DfEE
National Curriculum - Modern Foreign Languages Primary section
Modern Foreign Languages
General Information | The Internet and the modern languages classroom |
French | General | Travel and holidays | Sport | Newspapers and TV | Daily life | Arts and literature | History | Politics
German | General | Learning and Teaching German - Activities | Arts, science and German history | Newspapers and TV | Politics | Travel and holidays | Sport | Daily life |
Spanish | General | Learning and Teaching Spanish - Activities | Arts, science and Spanish history | Daily life | Newspapers and TV | Sport | Travel and holidays |
Other languages | Italian | Russian |
DfEE
National Curriculum - Modern Foreign Languages Primary section
DfEE
National Curriculum - Modern Foreign Languages Secondary section
The Virtual Language Classroom
This site will translate your text or even translate the text on another web site.
First go to the foreign web site and copy the address. Then go to http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/translate.dyn and paste the address into the box provided and click the translate button. Text is tranlated into English! Brilliant!
Panworld
-newspapers on-line from Europe and the US.
This excellent site lists all the world's major newpapers.
(A guide to the internet for languages)
http://vtc.ngf
l.gov.uk/resources/cits/mfl
(The National Grid for Learning)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/languages
BBC Education
The Internet and the modern languages classroom
You can use se the WWW to collect a wide range of materials which you could adapt for teaching French, German or Spanish. The language areas you might consider for KS 3 & 4 are: School. Home Life. Food.
Free time, holidays and special occasions. Leisure and entertainment.
Home town, local environment and customs. Shopping.
Accommodation.
1\. Using Yahooligans search engine type in a key word(s) in the target language and see
what you can find.
2\. Some websites provide ready made worksheets/activities which you can download
to use. Have a look at the following sites. Remember also that sites for languages
other than your own will probably give you some ideas which you can adapt.
Spanish:
French.
http://sol.ultralab.anglia.ac.uk/pages/schools-online/languages/mflhome.html
German
3\. The Internet can help you make contact with teachers from schools abroad with a view to establishing an exchange of materials, pupils' e-mails, carrying out joint activities or organising exchange visits. The following sites are useful starting points:
4\. One possibility is to get your pupils to make their own'web pages, or a school
modem languages web site. Go to
http://sol.ultralab.anglia.ac.uk/pages/schools-onLine/schools/
and follow the links to see examples of what some schools have produced.
5\. Sound and speech on the WWW
The Web can also be a fruitful source of listening material for use in the modern languages classroom. If your computer is equipped with a 'sound blaster' card (Real Audio) and speakers you can exploit a number of useful resources on the Web.
There are a number of Intemet Radio stations in different languages. You can dial them up and listen to live radio broadcasts. Even if you don't have the necessary equipment to listen, there are screen pages of written information about the station, its presenters and the programmes.
A comprehensive list of links to French radio stations can be found at:
whilst the following Spanish site provides links to many radio stations broadcasting in a number of different languages
French
Online dictionary.
Type in the URL of the website you want translated, you can convert it from English, French, German, Italian, Portugese or Spanish into any of the other languages.
A collection of sites relevant to English Language Teaching and Learning on the WWW.
Follow Toucan Sam, from Kelloggs, on this adventure through a tropical rainforest.
Highly interactive, includes pictures of animals, games, cartoons and links that can be used as a topic about animals.
Words and music in MIDI files for most of the classical French nursery rhymes.
Bonjour from Le Globber! Worth a look for teaching introductory French.
Using the story of Goldilocks, this interactive site enables children to access games about the story, to write about themselves and to answer questions.
Basile
Citron - les Dangers de la Maison
A highly interactive site about domestic dangers.
Toujours
prudent...jamais mal pris
A Canadian site in English and French about the dangers of the road, with many games.
This is a highly interactive site where many scenes are illustrated by an animated sequence.
This French Canadian site is vast, it is divided into islands each of which contains various activities. There is a lot to discover, it is very easy to navigate and the graphics are excellent. There is no English version.
Jouons
avec les lettres (Alphabet Game)
Displays letters of the alphabet and asks the children to match the selected letter with an object beginning with the same letter.
Really
Useful French Teaching Site
Pictures of animals, games, cartoons and links that can be used as a topic about animals.
Online dictionary can tell you a word in French or translate a word for you.
A promotional site for the French cartoon 'Les galaxiens', this offers a tour and sample games, etc.
Le
bestiaire anime des animaux
This French site consists of an animation animal alphabet and short stories about animals that can be photocopied and illustrated.
Jouons
avec les lettres (Alphabet Game)
This French site consists of a game which displays letters of the alphabet and asks the children to
match the selected letter with an object beginning with the same letter. Works like flashcards.
A Canadian site with excellent graphics. Requires the user to get involved in a story.
The site lists a large number of animals, with image and sound, along with their names in different languages.
This is a highly interactive site where many scenes are illustrated by an animated sequence.
Fast
and Friendly French for Fun
A basic French tutorial where you learn letters, numbers and phrases.
Words and music in MIDI files for most of the classical French nursery rhymes and national anthem.
Provides today's and tomorrow's weather forecast for France in text form, with maps also available.
