Languages

Languages

Our Languages curriculum ensures that pupils have access to high quality teaching and learning opportunities. Children have weekly French or Spanish lessons throughout Key Stage 2.  Teachers use a variety of resources e.g. Kapow Primary scheme of work, resources from Oak Academy, Twinkl, Lightbulb languages and others. In Lower KS2, children acquire basic skills and an understanding of French or Spanish, with emphasis placed on developing Speaking and Listening skills. These will be embedded and further developed in Upper KS2, alongside Reading and Writing, gradually progressing onto more complex language concepts and greater learner autonomy.

Our Languages curriculum gives children the opportunity to:

•          listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding
•          explore the patterns and sounds of language through songs and rhymes and link the spelling, sound and meaning of words
•          engage in conversations; ask and answer questions; express opinions and respond to those of others; seek clarification and help
•          speak in sentences, using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures
•          develop accurate pronunciation and intonation so that others understand when they are reading aloud or using familiar words and phrases
•          present ideas and information orally to a range of audiences
•          read carefully and show understanding of words, phrases and simple writing
•          appreciate stories, songs, poems and rhymes in the language
•          broaden their vocabulary and develop their ability to understand new words that are introduced into familiar written material, including through using a dictionary
•          write phrases from memory, and adapt these to create new sentences, to express ideas clear
•          describe people, places, things and actions orally and in writing
•          understand basic grammar appropriate to the language being studied, including (where relevant): feminine, masculine and neuter forms and the conjugation of high-frequency verbs; key features and patterns of the language; how to apply these, for instance, to build sentences; and how these differ from or are similar to English.