Translation Nation
resources
tools for teachers to use in class
This resources section of the Translation Nation website is dedicated to materials and ideas to assist world language sharing and appreciation in primary schools. For suggestions of how to explore translation in a home environment please click on the families tab at the top of the screen.
In the pilot phase Translation Nation workshops were designed over a three day period for Year 5 or 6 pupils. The different approaches to the project from participating schools included: – placing the project within an International Week for the whole school and using the opportunity to broadly explore different cultures with every year group – involving EAL teachers to suggest the particular involvement of certain pupils and monitor benefits – choosing a combination of Year 5 and 6 children for the project to enable cross-year group relationships to develop – running parallel sessions for Year 5 and 6 children not involved in the Translation Nation hub groups to extend the benefits of the project – offering teachers who speak additional languages the opportunity to contribute to story-telling sessions – a focus on IT development – selecting particular languages for the project to ensure involvement of particular sets of pupils – increasing the involvement of parents/guardians/family members by inviting them to attend additional project sessions.
Benefits to participants included: – awareness of the different languages spoken by the pupils of the school – greater understanding of cultural traditions and the benefits and flexibility of translation – interaction with family members through homework tasks and encouragement for family members to attend to classroom sessions – access to poignant translated stories and discussion around recurring themes – increased confidence of pupils for whom English is a second or third language – improved writing techniques, including the use of synonyms, direct speech, story structure and tone – introduction to the process of editing, improving text and auto correction – individual attention to boost self-esteem and inspire contribution – practise of reading out loud and conveying emotion through expression – exercising teamwork to pool talents and strengths to complete group tasks – participation in a creative, imaginative and shared school experience.
Please click on the links below to watch an introductory video to school workshop sessions and to download a Translation Nation workshop plan. We hope that these materials provide helpful insight into the project and enable you to recreate some of the activities in your school. For any further information please do contact the Eastside Educational Trust office.
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