Customs and Traditions
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TY Modules for Beginners
We have a number of modules designed for TY students who are beginning to learn either Chinese, German, Italian, Korean, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish.
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Spanish Language Challenge
We have a new resource available which would really suit all TY Spanish learners.
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TY for Non-Beginners
We have a number of Modules and WebQuests designed for TY students who have already studied either French, German, Italian or Spanish.
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Using audio-visual description in the MFL Classroom to support mediation
Find out about using Audio-description in the languages classroom.
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Pictograms in the MFL classroom: Using a visual stimulus
Dorota Polatyńska, a Polish teacher, describes how she uses visual stimulus cards to encourage students to use the target language and also to improve oral communicative competencies.
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Using Newspapers in the Languages Classroom
Local, regional and national newspapers give students another insight into the culture of the target country. The following resource has been developed for teachers to show how you could use reading material from the target language culture in the classroom.
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Culture boxes
What do you see in a culture?
It’s all a question of perspective… “Making the familiar strange and the strange familiar’ and ‘making the general specific’ are two intercultural education strategies.
Culture boxes can be used as a starting point for intercultural reflection in the languages classroom. They also support the teaching and learning of the socio-cultural knowledge and intercultural awareness.
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Transition Year project on Italy
Ideas for projects for Italian Transition year students. Click below to download the materials.
- Italian projects powerpoint
- TY ITALY Project – background for teacher
- TY PROJECT worksheets, themes and sample research questions
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Leaving Cert Japanese: Practical Information Booklet
Here’s a booklet full of practical information on the Japanese Leaving Cert oral
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Japanese TY module: Christmas Test
Use this test to assess your students’ knowledge after the first term of Japanese
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TY Japanese module: group project
Get your students working in teams to complete a group project!
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TY Japanese portfolio
Use this booklet to help your students complete the Japanese section of their TY portfolio
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