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Language Education In The United Kingdom
The teaching of modern languages, is taught mainly from ages seven to sixteen in primary schools and secondary schools. History The 20th Century Until the 1960s foreign language education was mostly confined to grammar and independent schools. Following the introduction of comprehensive education in the 1960s the provision of language education at secondary level, mostly French, expanded and many primary schools introduced foreign languages as part of the 'Primary School Language Project'. However, by the 1970s the status of French in primary schools was in question with the inflencial report 'Primary French in the Balance' ensuring that 11 was the age that most began studying French. As part of the National Curriculum a Modern Languages working group was established in 1989. As a result all children at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 were required to study a modern foreign language. However, concerns were expressed as to whether the time devoted to learning modern languages wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Language Education
Language education – the process and practice of teaching a second or foreign language – is primarily a branch of applied linguistics, but can be an interdisciplinary field. There are four main learning categories for language education: communicative competencies, proficiencies, cross-cultural experiences, and multiple literacies. Need Increasing globalization has created a great need for people in the workforce who can communicate in multiple languages. Common languages are used in areas such as trade, tourism, diplomacy, technology, media, translation, interpretation and science. Many countries such as Korea (Kim Yeong-seo, 2009), Japan (Kubota, 1998) and China (Kirkpatrick & Zhichang, 2002) frame education policies to teach at least one foreign language at the primary and secondary school levels. However, some countries such as India, Singapore, Malaysia, Pakistan, and the Philippines use a second official language in their governments. According to GAO (2010), China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comenius Programme
The Comenius programme is a European Union educational project. It concerns school-level education, and is part of the EU's Erasmus + 2014-2020 Programme. It aims "to help young people and educational staff better understand the range of European cultures, languages and values". Its name derives from the 17th-century Czech educator John Amos Comenius. Programs The program is focussed on several areas: *The basic problems of learning motivation, and skills in learning how to learn; *The key skills of Language learning, greater literacy, science learning, learning to support entrepreneurship, and the development of creativity and innovation; *Digital education, both content and services; *Improving school management, of teaching, and teacher education; *Reducing socio-economic disadvantages and discouraging early school leaving; *Increasing participation in sports; *Educating groups of students with diverse abilities; *Development of early and pre-primary learning. The goal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European School, Culham
The European School, Culham (ESC) was one of the fourteen European Schools and the only one in the United Kingdom. Located in Culham near Abingdon in Oxfordshire. It was founded in 1978 for the purpose of providing an education to the children of staff working for the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). History The European School, Culham was founded in 1978 for the purpose of providing an education to the children of staff working for the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) on the Joint European Torus (JET) fusion energy research programme based nearby, and later, additionally, children of staff seconded as part of the European Fusion Development Agreement (EFDA). With the relocation of European Union-seconded researchers and their families following the formation of JET's successor in France, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), and the formation of EFDA's successor, EUROfusion, to support ITER's development, it was announced that the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instituto Español Vicente Cañada Blanch
Instituto Español Vicente Cañada Blanch (Vicente Cañada Blanch Spanish School) is a Spanish international school in Kensington, London, England,Inspection report: Instituto Espanol Canada Blanch, 26–28 November 2013 Archive . . p. 3/10. Retrieved on 2 May 2015. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Hollande
François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande (; born 12 August 1954) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2012 to 2017. He previously was First Secretary of the Socialist Party (PS) from 1997 to 2008, Mayor of Tulle from 2001 to 2008, and President of the General Council of Corrèze from 2008 to 2012. Hollande also served in the National Assembly twice for the 1st constituency of Corrèze from 1988 to 1993, and again from 1997 until 2012. Born in Rouen and raised in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hollande began his political career as a special advisor to newly elected President François Mitterrand, before serving as a staffer for Max Gallo, the government's spokesman. He became a member of the National Assembly in 1988 and was elected First Secretary of the PS in 1997. Following the 2004 regional elections won by the PS, Hollande was cited as a potential presidential candidate, but he resigned as First Secretary and was immediately elected to replace Jean-Pier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycée International De Londres Winston Churchill
Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill, a fully bilingual international school based in Wembley, London, England, opened its doors in September 2015. It welcomes students from 3 to 18 years old and prepares them for the French Baccalauréat, the Baccalauréat with OIB (Option Internationale du Baccalauréat) and the International Baccalaureate Diploma programme (IBDP). The school offers a unique setup for the new Early Years programme to children entering pre-reception and reception years (3 to 5 years old) from September 2020 by teaching conjointly French and English by two native-speaker teachers present at all times. Registered Charity No 1160719, The Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill occupies the former Brent Town Hall, a conversion of a Grade II listed building. History The Lycée International of Londres Winston Churchill is an independent school founded by the French Education Charitable Trust in 2015. It joins the growing worldwide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mission Laïque Française
