Hannah Doughty

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Languages
COALA Meeting Jordanhill, 11 June 2009

• Hannah Doughty

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Overview

• Aims
• Composition
• Interdisciplinary Project
• Scottish CILT support 2008-09
• Points emerging from
• Early Adopter Schools
• Stakeholder Group
• Possible Actions

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Aims

• provide able linguists in S5-6 with
  qualifications that are valued for entry to
  higher education
• promote languages as valued and important areas
  for study and employment
• encourage collaboration between schools and
  further/higher education institutions
• allow students to relate and apply their language
  knowledge in realistic contexts through the
  Interdisciplinary Project
• develop the generic skills needed for learning,
  employment and life
• develop specific skills needed to compete in the
  international job market

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Composition
Combination of Modern Language Classical
Language English / ESOL / Gàidhlig
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SCQF Levels
6
SCQF points
7
Interdisciplinary Project

• Learner negotiation of context and theme for
  project
• Will encourage students to
• apply their language knowledge in relevant but
  unfamiliar contexts
• develop the generic skills needed for learning,
  employment and life
• develop specific skills needed to compete in the
  international job market

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Project Context

• Must show relevance of languages to
• Citizenship
• Enterprise
• Economic development
• Sustainable development
• Employability

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Evidence Requirements

• Project Proposal
• Project Plan
• Presentation of Project Findings / Product
• Evaluation of Project
• Self-evaluation of Generic / Cognitive Skills
  Development

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Scottish CILT support

• Three Meetings with Stakeholder Group (October,
  February, June)
• Two meetings with 10 Early Adopter schools
  (December and May), plus two individual visits
  with school teams
• Presentations to Careers Advisers in Glasgow
  Edinburgh (January) and Inverness (May)

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Stakeholder Group
Concerns
Positives

• develop insight into usefulness of languages in
  range of areas
• develop greater learner independence
• raise the employability of students
• at least one university likely to offer entry
  into Year 2

• professional staff development
• exemplification of timetable and staffing models
• exemplification of topics and procedures
• UCAS tariff

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Early Adopter Schools
Concerns
Positives

• Eligible students very positive about the IP
• Staff can see the potential of the IP
• Some schools have got workable timetable models
• Strong support from SQA during 2009-10

• Uncertainties about delivering the IP
• No additional time allocation
• Few students eligible for Bac in 2009-10
• UCAS tariff

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Possible Actions

• Issue a Statement of Support
• Recommend possible timetable models
• Encourage headteachers to give equity of esteem
  to science and languages
• Encourage collaboration between schools
• Consider support models for collaboration between
  schools and colleges and/or universities

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Over to you