PPLI Annual Report 2020 - Flipbook - Page 39
Next Steps
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Facilitate additional allocation for the new Leaving Certificate languages in 2021
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Meet demand from schools by recruiting and training new teachers
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Continue and expand the Saturday class of new LC languages to 5th year and 6th year
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Explore different models of provision for new LC languages
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Increase support for heritage learners and parents
Chinese in Transition Year (2.C.1)
Action Progress
In conjunction with the introduction of the LC Chinese curriculum, a number of schools requested teacher
provision and initiated the implementation of Chinese curriculum through the JC and TY programmes.
Impact
“The homework is
usually fun but still
reflects on the work
we do in class.”
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“A lot of group
work which
encourages us to
speak Chinese.”
“I enjoy the project/
poster work that we do
because I can be creative and
artistic which makes
it more fun.”
“I like that when
we learn the language
we also learn about
the culture.”