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School ofModern Languages and Cultures
• School of Modern Languages Widening Participation Project September 2002 – February 2003
Paul Gladston
• Widening Participation Symposium 30th January 2003
• Widening Participation Consortium
Outreach and Widening Participation
Widening Participation Consortium
• Meets 3 times a year
• Representatives from: – The School of Modern Languages and Cultures– Local schools and colleges– Widening Participation and School Liaison– Regional organisations
Support for local schools
• On site at the University
• Outreach in Schools
• Networking
On site at the University
• Rolling programme of events at different times of year targeting different groups:
• Taster Days• Revision Sessions:
GCSE, AS & A2 in French, German and Spanish• Film workshops• European Day of Languages
Outreach in Schools
• School visits
• Staff and Student support
• Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme
Networking
• Through members of the WPC
• Shared email links
• Shared resources through website
• Links with other organisations
Perceptions of Modern Languages
• How to break down barriers to pupils studying modern languages
• Optional therefore not important
• Difficult
• Limiting
• Boring
Modern Languages at University
Why Modern Languages?
• analytical skills• communications skills in English• communications skills in foreign
language(s)• inter-cultural awareness• adaptability
… and Cultures• literature• film• history• politics• society• linguistics• languages
Promoting Good Practice
• Schools
• LAs
• Website
• Conferences
• LLAS: contacts, studies
