Bahasa Melayu

First Language Malay encourages learners to be: 

• Confident, exploring and evaluating ideas and arguments in a structured, critical and analytical way. They are able to communicate and defend views and opinions as well as respect those of others.

• Responsible, understanding how to use language in different contexts and for different purposes to influence and affect the world around them.

• Reflective, critically reviewing their own work and identifying ways to improve. They develop successful learning strategies to consolidate their skills.

• Innovative, applying their knowledge and understanding to engage with a range of texts and styles of writing. They adapt their skills in order to respond to tasks in different contexts.

• Engaged, taking inspiration from, and being interested in, the variety of language around them. They read critically, learn from others and understand how their learning fits within the wider context.

Learning a Foreign Language develops a set of transferable skills for understanding and communicating in everyday situations. Learners begin to develop cultural awareness of countries and communities where the language is spoken. 

Foreign Language  learners are encouraged to be:

• confident, using new and familiar structures and vocabulary to communicate with others in everyday situations

• responsible, seeking opportunities to use and develop their language skills

• reflective, considering how to communicate different ideas and attitudes

• innovative, applying language to a variety of situation

• engaged, developing learning strategies which help them to express their ideas and their understanding of other cultures.