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Guidelines
3. Teaching and learning
During the teaching of this module, we encourage teachers and students to use the Target Language as much as possible.
Using language mats and having visuals displayed in the classroom will help students. From a culturally inclusive point of
view, it is important to try to refer to different countries where the target language is spoken during activities. Intercultural
awareness can be developed by helping students to reflect on their own culture when appropriate and by completing the
tasks suggested at the end of the module.
If you are already teaching the language to beginners, you will be able to use resources which you currently use with other
year groups or within the MFL department such as placemats, visual supports, digital technology tools and other resources
to support and encourage the learning.
Students will easily engage with this course as it is task-based and they will be given the language necessary to progress
through the tasks in class. Accomplishing the different tasks will give students a great sense of achievement.
This Transition Year module aims to give students an opportunity to explore and enjoy a new language. Students are not
working toward a Leaving Certificate qualification but are instead encouraged to acquire useful and simple language which
will enable them to carry out the suggested tasks and which they can use on a holiday or in basic exchanges with speakers
of the language.
4. Students’ progress
Can-do descriptors are included with each task and can be used for student self-assessment. Teachers could encourage
students to track their progress in terms of their level of confidence in the language, for example: ‘I can complete this task
a) on my own, b) with some help, or c) with a lot of help’. These can be reviewed as students make progress in the language.
Students could also record their learning in a portfolio, set further learning goals for themselves, and include reflections on
their learning.
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