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The benefits of creating and fostering language links between the local primary and post primary school in your community are manifold.
In this section you will find information and ideas on how best to develop links between schools in your area. If you wish to add your projects to those already showcased, please contact your Regional Project Leader with your details or email
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Please also note that if your local post-primary school is interested in introducing Italian or Spanish, they should contact the Post-Primary Languages Initative, based in the Marino Instiute of Education - http://www.languagesinitiative.ie/
Sample activities for T.Y. students to do during work experience/ ‘An Gaisce’ students to for their community action project
 Information about the MLPSI/Goethe-Institut ‘ An Early Experience in German’ competition - Registration forms for 2009.2010 now available
Useful website addresses
Conferences
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Existing projects between local primary and post primary schools
Read this account of how Scoil Bhríde & St. Mary's High School of Midleton, Co. Cork joined forces to forge language links to great success between their schools.  Language_Links_Midleton_Co.Cork
Below are general guidelines for post primary teachers who wish to visit their primary schools - some examples refer to German language and German culture, these can be replaced with examples from your own modern language.
Hints for primary school visits
Click below for possible ideas and suggestions as to how to set up links between your local primary and post primary school
Forging language links between primary and post primary schools
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Sample activities for T.Y. students to do during work experience in a primary school
Transition year students often apply do work experience in their local primary school. This is an excellent opportunity to include secondary school students in the teaching of the modern language in the class. Click on the icon below to view some ideas which your secondary school student/s can prepare and use in the primary ML classroom.
 TY activities
General language resources
Click on the icon to find a list of useful websites which will help you to source flashcards, songs, games and much more which will help your senior cycle pupils when preparing activities for primary schools pupils.
Website resource page
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Information about the MLPSI/Goethe-Institut ‘ An Early Experience in German’ project
The MLPSI in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut launched a German competition 'An Early Experience in German'in November, 2007 at the GDI National Conference. The project aims to foster language links between the local primary and secondary schools. Click on the icons below to read more about this project.
Click on the icons below and download the posters which will motivate your pupils to enter in this year's competition. Registration forms are now available for 2009/2010 and can be downloaded below.will be available shortly. Please note changes that have been made to the competition this year. We look forward to receiving your exciting and innovative entries over the coming months.Viel Glück!
Competition administrative details
Classroom display 1 Classroom display 2 - Classroom and school displays
General information 09.10 - includes everything you need to know to enter the competition
Registration form 09.10 - to be completed and returned by Monday, December 1st
Sample teaching activities - 'tried and tested' activities for your students to use
Assessment document - to be completed by primary school teacher after the 'taster class'
Taithí luath sa Ghearmáinis - assessment form 'as Gaeilge' translated by Aileen Mc Kenna of Coláiste Eoin, Stillorgan.This form is to be completed by the primary school teacher in Gaelscoileanna after the 'taster class' . Vielen Dank, Aileen.
Students' questionnaire 2010 - to be completed by students' and returned with other documents before the closing date, Monday, February 1st, 2010
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2008/'09
This year's students created excellent activities encompassing all three strands of the Modern Language Primary Curriculum : Communicative Competence, Language Awareness and Cultural Awareness. The use of active learning methodologies (flashcards, games, songs) was prevalent in all projects - a guaranteed hit with younger learners! Authentic materials and photos of famous German people and places were used in many classes and this ensured that the German culture was brought to life - wunderbar!
The winning school for this year's project 2008/'09 is St. Mary's Secondary School in Newport, Co. Limerick who linked with many primary schools in their area. Congratulations to all schools involved! The winning individual entry went to Lorraine Morrissey from Our Lady's Secondary School, Templemore, Co. Tipperary.Congratulations to Lorraine!
Samples of competition entries 2008/'09
Winning Individual entry 2008/'09
Individual Lorraine Morrissey
Holy Family Community School, Rathcoole
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St. Caimin's Community College, Shannon 2007/2008 winner
Unsere Schnupperstunde  Ein Quiz 1 Ein Quiz 2
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Useful website addresses
Language specific websites can be found on the individual language pages of this website.
Teachers' Associations
French www.ncte.ie/ftai/
German www.germanteachers.ie/
Italian www.atiireland.com/
Spanish www.atsireland.com/
Cultural Institutions
French www.ambafrance.ie
German www.goethe.de/dublin
Italian www.iicdublino.esteri.it/
Spanish www.dublin.cervantes.es/
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Conferences
GDI conference 2009
Active Learning in the Junior Cycle
Become a culture detective Using newspapers Ideas to link primary and post primary schools
WWTBAM Language Detective 'Who wants to be a Millionaire' designed to test pupils' language awareness and cultural/intercultural awareness skills
Spanish Teachers' Association 2009
Introduction to MLPSI 2009
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Ein Quiz 1
Ein Quiz 2