Mission (from Latin ''missio'' "the act of sending out") may refer to: Organised activities Religion *Christian mission, an organized effort to spread Christianity * Mission (LDS Church), an administrative area of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *The Christian Mission, the former name of the Salvation Army Government and military *Bolivarian missions, a series of social programs created during Hugo Chávez's rule of Venezuela *Diplomatic mission, a diplomatic outpost in a foreign territory *Military operation *Mission statement, a formal, short, written articulation of an organization's purpose *Sortie or combat mission, a deployment or dispatch of a military unit *Space mission, a journey of craft into outer space Geography Australia * Mission River, Queensland, a locality in the Shire of Cook and the Aboriginal Shire of Napranum *Mission River (Queensland), a river in Australia Canada *Mission, British Columbia, a district municipality *Mission, Calgary, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EIFA International School London
EIFA International School, formerly known as L'Ecole Internationale Franco-Anglaise, is an English-French international co-educational nursery, junior and senior independent day school, located in Marylebone, London. EIFA is a school for children aged 24 months to 18 years old, from Early childhood to Key Stage 5. Its curriculum is accredited by the Mission Laïque Française and the French National Ministry of Education and it is overseen by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. EIFA is inspected by OFSTED and the French Inspecteur des Ecoles du Ministère de l’Education Nationale. EIFA prepares its pupils for the IGCSE, the French Brevet (DNB) and the International Baccalaurate® (IB) Exams. EIFA has two locations situated in Central London, catering for local and international families. There is one school building on Portland Place, London and one on Duchess Street, London, all located in Marylebone. History EIFA opened its doors in January 2013 in a temporary bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agency For French Education Abroad
The Agency for French Education Abroad, or Agency for French Teaching Abroad, (french: Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger; abbreviation: AEFE), is a national public agency under the administration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France that assures the quality of schools teaching the French national curriculum outside France. The AEFE has 495 schools in its worldwide network, with French as the primary language of instruction in most schools. The AEFE head office is in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. " Agency for French Education Abroad. Retrieved on 10 June 2015. "Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger (AEFE) 23, place de Catalogne 75 014 PARIS" Curriculum Schools are either directly managed (''gestion directe''), contracted (''conventionnà ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycée Français Charles De Gaulle
The Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, usually referred to as the Lycée or the French Lycée, is a French co-educational primary and secondary independent school, independent day school, situated in South Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London. It is managed by the Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger, Agency for French Teaching Abroad, AEFE, with its curriculum accredited by the Minister of National Education (France), French National Ministry of Education and overseen by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There is a "British Section" for English-speaking pupils in the secondary classes, preparing for General Certificate of Secondary Education, GCSEs and Advanced Level (UK), A-levels. In 2008 part of the school's primary classes were transferred to a site in Fulham, the "Marie d'Orliac" school. There are three other primary "feeder" schools elsewhere in London, the André Malraux school in Ealing and Wix School in Clapham. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German School London
The German School London (german: Deutsche Schule London; DSL) is an independent school based in the grounds of Douglas House in Petersham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is accredited by the German government's Central Agency for German Schools Abroad, as a "Deutsche Auslandsschule" ("German School Abroad"). The school includes a kindergarten, pre-school, elementary school, middle school and upper school. The German School London is one of approximately 140 schools that the Federal Republic of Germany established internationally to promote the German culture and language in other countries. The German School London has established a bilingual system so that students can, in addition to completing the German Abitur, also choose graduate with the International Baccalaureate Diploma. History The Federal Republic of Germany bought Douglas House and grounds in 1969, and built a school around it, with the house itself becoming the reception and administrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Group
The Russell Group is a self-selected association of twenty-four public university, public research university, research universities in the United Kingdom. The group is headquartered in Cambridge and was established in 1994 to represent its members' interests, principally to Her Majesty's Government, government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, Parliament. It was incorporated in 2007. Its members are often perceived as the UK's most prestigious universities, but this has been disputed. , Russell Group members receive over three-quarters of all university research grant and contract income in the United Kingdom. Fifteen of the country's sixteen universities in the Times Higher Education, THE top 100 are members of the group. Their graduates hold 61% of all UK jobs that require a university degree, despite being only 17% of all higher education graduates. Russell Group members award 60% of all doctorates gained in the United Kingdom. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
