Key Stage 2 Framework for languages

Learning objectives: Intercultural understanding - Year 5

IU 5.1 Look at further aspects of their everyday lives from the perspective of someone from another country   View this objective over 4 years >> Learning opportunities Consider aspects of everyday life of children in their own and different countries Reflect on cultural issues using empathy and imagination to understand other people's experiences   Knowledge about language Understand that words will not always have a direct equivalent in the language   Language learning strategies Analyse what they need to know in order to carry out a task Learn why there are two parts to a bilingual dictionary Use a dictionary to look up spellings   Teaching activities Consider communication skills needed when speaking to a non-native speaker visiting the class, e.g. speaking slowly and clearly, use of intonation, use of gesture. Imagine what a child whose first language is not English feels like when coming to stay with a family or arriving in a school in the UK for the first time. Consider how they might react and in pairs role-play the situation and discuss ways of supporting the new arrival and avoiding misunderstandings and fear. Talk about ways to support children who may encounter or have experienced prejudice. Talk about daily routines and traditions which affect children's lives, e.g. schools, meals, transport, holidays. Find out about these traditions and routines in another country and make comparisons through drawing on children' own experiences, contact with a partner school or native speaker or by Internet. Discuss similarities and differences. Explore one area in depth, e.g. food, looking at times of meals, variety of foods, routines at mealtimes (e.g. how table is laid, eating together) where families buy their foods, supermarkets, markets, food for celebrations. Follow a simple recipe and prepare a dish. Use a digital camera to photograph each stage in the preparation. Create a wall display, PowerPoint presentation or booklet illustrating the procedure. Cross-curricular links View all Year 5 Intercultural understanding cross-curricular links >> NC Maths KS2 Breadth of study: Drawing inferences from data in practical activities, and recognising the difference between meaningful and misleading representations of data NC PSHE 2e: Reflect on spiritual, moral, social and cultural issues, using imagination to understand other people's experiences NC PSHE 4b: Think about the lives of people living in other places and times and people with different values and customs NC PSHE 4f: That differences and similarities between people arise from a different number of factors, including cultural, ethnic, racial and religious diversity, gender and disability