Fáilte, Benvenuti, Bienvenidos, Willkommen, Bienvenue! ...
News:
- Please click here to download the May issue of our ezine which contains details of our many competition winners.
- We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Best Modern Language Section of their School Website is Barefield NS, Co. Clare. The following are the category winners: 1. Best Blog - St. Clare's PS, Harold's Cross, D.6W, 2. Best Pupils' Involvement - Barefield NS, 3. Special Recognition Awards - Scoil Eoin, Tralee (Showcasing of Modern Language Learning), Gaelscoil Mhuscrai, Co. Corcaigh (Most Promising new school), Scoil Raiftieiri (Outstanding Commitment to Modern Language learning at school level).
- Attenzione Italian teachers - please click here to read details of an upcoming workshop for MLPSI Italian teachers which will be held in the Italian Cultural Institute on June 9th.
- The winner of the competition to name the new online language games developed in conjunction with DIT is Ellen Griffin from Gaelscoil Carrig Ui Leighinn - her winning entry is Languages4fun and the games can be accessed by clicking on the icons at the top of this page - enjoy!
- We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Colegio Español del Año 2012 is Scoil Barra Naofa CailÃnÃ, Beaumont in Cork. They will be presented with their prize at a reception in the Spanish Embassy on May 23rd. Congratulations also to the runners-up: Scoil Fhionnbarra and Cloghroe NS, both in Co. Cork and St. Laurence's NS in Greystones.
- The German Embassy has just launched a new competition to find the most outstanding teacher of German at primary level in Ireland - click here for more details. Closing date for receipt of entries is June 1st.
- The Post-Primary Languages Initiative has produced a superb series of videos called "More Languages, More Options" which promote language learning and its benefits - teachers and schools may wish to show these videos to their pupils and to their 6th classes in particular.
- Watch this excellent footage of students presenting to a Joint Oireachtas Committee on March 7th, particularly Gabrielle Leleu from Kildare who spoke about the importance of early modern language learning (from 15mins on)
- Article on MLPSI and modern language provision at primary level featured in Irish Times, March 6th.
- A delegation from the MLPSI was invited to address the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Jobs, Social Protection and Education on Feb. 1st - please click here to download the written submission. The footage from the meeting can be viewed here (MLPSI discussion begins half way through). A seperate document containing a selection of the inputs received from MLPSI schools and partner agencies was also distributed to committee members. The official transcript of the meeting can be downloaded here.
- Media Coverage of Language Issues
- Royal Irish Academy's National Languages Strategy
- Modern Languages and the DES National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy
Last updated May 16th 2012.
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