Spanish

Why we believe in the importance of learning a language

At Lakeside Primary Academy we believe that learning a foreign language provides a valuable educational, social and cultural experience for our pupils. It helps them develop communication skills including key skills of speaking and listening and extends their knowledge of how language works. Learning another language gives children a new perspective of the world, encouraging them to understand their own cultures and respecting those of others.

Intent of Spanish Curriculum

We are excited to begin learning a new language at Lakeside. We want to support our pupils in becoming creative, logical and experimental language learners. We want to encourage them to become knowledgeable and provide a cultural open-mindedness curriculum. Being Our intent for Spanish is to:

• foster an interest in language learning by introducing children to other languages in a way that is enjoyable and accessible to everyone.
• stimulate and encourage children’s curiosity about language and culture and creativity in experimenting with it.
• support oracy and literacy, and in particular develop speaking and listening skills.
• help children develop their awareness of cultural similarities and differences.
• lay the foundation for future study by pupils.

Implementation of Spanish at Lakeside

Useful websites

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zxsvr82

https://quizlet.com/content/spanish-language-learning

https://www.digitaldialects.com/Spanish.htm#google_vignette