Some resources can be used in connection with the teaching
of more than one language. Each work is given letter codes
to show the main purposes it can serve to support trainers
and participants on a Comenius course.
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http://www.edu365.com/primaria/index.htm
Webpages of the Departament d’Ensenyamento of the Generalitat
de Catalunya. Edu365.com is an interactive educational
environment that can be used by students
both at school and at home. Language learning activities
for primary school children are provided for several languages.
Available in: Catalan
For the teaching of: Catalan, Aranese, Spanish, English,
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http://www.xtec.es/crle
Website of the Departament d’Ensenyamento of the Generalitat
de Catalunya.
Offers information, resources and relevant links for the
teaching of foreign languages in mainstream education.
It gives access to the CRLE (The Resource Centre for Foreign
Languages of the Department of Education of the Generalitat
of Catalunya) catalogue on-line.
Available in: Catalan, Spanish, English, French, German
For the teaching of: English, French and German |
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http://www.countryschool.com/ylsig
The web resources page of the IATEFL Young Learners Special
Interest Group. This lists resources of all types, including
journal articles.
Available in: English
For the teaching of: English |
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http://www.language-investigator.co.uk
Coventry Local Education Authority website for primary
school children to develop their language awareness and
their knowledge and appreciation of a variety of other
languages.
Available in: English
For the teaching of: All languages |
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http://www.nacell.org.uk/index.htm
NACELL [National Advisory Centre for Early Language
Learning] website
Covers the background to and practical examples of the
teaching of Modern Foreign Languages in UK primary schools.
Available in: English
For the teaching of: French,German,Spanish |
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http://www.please.unimo.it/main.html
The University of Stirling/ University of Modena website
for discussion among teachers. Includes: self-assessment
section for proficiency in language use for general and
professional purposes.
Available in: English,Italian
For the teaching of: English,Italian |
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www.britishcouncil.org/english/eyl
A site with facts and figures about primary English Language
Teaching in 40 countries worldwide. There are also articles
on the background and practical issues underlying Early
Language Learning.
Available in: English
For the teaching of: English |
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www.bellenglish.com
The website of the UK partner institution in the TRAFIC
project.
Available in: English
For the teaching of: English |
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www.realbooks.co.uk
Website dedicated to children’s story books written for
English mother tongue children, but simple and explicitly
illustrated enough to be suitable for use with children
learning English as a Foreign Language.
Available in: English
For the teaching of: English |
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www.onestopenglish.com
Site maintained by Macmillan publishers with information
for teachers of English as a Foreign Language. Not specifically
Young Learners oriented
Available in: English
For the teaching of: English
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www.its-teachers.com
On-line magazine for teachers of English. Not specifically
Young Learners oriented.
Available in: English
For the teaching of: English
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http://www.handoutsonline.com
Site with downloadable teaching materials for teaching
English as a Foreign Language. Not specifically Young
Learners oriented.
Available in: English
For the teaching of: English
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http://www.ciep.fr
The website of CIEP [Centre international d’etudes pedagogiques]
The Primlanguages section within this site covers ideas
and issues in the teaching of languages to primary school
children.
Available in: French
For the teaching of: English,German
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http://www.primlangues.education.fr/php/
Information site of the French Ministry of Education for
primary school teachers of foreign languages
Available in: French
For the teaching of: English |
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http://www.ciep.fr/maisonlang/index.htm
Information site for people interested in opportunities
to learn French and other languages in France and elsewhere.
Available in: French
For the teaching of: Mainly French |
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http://www.goethe.de/kinder
The Goethe-Institut website covers the teaching of German
at primary school level
Available in: German, partly English
For the teaching of: German
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http://www.goethe.de/dll/mat/fsl/rfl/deindex.html
Goethe Institut website.
The section on Frühes-Fremdsprachenlernen covers
the teaching of German at primary school level.
Available in: German
For the teaching of: German |
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http://www.blinde-kuh.de
Children’s website intended for German native speakers
containing search machine games, activities and chat
room facilities. There is a strong European Union strand.
Available in: German
For the teaching of: German
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http://www.goethe.de/ralf
Information page on teacher training activities in the
teaching of languages to primary school children.
Available in: German
For the teaching of: German |
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http://www.goethe.de/mediterrania
A downloadable game for children based on the story
and characters of Homer’s ‘Odyssey’. Based on the use
of search engines and email.
Available in: German
For the teaching of: German
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http://www.developingteachers.com
Site for teachers. Not specifically Young Learners oriented.
Available in: German
For the teaching of: German
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http://www.goethe.de/teddy
Web pages for the Goethe-Institut ‘Teddys auf Tour’
project in which teddy bears ‘travel’ from country to
country sending bulletins and generating messages to
and from primary school learners of German.
Available in: German
For the teaching of: German |
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http://www.kidsville.de
Children’s site in German with the aim of stimulating
curiosity about other cultures and ways of life.
Available in: German
For the teaching of: German
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http://www.milkmoon.de
Children’s site in German with its own search machine.
Available in: German
For the teaching of: German |
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http://www.schulen-ans-netz.de
Information site for teachers on schools and events
in education in Germany.
Available in: German
For the teaching of: German |
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http://www.wir-in-berlin.de/teddy/index.htm
Site containing the latest information on the travels
of the different ‘Teddys’ from the Goethe ‘Teddys auf
Tour’ project, and introducing the different bear characters
currently on their voyages.
Available in: German
For the teaching of: German |
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http://ave.cervantes.es
The Instituto Cervantes´ Spanish Virtual Classroom.
This is an Internet-based educational infrastructure
set up to provide Spanish courses which can be completed
in different ways: attendance, semi-attendance and distance.
Available in: Spanish
For the teaching of: Spanish
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www.campusvirtual.unirioja.es
Virtual university site with pages dedicated to the teaching
of Spanish as a Foreign Language and to teacher training
opportunities and issues.
Available in: Spanish
For the teaching of: Spanish |
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Other sources of support |
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My Languages Portfolio, with Teacher’s
Guide, CILT, 2001
Further information on this children’s version of the
European Languages Portfolio is available on www.nacell.org.uk
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