Why learn a language?
Description
Through a workshop experience, a Year 9 class of girls at Hodge Hill Girls School in Birmingham are motivated to consider taking a Modern Foreign Language for either GCSE or as a Vocational Course. The programme features the Languages for Life Project Office, Annie Bannerman and her team of undergraduates from Aston University's School of Languages and Social Sciences leading a workshop with a Year 9 group of girls. The team work alongside pupils enabling them to discuss the opportunities that exist for students with language skills both academically and vocationally. The pupils embark on a voyage of discovery with the help of the Languages for Life website set up by Annie Bannerman.
Runtime
14 min
Series
Subjects
- General Certificate of Secondary Education (29)
- Vocational education (65)
- Language and languages (158)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
2005
Database
Alexander Street
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