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This module will aim to

• Further enhance and extend the core training that the trainees will receive in the primary curriculum;
• Further improve and enhance trainees’ existing language skills (Spanish);
• Explore the pedagogy of teaching foreign languages; to broaden and deepen the trainees’ pedagogical understanding of the teaching and learning of Spanish as a foreign language and English as a foreign language in the primary school;
• Further enhance trainees’ intercultural understanding.

The students will 

• Attend taught sessions; 
• Undertake Stage I and Stage II School Experience in local Partnership schools where they will have opportunities to co-plan and teach Primary Language lessons

i. Knowledge and understanding

Successful completion of this module will enable trainees to

• Have a working knowledge of the KS 2 languages framework and being able to teach Primary Languages to children at key stage 2 (KS2)
• Demonstrate an increased awareness of a country's culture, enabling the trainee to put language into context, and reflect this in their teaching
• Develop knowledge and understanding about language learning theories and strategies

ii. Skills

Successful completion of this module will enable trainees to

• Further develop their foreign language skills in the chosen language including additional linguistic up-skilling of trainees during the course in two areas:

      -  educational language (to deliver curriculum areas while on placement), provision of lexica 
      -  social language (to deliver curriculum areas while on placement) 

• Plan appropriate teaching and learning opportunities

Staff/student contact time: 20%
Student directed study:  80%

The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide.