Modern Language Teaching
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Cindy Said:
How should I make a good impression on my teaching placement?We Answered:
just be yourself - show that you are willing to do anything and are up to try new things - also show you are confident (not too much) and show good listening skills. Make sure you use your skills to the best ability and show the children that languages are fun! good luck and i hope you do wellTheresa Said:
How far is teaching Traditional Grammar acceptable in modern teaching of a language?We Answered:
It's still needed. It's OK, but I suggest giving a lot of example sentences before dealing with grammatical structures.Bernice Said:
Which University is best for Modern Languages?We Answered:
I applied to study French and German and did a lot of research to find good courses for those - the ones I came up with in the end that seemed good (apart from obviously Oxford/Cambridge!) were:Durham
Manchester
Exeter
Lancaster
Edinburgh
University College London
I'm sure there are more but these are the ones I pulled out as covering a good balance of literature and language and seemed highly regarded. It's worth her thinking about which aspects of the languages she prefers - some emphasise literature more and some have more of an emphasis on the language side of things. It's worth looking at the websites of the university departments and seeing what modules they offer.
If she isn't sure which second language she wants to go for I would highly recommend going to a university that allows you to study three subjects in the first year and then narrow down to one or two to major in in your second and third years. I think Durham would let you do this and then also let you learn a new language in your second year. Lancaster offers three subjects in your first year. Edinburgh does too but remember the length of the course will be a year longer than it would be in England. I don't think the other ones I mentioned do but I'm not completely sure.
Another thing that's worth considering is options for your year abroad - different universities have links with different universities abroad so this might be something she'd like to think about. Also, some will let you split your year abroad between two countries, others prefer you to spend the majority of time in one country, so that's something to think about as well.
Has she thought about studying linguistics alongside her languages? I started off with French and German and studied Linguistics at the same time - I became hooked on that and ended up majoring in Linguistics instead in the end! It's all about how children aquire language, how people learn second languages, comparing grammar and vocabulary of different languages from all over the world, and can even cover areas such as animal communication, bilingualism, phonetics, semantics, pragmatics, stylistic analysis of drama / literature, communication disorders, enabling computers to communicate with people, the language of advertising, and much more - pretty much anything to do with language! I hadn't heard of it when I was at school - I just happened to come across it in a prospectus. So I just thought I'd mention it in case your daughter is interested. It goes really well with languages and you can do interesting cross-over work looking at a linguistic topic from the point of view of your chosen language. I studied at Lancaster - here's a link to the modules they offer to undergraduates. http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/study/underg…
It's worth comparing these with other universities as they'll offer different courses depending on what the lecturers specialise in.
Hope this is helpful, best of luck with finding somewhere that suits your daughter.
Felicia Said:
Is the Irish language taught in a different manner in Irish schools now compared to 1985?We Answered:
it is a bit different.Tara Said:
How is teaching Greek different from teaching a Romantic or Germanic language?We Answered:
are you suggesting that the greek language uses the cyrillic alphabet?oh, my...
the greek language has its own alphabet, the GREEK alphabet, which was invented THOUSANDS of years before the cyrillic one.
plus, the it was the BASE of the cyrillic and others.
and yes, teaching greek is different than teaching latin-based languages to english speakers. first thing, you must learn the alphabet. then, you continue with the rest.
the grammatical rules are very different from english, but the spelling is easier once you learn the rules and the root of each word.
Nancy Said:
How much should I charge for one-to-one language tuition?We Answered:
£15 pounds per hour...Phillip Said:
What is the best 3rd modern language to learn?We Answered:
i would say either spanish or german, as these are what most schools teach and more people are learning them :)