidays
Monday - Friday: 10.30am-5pm
Closed Saturdays

Term-time
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 10.30am-5pm
Wednesday: 10.30am-8pm
Saturday: 10.00am-1pm
Summer Term 2006: Wednesday 3 May - Saturday 15 July
The Library
The library is housed in attractive modern accommodation in the basement of CILT's Central
London premises. It aims to be the UK's largest, most comprehensive and up-to-date source of
material for language teaching and learning at all levels and ages, in book, audio, video and
software form. It currently has about 14,000 titles. The library catalogue can be consulted at CILT
and is also available online.
In addition to an extensive range of in print teaching materials in most languages taught in the UK
and books and journals on language teaching methodology, the collection includes relevant
coverage of education and applied and general linguistics. Other resources include past exam
papers and specifications, dictionaries, grammars, bibliographies and abstracts. The library
houses specialist collections in Higher Education and Early Language Learning (ELL), and there
are facilities for listening to audio recordings, for viewing video and satellite broadcasts and for
previewing language learning software.
We regularly receive information on events, courses and institutions of interest to all those
involved in MFL teaching and have a range of leaflets and other free materials to take with you.
The library also offers access to a range of resources including modern foreign languages
websites and promotional materials.
Teachers, researchers and others with an interest in language learning or teaching are welcome
to drop-in at any time and use the facilities during our published opening hours which are listed
above. Groups can also be accommodated by prior arrangement and our term-time Wednesday
evening opening means "twilight" sessions are also possible.
Information from SRF [scotrussforum@blueyonder.co.uk]
1) The Teaching Company, located near Washington, D.C. has issued recordings of thirty six
half-hour lectures on "Classics of Russian Literature" by Professor Irwin Weil, from Northwestern
University. In a popular format, they cover elements of language and culture from Kievan Rus',
followed by selected masterpieces from the 19th and 20th centuries, starting with Pushkin and
continuing up to Solzhenitsyn. There is also some material on the relation between literature and
operatic music. These presentations have proved very popular with thousands of Northwestern
University students and many adult education groups. Details are available at the internet
address http://www.teach12.com - lectures are available on dvd, videotape, audiotape, cd, and ipod download.
2) The School of Russian and Asian Studies (New York) have updated their free Resources
section. The Library: http://www.sras.org/news.phtml?m=491
All Resources: http://www.sras.org/text.phtml?m=209
Teacher Resources: http://www.sras.org/news.phtml?m=502
Lastly, The Journal of Russian and Asian Studies is now in its fourth issue. We invite all students
from all universities to submit their exceptional research for the upcoming fifth issue. The deadline
for submissions is Sept 15th. The journal is distributed for free in html and pdf at
http://www.sras.org/news.phtml?m=269.
Contact: Josh Wilson, Asst. Director, The School of Russian and Asian Studies and Editor-inChief, Vestnik, The Journal of Russian and Asian Studies - www.sras.org
Girls Score for UK in International Football Competition

A team of six girls from Bury Grammar School Girls (BGSG) has been triumphant in winning the
UK section of the Starwatch Fit like your champ competition, and are travelling to Munich to
celebrate their success at a youth festival organised alongside the World Cup.
Year nine students, Charlotte Leach (13), Jemma Nurney (14), Abbie Sellers (14), Helena
Thomas-Wilson (13), Lucy Whitworth (14) and Emma Wright (14), who are in the same French
class, combined their language skills to link together football, nutrition and fitness and create a
multilingual website about Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho Gacho (Ronaldo de Assis Moreira)
and film a health and fitness DVD.
Mrs Georghiou, Headmistress of BGSG said I am delighted with the girls success and there is a
very important message here: learning languages can take you to exciting places. I think we are
all agreed that Munich is a particularly exciting destination at the moment! Were all very proud of
our winning Bury World Cup team.
Five European countries - the UK, Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands - took
part in the competition, which saw participation from 38,000 schools. The winning entries from
each country will receive an award at the festival in the Olympic Stadium on 4 July 2006, have
their project featured in an exhibition and enjoy watching German boy band US5 in concert.
Isabella Moore, Director of CILT, the National Centre for Languages, the UK partner in Starwatch,
said These girls will have a fantastic time in Germany. I hope the competition has encouraged
them, and the many others who took part, in their language learning. We want all young people to
experience the relevance and enjoyment of languages.
The Starwatch competition, which rewards innovative language learning, football, nutrition and
fitness projects, is organised and run by Zeitbild, a German educational publishing company and
sponsored by the European Commission, and in Germany by the German Federal Ministry of
Economy and Technology and the Health Insurance firm KKH. CILT, the National Centre for
Languages was supported in the UK by the Association for Physical Education.
For further information see www.cilt.org.uk/sport/starwatch.htm.
Notes to Language Teachers
1. Starwatch
Starwatch is an initiative to engage young people in the UK, Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic and
the Netherlands in language and fitness projects linked to this year's World Cup. Students were tasked
with choosing their personal football hero and come up with a creative profile of their star to show how
he or she stays fit.
Through the initiatives link with football and the 2006 World Cup students should be motivated to
- enter into a dialogue with other European languages and cultures
- be more aware of their own nutritional and exercise habits
- realise the importance of a balanced diet

- begin to enjoy physical fitness and athletic performance.

www.cilt.org.uk/sport/starwatch.htm
2. Bury Grammar School (Girls)
Bury Grammar School (Girls) is a selective independent day school for girls aged 7-18 and for boys and
girls aged 4-7. The kindergarten and junior school are integrated with the senior school, though each
operates with considerable autonomy. The school opened in 1884 and was privately run until 1900
when it was taken over by the Governors of Bury Grammar School to complement the school for boys,
first established in the seventeenth century. The two schools are jointly governed and were housed in
one building from 1907 until 1966 when a separate school for boys was opened nearby. The girls
school still occupies the original buildings on a relatively confined site close to the town centre. They
have been periodically extended and improved and now incorporate a full range of specialist areas and
a purpose-built junior school.

www.bgsg.bury.sch.uk/home.htm
3. CILT, the National Centre for Languages
CILT, the National Centre for Languages seeks to promote a greater national capability in languages,
supporting and developing multilingualism and intercultural competence in all sectors of society. CILT
manages major initiatives in support of languages.
It works closely with partner organisations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and supports
language networks throughout the UK. It is a key partner in the implementation of national languages
strategies and plays a significant role in languages initiatives at European level.
www.cilt.org.uk
4. Association for Physical Education
afPE is the physical education subject association for the UK, providing a national standard for school
teachers and lecturers of physical education.
www.afpe.org.uk
5. Zeitbild Verlag GmbH
Zeitbild is a global educational publishing group providing comprehensive marketing, education and
communication services to over 200,000 schools, universities, and professional medical practices in 13
countries.
www.zeitbild.de

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