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Languages at Penpol School is led by Jack Emery
Languages at Penpol School
‘A high-quality languages education should foster pupils’ curiosity and deepen their understanding of the world. The teaching should enable pupils to express their ideas and thoughts in another language and to understand and respond to its speakers, both in speech and in writing.’ (National Curriculum 2014)
At school we believe that the learning of a language provides a valuable educational, social and cultural experience for our pupils. It helps them to develop communication skills, including key skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing. The children’s knowledge of how language works will be developed and extended. Lessons will enable pupils to make substantial progress in one language. The linguistic skills gained will assist and lay foundations for further language learning. It will provide pupils with the confidence and independence to explore and be able to attempt manipulation of the structure of language. Learning another language gives children a new and broader perspective on the world, encouraging them to understand their own cultures and those of others.
Why do we teach Languages at Penpol School?
By learning a language at primary school, pupils develop communication and literacy skills that lay the foundation for future language learning. They develop linguistic competence, extend their knowledge of how language works and explore differences and similarities between a foreign language and English. Learning another language raises awareness of the multilingual and multicultural world and introduces an international dimension to pupils’ learning, giving them an insight into their own culture and those of others. The learning of a foreign language provides a medium for cross-curricular links and for reinforcement of knowledge, skills and understanding developed in other subjects.
Penpol school looks to continue its strong links with France, with many students visiting France during the holidays. Furthermore, upper Key Stage 2 pupils regularly correspond with a primary school in Bordeaux which provides an authentic platform for them to use their French and communication skills.
How is Languages taught at Penpol School?
At Penpol Primary School, The subject is managed by the Languages Co-ordinator. To ensure the language skills of staff are developed and sustained the school are members of the Primary Languages Network. This provides all the materials, resources and support sound files and activities to enable the school to ensure progression in language learning across the four core skills and also the DfE 12 Attainment Targets. The co-ordinator will advise, work with and guide staff. In addition, links have been developed with language schools in Rouen and Biarritz to further teachers’ own competence and enthusiasm delivering outstanding MFL lessons. This ensures that at the forefront of language learning, pupils learn a language authentically and are given opportunities to use a language for a real purpose.
What will we see from the teaching of Languages at Penpol?
- Children will be provided with opportunities to communicate with each other in the target language.
- Children will be given the opportunity to look at other languages – particularly if children are bi-lingual.
- Children will learn how language skills can be applied to a range of languages.
- To make young children aware that language has structure, and that the structure differs from one language to another;
- Children will develop their language through development of the four key skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing.
- Children will enrich their language learning by developing an understanding of culture.
NEWS FROM LANGUAGES:
Concepts taught in Languages at Penpol
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Listen Actively
To make a conscious effort to hear not only the words that another person is saying but, more importantly, the complete message being communicated.
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Speak Confidently
To speak using correct phonetic sounds and varied intonation. This is reinforced through singing, role plays and choral repetition.
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Read Fluently
Reading with accuracy (reading words correctly), automaticity (reading words at an appropriate speed without great effort) and prosody (appropriate stress and intonation).
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Write Imaginatively
To write using a range of vocabulary, linking these with connectives and time phrases.
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This page was last updated:
5th December 2022