Languages (Spanish)
Learning a foreign language is a liberation from insularity and provides an opening to other cultures. Our aim for Languages education is to 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. By providing engaging and equitable lessons, our languages curriculum provides the foundation for learning further languages, equipping pupils to study and work in other countries.
At Oakfield, our predominant language of study is Spanish.
Languages Subject on a Page
Knowledge Organisers and Grids
Our Knowledge Organisers outline and display the key information, vocabulary, facts, diagrams, maps and pictures which children need to know for the themes and discrete subject units taught in class. We use them to retrieve and recall information, helping children to learn and retain the knowledge of our curriculum.
They are effective at helping children to learn and remember more, building on our knowledge-rich curriculum, that links to children’s previous and later learning across the whole school.
Retrieval
Retrieval practice is a teaching and learning strategy underpinned by cognitive science. It is a well-researched method that helps improve students’ knowledge retention of new information and recall of previously learned content. Our weekly retrieval activities are designed to activate prior learning for children and allow teachers to explore deeper understanding through extension questions and higher-order questions. Retrieval in Languages is usually verbal with teachers posing questions to pupils/groups of pupils or displaying an image/series of images on the Interactive Whiteboard to encourage discussion and allow pupils to reactivate and remember last lessons' learning and how this will help them with their new lesson's content.
Celebrating Success
Further Learning Opportunities
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