Infonews n°147 du 03/03/2002 

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Dear colleagues,
Infonews is early this week because there is an important and
urgent info : there is a Tandem training course in Gijon, Spain in
September, but you must send your application form before the 1st of March
: tomorrow!!!! You will find the infos about this training session in
French for French teachers, and in English for the others. Don't miss this
opportunity!
Also in this newsletter : some interesting resources for
primary school; two sites to find what time it is in any place in the
world; then "phonetics" : some websites and a software; a special list of
sites from Australia, because 2002 is the year of the Outback; two projects
and in teaching practice, a site about M.I.
Have a nice week!

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Stage Tandem à Gijon en Septembre
Tandem training session in Gijon, Spain....and in Rouen
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Resources for Primary school
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songs and music
games and recipes
Australian TV for Kids online
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World Time
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WORLD TIME (VIRTUAL> Virtual Teacher )
World Time Clock (from Peter MORTIMER)
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Phonetics
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Fonetiks (from Alain Gayer)
A selection (from Olivier Colas)
E.L.Easton (from Annie Gwynn)
Many things (from Annie Gwynn)
Pronunciation (from Annie Gwynn)
dictations (from Annie Gwynn)
Phonetic Flash (from Annie Gwynn)
Software for phonetics (from Wolfgang Meissner)
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2002 : year of the OutBack
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Songs
an excursion centre with a difference
Info about Australia
Australian Newspapers
Australian television
Stories and museums
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Projects
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eSchola (from European SchoolNet)
Looking for a Scottish School ? (from European SchoolNet)
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teaching Practice
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M.I. Smart ! (Blue Web'n Update: February 8)

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Stage Tandem à Gijon en Septembre
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Vous voulez savoir comment intégrer tandem à votre enseignement?
Participez au stage Tandem de Gijon (Espagne) en septembre, animé par
Helmut Brammerts, Christine Reymond, et des collègues allemand, anglais et
espagnols qui ont participé au projet Coménius lingua D "Apprentissage des
langues en tandem dans le secondaire". Le stage est en Espagne, mais il se
tiendra dans les 4 langues à :
Gijon en Espagne, du 9 au 13 septembre 2002
nom du stage et référence:
APRENDIZAJE DE LENGUAS EN TANDEM
ES-001-2002
préinscription en ligne :
http://www.educastur.princast.es/cpr/gijon/
description du cours:
http://193.14.218.19:81/CourseManagement/ASP/CourseInfo.asp?CourseId=65
Pour vous inscrire et bénéficier d'une bouse qui couvrira la plupart de vos
frais, vous devez remplir le formulaire suivant:
http://www.socrates-france.org/texte/Com2FC.doc
et le renvoyer par la poste en deux exemplaires à l'agence Socrates France
avant le 1er mars à l'adresse suivante:
Agence Socrates Leonardo da Vinci
Programme Socrates
10, Place de la Bourse
F-33080 Bordeaux Cedex
Tel : (33) 5 56.79.44.00
Fax : (33) 5 56.79.44.20/21
E-mail : contact@socrates-france.org
Internet : http://www.socrates-france.org
Pensez aussi à en envoyer une copie pour information à la DARIC de votre
académie qui soutiendra votre candidature.
L'agence Socrates accepte des inscriptions sans les tampons et signatures
officielles, à condition que vous envoyiez ensuite la version complète le
plus rapidement possible.
La date limite est vendredi, mais je pense qu'ils accepteront encore les
cadidatures envoyées pendant le week-end.

Tandem training session in Gijon, Spain....and in Rouen
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A training session for teachers is organised in Gijon (Spain) between
September 9th and 13th 2002. The session will be held in German, English,
French and Spanish, so you don't have to know Spanish to go there...but you
can take advantage of the fine Spanish weather!
You can get a grant to take part in this course, which will cover most of
your expenses. You just have to fill the application form you will find on
your national Socrates server, and send it to them by post before the 1st
of March. You can also register directly on the Spanish server, but you
need to send the application to get the grant and be officially registered.
Addresses for the local Socrates Agency (to get the application form and
the address to send it):
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/socrates/nat-est.html
course title and number:
APRENDIZAJE DE LENGUAS EN TANDEM
ES-001-2002
Online registration on the Gijon server:
http://www.educastur.princast.es/cpr/gijon/
description of the course (sorry, it's only in French, but it is held in
the four languages, contrarily to what's written)
http://193.14.218.19:81/CourseManagement/ASP/CourseInfo.asp?CourseId=65

if you prefer other dates, there will be another session held in Rouen
between march 24 and 29th 2003 ( also in the four languages, you don't need
to know French)
http://www.socrates-france.org/texte/CATALOGUE%202002-2003/FR-033-description.doc
you also have to send the application form for this course to your local
Socrates agency before March 1st.
Note : the course title doesn't mention tandem, but it is a tandem course!
title of the course and number:
L'apprentissage auto-dirigé des langues en binômes dans le secondaire
FR-033-2003

Don't miss this unique opportunity to travel abroad and work with
colleagues from all over Europe!

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Resources for Primary school
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songs and music
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http://www.abc.net.au/children/bananas/music/music.htm
three songs : "Bananas in Pyjamas", Twinkle Little Star", and "Hey, diddle
Diddle"
Each song is sung in five to six parts, each being sung once, and then
played with different instruments. The words are written on the screen so
that you can follow.

games and recipes
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http://www.abc.net.au/children/bananas/default.htm
on this website, you can also play Memory (drawings under the table, bottom
left) or puzzle games...and find some nice recipes easy to make.

