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Promoting the benefits of knowing, using and learning languages across the lifespan

Promoting languages

"Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things"

-  Flora Lewis, Journalist

 

Knowing, using and learning more than one language at any point in life brings significant cognitive, social and economic benefits. The home, heritage and community languages that children bring to school, are as valuable as the additional languages taught in school

Both support the development of literacy and communication skills, as well as intercultural understanding and what it means to be a citizen of Scotland and the wider world. 

Here’s how!

Parents

Languages in a nutshell

Explains how the 1+2 Approach will be put into practice and why learning languages is so important. Suggests ways parents can support their child’s language learning.

Produced by SCILT in partnership with The National Parent Forum of Scotland.

Case Studies

Replicable Case Studies and further support for teachers who want to engage parents and families in pupils' language learning

Further materials from SCILT

Our leaflets support teachers and schools in engaging with parents to reinforce the benefits of learning a language.

Learners

Promotional postcards

Designed by pupils in Scotland. These postcards demonstrate why languages are important and can be used to motivate learners. Cick on image to download PDF.

 

Celebrating languages

SCILT provide lots of opportunities for schools to raise the profile of languages and celebrate languages.

Looking for ideas to replicate in your school to promote languages?

Read the SCILT Newsletter
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