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Promising practices

The Promising practices are gathered from all over Europe and organised in a searchable database. In response to the individual results of the school, the ROADMAP offers a range of promising practices which can be adapted to specific contexts. The purpose of the promising practices database is to both inspire and help the school plan a whole-school strategy according to the needs identified in the context of the self-assessment process

 
25 promising practices found
 

Multilingual identity texts

How can we integrate students’ cultural knowledge and language abilities into the school curriculum?

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: teacher

Area: Language resources at school Attitudes towards languages

Dimension(s): Knowledge about the students' languages Promoting plurilingualism

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Bonding and foreign language

Can focusing on emotions improve bonds and facilitate language learning?

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: students

Area: Language resources at school Attitudes towards languages

Dimension(s): Valuing students' languages Knowledge about the students' languages Promoting plurilingualism

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Fostering learning environments where modern languages flourish

Which leadership is needed to implement a language school policy?

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: teacher headteachers

Area: Professional development Attitudes towards languages

Dimension(s): Developing teachers' awareness Valuing students' languages

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Drama group and plurilingualism

How can participating in a drama group promote plurilingualism?

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: students

Area: Developing language knowledge and skills Attitudes towards languages

Dimension(s): Valuing students' languages Knowledge about the students' languages Awareness of spoken and written language Knowledge about the families' language

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Writing plurilingual stories

How to mediate stories in order to develop students'' self-confidence

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: students

Area: Role of language in learning Developing language knowledge and skills Attitudes towards languages

Dimension(s): Valuing students' languages Improving speaking and writing skills Improving listening and reading skills Promoting plurilingualism Displaying plurilingualism in the school environment Bridging languages for learning

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Guess the language

How can you foster intercultural understanding?

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: students teacher

Area: Language resources at school Orienting newcomer students and families Attitudes towards languages

Dimension(s): Valuing students' languages Knowledge about the students' languages Making use of language resources at school Knowledge about the staff's languages Promoting plurilingualism Displaying plurilingualism in the school environment Knowledge about the families' language

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Reading buddies for paired reading

How can paired reading be part of a whole-school response to literacy improvement?

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: students

Area: Role of language in learning Promoting informal language learning Orienting newcomer students and families Developing language knowledge and skills Attitudes towards languages Awareness of language dimension

Dimension(s): Promoting language development Valuing students' languages Tracking literacy development Being language models Improving speaking and writing skills Opportunities for informal language learning Making use of language resources at school Community resources for communication with parents/guardians Bridging languages for learning

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Language of the month activities

How to enable your multilingual students to demonstrate their language skills at school

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: students parents

Area: Attitudes towards languages

Dimension(s): Valuing students' languages

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Competences of the (future) teacher of plurilingual learners

How to develop competences needed for teaching plurilingual learners

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: teacher headteachers

Area: Attitudes towards languages

Dimension(s): Promoting plurilingualism

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Create a plurilingual Kamishibai

How can making a Kamishibai together help to embrace plurilingualism and creativity in the classroom?

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: students

Area: Developing language knowledge and skills Attitudes towards languages

Dimension(s): Valuing students' languages Improving speaking and writing skills Improving listening and reading skills

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Materials for (heritage) language teaching (available in 6 languages)

How to use theory, methods and practical suggestions to support heritage language teaching

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: students teacher

Area: Developing language knowledge and skills Attitudes towards languages

Dimension(s): Improving speaking and writing skills

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Creating plurilingual learning activities

How can teachers structure learning activities that require two or more languages, even if they are not in a bilingual school?

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: teacher

Area: Role of language in learning Attitudes towards languages

Dimension(s): Valuing students' languages

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Mapping the knowledge and skills of newcomers step by step

How to take into account the newcomers' previous knowledge and experience, literacy and numeracy, and knowledge of school subjects

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: headteachers teacher non-teaching staff

Area: Orienting newcomer students and families Developing language knowledge and skills Attitudes towards languages

Dimension(s): Valuing students' languages Tracking literacy development Improving speaking and writing skills Improving listening and reading skills Making use of language resources at school Promoting plurilingualism Displaying plurilingualism in the school environment Key documents in different languages

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Multilingual native language lesson

How can students speaking different languages be taught simultaneously, not in their own language groups?

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: teacher students parents

Area: Language resources at school Role of language in learning Attitudes towards languages

Dimension(s): Importance of language in subject teaching Promoting language development Valuing students' languages Tracking literacy development Knowledge about the students' languages Knowledge about the staff's languages Knowledge about the families' language

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The green pack – junior

How can we support science teachers in their professional development?

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: teacher

Area: Role of language in learning Professional development Attitudes towards languages

Dimension(s): Structures for professional development Importance of language in subject teaching Promoting language development Promoting plurilingualism

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We are all the same! Celebration of the Roma Day and of Romani language

How can schools and the wider community benefit from minorities and how can cultural heritage and language be used in integration and understanding?

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: teacher students parents non-teaching staff

Area: Promoting informal language learning Attitudes towards languages

Dimension(s): Valuing students' languages Opportunities for informal language learning Promoting plurilingualism Displaying plurilingualism in the school environment

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Schools on the way to a holistic language policy

How can the collaborative language teaching methodology contribute to literacy development in first and second languages?

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: students teacher

Area: Role of language in learning Metalinguistic awareness Attitudes towards languages

Dimension(s): Promoting language development Valuing students' languages Language dimension in subject teaching Promoting plurilingualism Displaying plurilingualism in the school environment Building upon previous knowledge and experience

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L1 supporting the language of schooling

How can L1 support language development in the language(s) of schooling?

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: students teacher

Area: Role of language in learning Promoting informal language learning Metalinguistic awareness Developing language knowledge and skills Attitudes towards languages Awareness of language dimension

Dimension(s): Valuing students' languages Language-related concepts Improving speaking and writing skills Opportunities for informal language learning Promoting plurilingualism Plurilingualism during lessons Displaying plurilingualism in the school environment Importance of challenging activities Building upon previous knowledge and experience

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Global Players – Freischwimmer im Meer der Sprachen

How can making use of all the languages learnt and spoken by the participants in a drama play promote language awareness and language learning strategies?

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: students teacher

Area: Language resources at school Attitudes towards languages

Dimension(s): Valuing students' languages Knowledge about the students' languages Promoting plurilingualism Displaying plurilingualism in the school environment

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Activities to support multilingualism at school

How can hands-on activities motivate students to use their languages?

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: students

Area: Attitudes towards languages

Dimension(s): Valuing students' languages

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One, two, trois, quatre, fünf, sechs

How to help young learners develop their multilingual repertoire while learning to count

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: students

Area: Attitudes towards languages Awareness of language dimension

Dimension(s): Emphasis on language learning Valuing students' languages Promoting plurilingualism

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Subject-specific language descriptors

How to help your students become aware of their language proficiency

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: students teacher

Area: Professional development Attitudes towards languages

Dimension(s): Emphasis on language learning Planning and reviewing

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Collaborate and identify differences in subject-specific discourse demands

How to work with colleagues in order to become aware of the language dimension of your own subject

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: teacher

Area: Professional development Attitudes towards languages

Dimension(s): Emphasis on language learning Structures for professional development Planning and reviewing

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Designing tasks to integrate content and language objectives

How to plan for more explicit language instruction

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: teacher

Area: Professional development Attitudes towards languages

Dimension(s): Emphasis on language learning Planning and reviewing

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Five steps to differentiate language objectives

How to differentiate your language expectations for students with lower proficiency levels

Primary stakeholder(s) targeted: teacher

Area: Professional development Attitudes towards languages

Dimension(s): Emphasis on language learning Planning and reviewing

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