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Guidance on implementation of the KS2 Framework for languages
The five principles below suggest ways in which a distinctively primary approach to language learning can be developed:
- provide a rich and varied input of the language, so that children hear and interact with the sounds and patterns of the new language;
- use active learning to engage motivation;
- use games and songs to maximise enjoyment;
- embed languages in class routines and school life;
- integrate language learning across the curriculum to connect with learning in other subject areas.
The extent to which teachers can use the new language as the principal medium for their teaching will obviously depend on their expertise and experience. It is important to provide children with opportunities to hear the new language as often and as intensively as possible - the education of the ear which enables them to assimilate and then re-use the language. Some aspects of the Framework, however - explicit comparisons between the new language and English and other languages for example - may most appropriately take place in English, often in other parts of the curriculum.
Guidance on using the new language and developing a range of techniques to support understanding and avoid the unnecessary use of English are given in part 3 of the Framework documentation, Planning for entitlement.
Headteachers and senior managers will have the central role to play in curriculum planning and policy on such issues as assessment, progression and transition. Resources to support this are already widely available. In particular the NACELL 'best practice guide' is an on-line resource designed to support schools in introducing languages into the curriculum. It provides curricular models, guidance, case studies and schemes of work. Local authorities and their key partners also support schools in a variety of ways, providing strategic support, guidance and professional development opportunities.
Further detailed advice and case studies are available in part 3 of the Framework documentation, Planning for entitlement.
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