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Language and Languages in the Primary School Some guidelines for teachers by David Little and Déirdre Kirwan
Figure 30: The weather in France in French (MFL), Irish, English, and Romanian (HL)
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A lesson on a Christmas carol or hymn in Latin, e.g., Dormi Jesu,
Adeste Fideles, gives pupils an opportunity to draw on their
collective linguistic resources to arrive at an English translation.
This is a highly motivating activity that pupils engage in with
enthusiasm; it is empowering for them to realize that working
with your peers you can understand a language that you have
not learned.
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A class newspaper with articles (and their translations) in
English, Irish, the MFL and HLs.
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Create multilingual posters on a variety of topics: healthy eating,
exercise, anti-smoking, climate change, recipes, time, etc. (Figure
32).
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Pupils can work collaboratively to produce versions of folktales
from Ireland and EAL pupils’ countries of origin in two or more
languages (Figure 33).
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Pupils can write a timetable for events during the school day
(Figure 34).
Figure 31: Pupil’s description of her home in Irish, French
(MFL), Malayalam (HL), and English.
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