LANGUAGES 2006-2007FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS

TV PROGRAMMES AND ONLINEbbc.co.uk/schoolsguide

LANGUAGES 2006-2007Television programmes for Secondary Schools on BBC Learning Zone

GERMAN Deutsch Plus

Part one of the 20-part soap for adult beginners.1 x 15 mins 19 Jan

FRENCH Le Café des Rêves

An enjoyable drama featuring a group of teenagers.5 x 20 mins 31 May

FRENCH Clémentine

This purpose-written dramaprovides a rich, controlled varietyof spoken language for students of a wide ability range to respondto, as well as opportunities forextended listening.10 x 15 mins 30, 31 May

SPANISH Isabel

In this drama series, teenager Isabeland her family and friends showstudents that they can happilylisten to Spanish for far longerthan they imagined.5 x 20 mins 30 May

FRENCH JeunesFrancophones

Brings the wider French-speakingworld into the classroom, withviewpoints from Québec andSenegal as well as France.10 x 20 mins 18 Jan

GERMAN Susanne

A drama series about Thomas, whofaces the challenge of a lifetimewhen he visits his mother’schildhood home in the former EastGermany.The series helps studentsto cope with new and specialistvocabulary and offers opportunitiesfor extended listening.5 x 20 mins 31 May

SPANISH Voces Españolas

Filmed in Spain, western Saharaand Guatemala, this series explorescommon exam topics and globalthemes, with core questions forstudents to respond to.5 x 15 mins 17 Jan

AGE 16+

FRENCH France 2000

Geography programmes withdocumentaries and interviewslinked by narrative in French.3 x 20 mins 18 Jan, 31 May

Talk the Talk

To challenge some learners’ viewson the relevance of languagelearning, this programme featuresa variety of people talking abouttheir experiences, including Gary Lineker,Toyah Willcox,a website designer and a retired bus conductor.1 x 45 mins 17 Jan

GCSE French

2 x 120 mins 30 Mar, 2 May

GCSE German

1 x 120 mins 28 Mar, 3 May

GCSE Spanish

1 x 120 mins 14 Mar, 5 Apr

Standard Grade French

1 x 120 mins 10 Nov, 14 Marbbc.co.uk/bitesize

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AGE 11-14

GERMAN Hallo aus Berlin

A group of young people introduceGermany’s liveliest city in a mixtureof documentary-style interviews,animation and songs.8 x 15 mins 19 Jan

FRENCH Quinze MinutesPlus

This series features key questions,short reports and interviews, all inFrench. It provides an opportunityto hear French speakers in a varietyof settings and puts the languageinto a multicultural context.8 x 15 mins 29 May

SPANISH Revista

From Colombia to Asturias andMadrid, a team of young reporterspresents interviews, features, music,competitions and consumer items,illustrating how young Spanish-speaking people live.8 x 15 mins 17 Jan

FRENCH Vingt Minutes

Set on an exchange visit and in the form of a video diary, theseprogrammes explore French in thecontext of teenagers learning tocope with life in a foreign country.The focus is on developingstrategies, finding solutions and making yourself understood in speech.6 x 20 mins 29 May

AGE 14-16

GERMAN D-Mag

German magazine series forteenagers, with interviews aboutteenage life, mini-dramas,documentary features, and aromantic storyline that developsmore personal language.5 x 20 mins 19 Jan

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OTHER

Primary Arabic Languageand Life

Introduces a few phrases of basicArabic in the environment ofcontemporary Egypt.1 x 20 mins 2 Oct, 8 Jan

Primary French / PrimarySpanish

Two lively, fun websites, packedwith games and activities, for non-specialist teachers tointroduce core language andcultural information.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench

bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryspanish

IRISH, GAELIC,WELSH

Colin and Cumberland

A fun way to learn Irish, Gaelic or Welsh, with short animated TV programmes and a games-rich website.bbc.co.uk/colinandcumberland

Learn Welsh

Portal site for Welsh learners,including Welsh at work, Jonesvillethe virtual town, and language tools.bbc.co.uk/learnwelsh

GCSE Irish Language

Covers listening, reading, speakingand writing skills at Foundationand Higher Level.bbc.co.uk/ni/schools/gcsebitesize/irish

TGAU Welsh/Welsh SecondLanguage

bbc.co.uk/tgau

see bbc.co.uk/schoolsguide for more details

Wednesdays,Thursdays and Fridays 0200-0600 remember to set the video the night before!

VIDEO/DVD

Secondary Video Tape £6.40 exc.VAT

Secondary DVD £8.99 exc.VAT

BBC Schools’ BroadcastRecordingsPO Box 7,Wetherby LS23 7EPTel 08701 272 272*Fax 08701 273 273Email bbcsbr@twoten.press.net

440110 GCSE Bitesize French 1

440124 GCSE BitesizeFrench 2

440111 GCSE BitesizeGerman

440112 GCSE Bitesize Spanish

410104 Standard GradeBitesize French

159002 Talk the Talk

159001 Vingt Minutes

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BBC LANGUAGES

bbc.co.uk/languagesFor interactive resources and tips for learning French, German,Spanish, Italian and otherlanguages, plus weekly newsstories and information.

GCSE Bitesize Languages

bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/french

bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/german

bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/spanish

TRANSMISSIONTIMES

AUTUMN 2006

OCTOBER

Mon 2 Oct

1030-1050 >2497173Primary Arabic Language and Life

NOVEMBER

Thu 10 Nov

0400-0600 >48738Standard Grade Bitesize French(Scotland only)

SPRING 2007

JANUARY

Mon 8 Jan

1030-1050 >2167779Arabic Language and Culture

Wed 17 Jan

0200-0400 >29543Revista0400-0600 >69104Voces EspañolasTalk the Talk

Thu 18 Jan

0200-0400 >12031Jeunes Francophones 1-60400-0600 >12418Jeunes Francophones 7-10France 2000 1-2

Fri 19 Jan

0200-0400 >72635D-Mag, Deutsch Plus 0400-0600 >58432Hallo aus Berlin

MARCH

Wed 14 Mar

0400-0600 >72066GCSE Bitesize SpanishStandard Grade Bitesize French(Scotland only)

Wed 28 Mar

0200-0400 >72729GCSE Bitesize German

Fri 30 Mar

0200-0400 >16295GCSE Bitesize French 10400-0600 >92092GCSE Bitesize French 2

APRIL

Thu 5 Apr

0200-0400 >71124GCSE Bitesize Spanish

SUMMER 2007

MAY

Wed 2 May

0200-0400 >43173GCSE Bitesize French 10400-0600 >81376GCSE Bitesize French 2

Thu 3 May

0200-0400 >45319GCSE Bitesize German

Wed 29 May

0200-0400 >54287Quinze Minutes Plus0400-0600 >67184Vingt Minutes

Thu 30 May

0200-0400 >12479Clémentine 1-80400-0600 >98276IsabelClémentine 9

Fri 31 May

0200-0400 >76899SusanneClémentine 100400-0600 >45306Le Café des RêvesFrance 2000 1

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