Good introduction to the country for French language or geography lessons.
Run by the French embassy, this site aims to promote France in the UK.
From Picardy to Corsica, find out what France has to offer the holiday-maker.
An Introduction to the Vercors National Park.
A comprehensive online guide to the French capital.
Everything you need to know about Provence.
Links to sites providing tourist and cultural information
A virtual museum of the modern olympic movement. In English and French.
Online version of the most popular French newspaper.
French 'Elle' magazine homepage presents detailed features on clothes, health, beauty and lifestyle.
An online newspaper in French with stories and articles submitted by students.
Site related to French television's regional service, France 3. News is available on a rolling basis.
Articles from the French newspaper 'Sud Ouest'.
Headlines page of the French daily newspaper 'Liberation'.
French television's regional service.
This children's programme page of French television channel TF1.
A magazine site with links to the week’s news in focus.
Run by the French embassy, this site aims to promote France in the UK.
A site devoted entirely to the culture and sights of Paris.
Explore the culture, food, wine, social conventions and language of France, Spain and Italy at this BBC website.
Short biographies of over fifty famous fashion designers from Agnes B. to Yves St Laurent.
Contemporary France its geographical diversity, institutions, economy, daily life, art and culture, gastronomy, leisure
Brad Pitt
Career details and a personal biography of the American star, Brad Pitt.
Career details and a personal biography of the French star, Isabelle Adjani.
A comprehensive site all about French cinema, its history and famous faces.
An online French version of the film and cinema magazine.
Access the complete text of French classics from writers such as Moliere and Flaubert.
Images of Duchamp’s art work and links provided to related sites.
WebMuseum,
Paris: Tours in French
A virtual tour of Paris.
Information about the Canadian province of Quebec.
Commentary on the decision by Canada and Norway to resume large-scale seal culls.
German
Andreas
Lixl’s German Web Trails
A comprehensive source of links to sites in German on the Net that are useful for students
Learning and Teaching German - Activities
This is a free interactive online German course with the direct support of a personal tutor.
Set up to promote German language and learning.
A very good site for anyone at GCSE level or above that wants to polish up their language skills.
Available in various languages, the site lists a large number of animals, with image and sound.
Arts, Science and German History
Grimm’s fairytales, etc. .
German
Historical Museum, Berlin
Collections of archives including documents and posters depicting nineteenth- and twentieth-century German history .
A 'virtual city' to explore - all in German!
A chronology of her life and works, essays on 'Behn and racism' and 'Women in the Restoration Theatre'.
Latest news stories from Germany.
A German site with short current news stories, about 200 words long, on a range of home and foreign topics.
Contains information about all current film releases in Germany from Fox.
Articles on current affairs, sport and the media.
SZonNet
- Die Suddeutsche Zeitung im Internet
Suddeutsche Zeitung (newspaper) headlines page has links to short articles on all the main
national, European and world-wide stories.
Homepage index of Telekom online.
Linked with the HR3 radio station from Hesse, which provides an enormous range of subjects.
A promotional site for the French cartoon 'Les galaxiens', this offers a tour, sample cartoons etc.
German TV / Radio
Newspapers and magazines
Many articles about global warming, air quality, emissions etc.
Links and information about political parties and government ministries in Austria, Germany
and Switzerland.
German railway site includes a search engine for planning journeys, prices, times, etc. English version available.
Covers river-rafting in the Tyrol, with a map, photos and a detailed description of the activities, services and attractions to be found.
The site of Borussia Dortmund football club.
Extreme sports including bungee jumping.
German website for the McDonald's hamburger chain.
A well-illustrated page of recipes written in German, with links to other food pages.
Written by pupils, this is the in-house German magazine of the Heinrich-Hertz-Schule.
Alles
uber das Rauchen (No Smoke!)
Provides well-presented and detailed pages offering much information on the risks of smoking.
This BBC website supports a radio series of the same name.
Information about the history and origin of beer. German and English.
Spanish
A host of internet resources related to the Spanish language.
Spanish search engine.
Learn
Spanish : A Free Online Tutorial
A formal introduction to Spanish.
RealAudio and interactive Shockwave activities offer an innovative approach to web-based Spanish.
Learn
Spanish with The Oaxaca Collection
Centre for cultural language information on Spain
http://www.cervantes.es
Learning and Teaching Spanish - Activities
Interactive online Spanish course with the direct support of a personal tutor.
Arts, Science and Spanish History
Information about history, architecture, tourism, geography and Spanish traditions, with a photo tour of Spain.
The
K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook
The principles of aeronautics are combined with activities, experiments and lesson plans.
The site is available in English, French and Spanish .
Explore the culture, food, wine, social conventions and language of France, Spain and Italy.
Pictures of hats and a brief description of their material, colour and price.
Covers Spanish cuisine.
An illustrated children's story, which includes information on Art, Culture, Entertainment, Shopping and Media.
Online newspaper .
Spanish TV.
Primarily a source of material for journalists.
This is the Spanish Top 40 site, which also provides the latest news on recent singles and bands.
Spanish train travel.
Sites concerning
Latin America
Spanish Tourism
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