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Vocational Learning Support Programme

Are you struggling to find inspiring business related
language learning materials for your: 14-19 learners?
Adult learners?
Company trainees?

Well, struggle no more! Regional Language Network Yorkshire & Humber
has come to the rescue! RLNYH will help you..!

Thanks to funding from the QIA's Vocational Learning Support Programme, via the Learning & Skills Network,
the RLN YH has commissioned three fantastic business related learning resources for you:
Due to the large size of these learning resources, we advise that you click "save" when downloading. Please be advised the download times may vary. NVQ business German
2 hours start-up pack for you deliver NVQ business German. NVQ business French
42 hours of business French for beginners. Going Global
30 hours of business Spanish learning materials - text and sound.

NB: The VLSP funding is for development projects only. The above materials have not been produced professionally
at this stage and are the property of QIA. They may not be reproduced in any form without the permission of Regional
Language Network and QIA.

NVQ BUSINESS LANGUAGE MATERIALS - Developed in 2007/8 NVQ business German Startup Pack
Written by Howard Smith, Selby High School, North Yorkshire. Based on Howard's personal experiences of initiating
an OCR's NVQ business language learning programme in school. Contact Howard Smith

NVQ business French Level 1
Written by Caroline Mitchell, Ridgewood School, Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
Based on Caroline's three years' experience of delivering and supervising a highly successful OCR NVQ business
language curriculum at Ridgewood School. Contact Caroline Mitchell

Business Spanish Materials: 'Going Global' - Developed in 2006/7

Going Global
Written by Catriona MacLeod, NE Leeds City Learning Centre in collaboration with Simon Brass, Brigshaw School, Leeds. These 30 hours of motivating business Spanish language materials were trialled in Spanish, French and German at North East City Learning Centre and at Brigshaw School and learner outcomes are successfully mapped to the Asset assessment scheme for the DCSF Languages Ladder.

The materials are based on, and complement, one of 10 modules in the 'Young International Trader' programme,
developed by the Institute of Export. This programme provides key stage 4 students with an introduction to
international trade, in English, as part of Enterprise Education.

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“nationally only the brightest pupils tend to take languages now... in the position of
looking for alternative forms of accreditation for 70% of our children, as we can no
longer tolerate the situation where languages are seen as 'too hard' and impossible
to succeed in. “ This drove us to introduce a course .called 'Business Languages', working closely with NE Leeds CLC on the Going Global package. [Development and production managed by RLNYH.] This course has been incredibly successful, especially because of the impact it's had on boys' motivation....

Results from the first year have been very pleasing; at the lower end, pupils who would have struggled
to achieve a Grade G at GCSE have been motivated and many have already achieved the equivalent of
an E or F; the 'middle of the range' pupils have really benefited from this new approach - out of a group
of 20 pupils 50 % have already achieved the equivalent of Grade C or above in two skill areas and are
now determined to succeed in Year 11.

None of these pupils would have achieved a Grade C or above in GCSE, but the business related nature
of the course and the Asset style of testing have enabled them to become re-engaged and motivated in
language learning.Simon Brass, Deputy Head, Brigshaw School, West Yorkshire NB Initial development phase of this material was funded through a Learning Skills Network Vocational Learning project
and the materials are the property of the QIA. Funding did not include in professional quality production format. The
materials may not be reproduced in any form without the permission.

Although the initial development phase was restricted to 14-19 learners, these materials are just as useful for adult
and company language learning.

Additional resources: VOCATIONAL LANGUAGES RESOURCE BANK Free resources and ideas for teachers to use in their classrooms when delivering courses with a vocational slant.

The resources for the Vocational Languages Resource Bank have been designed by teachers working in schools as well
as colleges of Further and Adult Education, all of whom have current experience of teaching vocational languages. resource bank

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