(Dover) Home Languages Programme - HLP Model A & Model B

(Dover) Home Languages Programme

MODEL A - A responsive Approach

Structure and Time

1 hour per week.
Designed to provide a flexible and supportive introduction to home language learning, with a lighter structure than Model B.

Curriculum

Focuses on developing Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills (BICS).
Learning is theme-based and centres on everyday language use, with an emphasis on listening, speaking, and practical vocabulary rather than a prescriptive academic curriculum.

Assessment

Ongoing assessments, based on teacher observation, participation, and engagement.
Feedback supports students’ confidence and communicative growth in familiar contexts, without formal written assessments.

MODEL B- A Prescriptive approach

Structure and Time

Up to 3 hours per week, split across two sessions.
Designed to provide a more rigorous and consistent structure than Model A.

Curriculum:

Follows a prescriptive curriculum aligned with age-appropriate standards.
Includes planned units of work, skills progression, and specific learning objectives.

Assessment:

Students complete regular assessments to track progress.
These include written tasks, oral presentations, and comprehension exercises.
Assessment helps align the programme with students’ academic growth and prepares them for Language A in High School/IB pathways.
For Model B students, progress reports to parents are provided twice a year.

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