Resource sites for MFL Teachers

University of Manchester

ULCSchool workshops (links to various sites)

ULC internet links for language learning (main page)

MFL online forums

Linguanet forum (instructions on joining)

MFL Resources

MFL Resources 2

Schoolsactive in MFL

AshcombeSchool (MFL Resources)

Musselburgh Grammar School

Language links

French

Ripon Grammar School, Frenchteacher.net

Associations / organisations etc

ALL London Branch

Asset languages

Association for Language Learning

Becta ICT Advice

Council of Europe – Common European Framework

Council of Europe: European languages portfolio portfolio/

DFES: Modern Foreign languages:

EuroCall

Languages Online

Languages work

Learning at Europe (schools)

Modern Foreign Languages Environment (Scotland)

Games and activities etc

David Wilson’s French, German and Spanish Teaching Resources page:

*Didier Bravo! French Games

Emma Forbes’ interactive games (beginners)

Europago – knowledge games

French about.com, jeopardy:

Languages Work* Fun and Gameshttp//

Languages Online (games etc)

MFL Games: Lingua Central

Resource Websites

Primary

Atantot – interactive whiteboard site (Fr, German & Spanish)

KS2, KS3 & KS4

Babelzone (French, Spanish, English)

BBC: Schools:

Primary French (10-11 yrs)

Primary Spanish (8-11 yrs)

lcf clubs online

Babelzone – French

Babelzone – Spanish

Secondary

Aiglon German Department: Interactive resources for GCSE German Topics

BBC Learning: Languages

BBC: Schools:

14-16 yrs, GCSE Bitesize: French

14-16 yrs, GCSE Bitesize: German

14-16 yrs, Bitesize TGAU: Welsh Second Language

Channel 4 extra (KS4 GCSE +)

French

German

Spanish

Channel 4 Homework High (11 – 16): French, German Spanish:

Deutschlearn.net (AS Level)

EducationCity.com

Hygiene educ.com

Kindernetz

Munro Language Resources

Rosetta Stone language learning

French

Boggles’ World: French materials

French first names

French surnames

French site – learning throughpainting

French Teacher.net (worksheets etc)

French ie – site for Irish teachers

Numeracy: documents to download

German

Emil Grünbär

German The Internet Picture dictionary: (then Activities on the left)

Willkommen bei KLAR

YJC German Resources for teachers, Notre DameHigh School in Norwich, KS3, GCSE, AS & A2 level:

Spanish

Boggle’s World: Spanish materials

Espanol Extra – interactive whiteboard site

Songs

Canciones populares infantiles: Spanish in Primary

Elise Sumner Spanish songs (very nice)

Lyrics and songs website – parole.net

Technologies

Blogs

What is a blog?:

TES ICT blog

Blogger: create a free blog

Blog tutorial: setting up a student centred classroom blog

MFLE: blogging

Podcasting

ELT Podcasting

MFLE: Podcasts

MFLE: How to podcast from scratch

Podcasting for teachers

Internet TV/videos

America for free TV /films

Broadband tv for free

Teacher’s TV

*TF1.fr: select videos on the left menu

Wikis

How to start a wiki

Useful software and associated links

Audacity (free audio software):

Audacity tutorials

Audacity for podcasts

See also:

Frisby R. (2004) Sound recording for language teachers, AULC:

Camsoft Educational Software MFL

Hot Potatoes (interactive exercises)

Task Magic (create interactive exercises)

TELL Products (including Encounters)

Resource sites for MFL Teachers1Susan Mackay, IT Officer

December, 2006Faculty of Humanities

University of Manchester