Learning Languages

At Brinscall St John’s, we recognise that learning a foreign language fosters pupils’ curiosity and deepens their understanding and knowledge of God’s diverse World around us.  Our languages curriculum provides an exciting opening to another culture. Learning another language gives children a new and broader perspective on the world, encouraging them to understand their own cultures and those of others. Our curriculum is rich in opportunities where children can demonstrate their understanding and appreciation through practical and written communication. It helps them to develop communication skills, including the core skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. The children’s knowledge of how language works, phonology and elements of grammar will be developed and extended. It is our intention that the enjoyment and confidence gained here from language learning and cultural experiences will continue well into the future.  Our intent is understood and shared by all stakeholders and is evident in the children’s enthusiasm for language learning, their knowledge, interest and awareness of the world around them. The transferable language learning 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. 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.