Language Development

Language Development (LD), ensures that all students, no matter what their background, have access to and are exposed to a language programme that will assist and further their understanding of the wider world.  With a focus on the development of receptive, productive and interactive skills, students engaging in the LD component of the CP core embark upon a language development experience, ending in the completion of a language development portfolio which connects their language development with their career-related studies and the PPS course.  

Students may meet this requirement by completing by reflecting on their current world Language coursework or by completing a language development course of study to be approved by the CP Coordinator and school language mentor appropriate for the target language.

Aims of LD:

• Enable students to understand and use the language they have studied in context

• Encourage an awareness and appreciation of the different perspectives of people from other cultures

• Provide students with a basis for further study, work and leisure through the use of an additional language

• Provide opportunities  for enjoyment, creativity  and intellectual stimulation through knowledge of an additional language.

Language Development Portfolio: The language portfolio enables students to reflect on their learning and chart their progress in developing language skills and intercultural experiences.  The language portfolio is a private document for the student to reflect on their learning, required but not assessed, and plays a vital role in helping a student to understand their level of language competency, reflect on their language learning and intercultural skills and provide evidence of developed language skills.  Updated regularly over the two years of the CP, the language development portfolio will be an important part of both their academic studies as well as their preparation for further study or use of the language in their career.  Students will complete this portfolio and document the 50 required hours of work within the PPS course.