The study of additional languages in the MYP provides students with the opportunity to develop insights into the features, processes and craft of language and the concept of culture, and to realize that there are diverse ways of living, behaving and viewing the world.

The acquisition of the language of a community and the possibilities to reflect upon and explore cultural perspectives of our own and other communities:

• are valued as central to developing critical thinking, and are considered essential for the cultivation of intercultural awareness and the development of internationally-minded and responsible members of local, national and global communities

• are integral to exploring and sustaining personal development and cultural identity, and provide an intellectual framework to support conceptual development

• greatly contribute to the holistic development of students and to the strengthening of lifelong learning skills

• equip students with the necessary multiliteracy skills and attitudes, enabling them to communicate successfully in various global contexts and build intercultural understanding.

To assist in achieving these broader goals, this guide provides both teachers and students with clear aims and objectives for MYP language acquisition, as well as details of internal assessment requirements.

(MYP: Language Acquisition Guide, 2021)