Australian TV for Kids online
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http://www.abc.net.au/children/play/look/default.htm
several videos to watch. The quality in streaming isn't excellent...

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WORLD TIME (VIRTUAL> Virtual Teacher )
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What time is it in ........? Be the time master.
http://www.timeanddate.com/
Goto the Full world Clock and pick a city, when does the
sunrise there, do they have daylight savings, what does
GMT stand for, what is the GMT time of the city you have chosen?
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/full.html
Make a calendar for any city in the world, for any year.

World Time Clock (from Peter MORTIMER)
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This program shows the time of five different timezones, with analog and
digital clocks. Choose from a list of 150 countries and 400 cities or define
up to 5 countries and cities of your own.
http://www.programming.de/
Clic on "My Programs"

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Phonetics
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Fonetiks (from Alain Gayer)
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List of sounds in words, classified according to their phonetics, but no
sound online
http://fonetiks.org/

A selection (from Olivier Colas)
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list of websites, a good and efficient selection, on the site of Académie
de Versailles
http://www.ac-versailles.fr/pedagogi/anglais/phono

E.L.Easton (from Annie Gwynn)
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en plus d'une courte explication sur chaque point
(pattern), des exercices où l'on peut écouter et répéter
(examples), puis s'évaluer (quiz) et surtout des textes
entiers à lire à haute voix, des tongue-twisters, des
chansons...
le tout en anglais US sur des points variés tels que les
terminaisons -ed, -s, les 'silent letters', etc.
http://www.eleaston.com

Many things (from Annie Gwynn)
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des exercices variés, sur les voyelles, mais
aussi sur les nombres par exemples. On peut écouter et
répéter des paires minimales (repeat) et s'évaluer
(listen and choose), mais également travailler sur des
chansons et poèmes, des tongue-twisters... en anglais US.
http://www.manythings.org/pp/

Pronunciation (from Annie Gwynn)
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des exercices de discrimination avec la correction à la fin du quiz
seulement. Plus a concordancer and a dictionary.
http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/

dictations (from Annie Gwynn)
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exercices variés avec des tongue-twisters et des dictées - activité
originale mais pour étudiants de bon niveau .
http://www.faceweb.okanagan.bc.ca/pron/

Phonetic Flash (from Annie Gwynn)
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Un site intéressant pour pratiquer l'alphabet phonétique,
par exemple retrouver les mots comprenant un son donné et
un son dans un mot, ainsi que des activités
plus 'techniques' sur les fricatives, les sonores etc.
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/johnm/flash/flashin.htm

Software for phonetics (from Wolfgang Meissner)
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A German university teacher of phonetics has produced a tool which allows
to write phonetic symbols / transcription in WORD -
The tool can be easily downloaded from his site and you can also get a free
evaluation
copy.
http://www.bergsoft.de

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2002 : year of the OutBack
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Songs
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http://www.johnwilliamson.com.au/html/music.html
This site features John Williamson's folk songs. You can read the lyrics,
see the cords (and play them if you can!) and listen to a sample of the
song, which is enough to learn the tune and be able to sing it alone from
beginning to end.
The subjects are quite "folk" : the first is about the Outback:
http://www.malleeboy.com/music/sing_you_the_outback.ram
and I especially enjoyed the one about the Wheelbarrow Race!
Suited for secondary school.

an excursion centre with a difference
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Wanpa-rda Matilda Centre is an excursion centre with a difference.
Wanpa-rda (pronounced waarn-pra-da) is a Wangkangurru word f
rom the Birdsville district and means "to carry". Hence, Wanpa-rda
Matilda means "to carry your swag". From this Centre, you can visit
42 sites from Winton to Birdsville and from Barcaldine to Boulia.
These sites capture the uniqueness of the Outback and challenge
visitors with their great natural beauty and historical significance.
Comprehensive resources.
http://www.wanpardaeec.qld.edu.au/
[ for secondary school. Discover Australia through several themes :
environment, workers, aboriginal culture, etc. You could ask your pupils do
make portfolios or posters displaying what they have discovered. You can
divide the class into groups, and ask each group to explore a theme.]

Info about Australia
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http://www.kidcyber.com.au/
this site for primary school children offers many resources organised in
themes. Well suited for lower primary school.

Australian Newspapers
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Check out Australian newspapers on Net and then go to the
newspaper of choice and search for info on the outback.
http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/npapers.html
[ A long list of newspapers, for upper secondary school. Look of rthe last
news on the Outback.]

Australian television
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Search the ABC site at
http://www.abc.net.au/
[ you will also find interesting resources on this website. You can listen
to the radio, see video...an read recipes!]

Stories and museums
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A great site. AMOL Discovernet is touted as the "Learning gateway
to Australian museums and galleries". Its museum locator alone
makes it worth a look.
http://amol.org.au/discovernet/index.asp
[ you will be able find stories and also to look for museum websites.
useful to add informations to your previous researches]

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Projects
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eSchola (from European SchoolNet)
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http://www.eun.org/eun.org2/eun/html/eschola2002/index.html
to look at many projects going on, and register in one of them...

Looking for a Scottish School ? (from European SchoolNet)
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http://www.ngflscotland.gov.uk/schoolsonline/
this complete directory allows you to contact a school at the level you
chose (primary, secondary...) and in the part of Scotland you like.

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M.I. Smart ! (Blue Web'n Update: February 8)
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http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/curriculum/MISmart/mi_smart.htm
One more site about Multiple Intelligence. You can read an explaination for
each of the nine types, articles about how to use them in class, and sample
lessons.

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