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Teaching for student learning
Teaching for student learning in TY requires a dynamic approach that prioritises student
engagement, exploration, and development. The Curriculum Dimension for Teaching and
Assessment identifies collective professional practice and classroom practice that can support
student learning and development. In particular, teaching approaches in TY should develop
the student in being a learner and encourage them to take responsibility for their own
learning. The aims and learning outcomes of the micro-module will strongly influence the
choice of teaching pedagogies.
The activities outlined below are informed by the #ThinkLanguages model of student
leadership, exploration, collaboration and celebration. The activities may be adapted to suit
the interests, needs and experiences of individual learners and are neither prescriptive nor
exhaustive.
Table 3 suggests activities to support students in realising the learning outcomes. The
activities can be adapted and are neither prescriptive nor exhaustive.
Table 3 How learning outcomes are supported by the micro-module
Learning Outcomes
Aligned activities
Languages in Our Lives
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LO 1
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A language biography or language journey showing the languages they
know, hear, encounter or would like to learn
A language audit of their class or school, identifying the languages
spoken, learned and visible in everyday life
A language map, language tree, language portrait or multilingual display
celebrating the linguistic diversity of their class or school
A language detective walk around their school or local community,
photographing or recording examples of languages in signs, products,
public information and everyday life
The #ThinkLanguages Opening Ceremony
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Guest talks from Foreign Language Assistants, members of the local
community or other speakers who use languages in their personal or
professional lives
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8Think, Pair, Share9 discussions about where and why languages are used
in education, work and everyday life
Language Learning
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LO 2
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Guest talks from student ambassadors or university representatives
exploring language learning opportunities beyond school
Career exploration through the A Career for EU initiative and the online
Interpreting with EU Interpreters workshops
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