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Assessment
and recording
The National Recognition
System (Languages Ladder)
September
2007 update: As
part of the Government's Languages
Strategy, the Nuffield Language Programme, QCA and CILT worked to
develop a new voluntary system to credit language learning achievement
at all levels and sit alongside the existing framework of qualifications.
The
National Recognition Scheme, also known as the ‘Languages Ladder’,
has been developed to endorse competence in foreign language learning.
It will allow learners to progress in one or more of the four skills (listening,
speaking, reading, writing) in one or more languages. Further
information and the leaflet Introduction to the Languages Ladder
can be found on the DfES
Languages website. The Languages Ladder: A Guide
can be viewed on the Teachernet
website.
The European Language
Portfolio
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The
European Language Portfolio, developed in this country by CILT,
has gained in popularity since its launch in 2002. Its purpose is
to enable pupils to record their experiences of and achievements
in language learning. This can include English as an additional
language, mother tongue learning in a language other than English,
in addition to Modern Foreign Languages.
The learner
is given the opportunity to record details about their own language
biography and also to reflect on their progress through self-assessment
sections. The latter takes the form of 'I can …' statements
that are coloured in as progress is made.
The revised
Portfolio reflects the content of the new national Key Stage 2 Framework
for Languages and includes self-assessment grids which mirror the
new Languages Ladder.
The Portfolio
can be downloaded from:
www.nacell.org.uk/resources/pub_cilt/portfolio.htm. |
Asset Languages
Asset Languages is
the voluntary assessment scheme developed to support the Languages Ladder.
Further information for primary schools is available on the Asset
Languages website.
The following is
from the previous Teacher's guide, QCA Scheme of work for MFL at Key Stage
2, published in 2000. The
new QCA scheme and the teacher's guide, published in 2007, are available
to download from the QCA
website and copies can be ordered from QCA
Orderline.
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National Curriculum Attainment Targets and level descriptions for
Key Stage 3
The four Attainment
Targets for Modern Foreign Languages at Key Stages 3 and 4 can be
applied as appropriate at Key Stage 2. They are:
- Attainment
Target 1: Listening and responding
- Attainment
Target 2: Speaking
- Attainment
Target 3: Reading and responding
- Attainment
Target 4: Writing
The first four
level descriptions for each Attainment Target are included in the
non-statutory guidelines for Modern Foreign Languages at Key Stage
2. They are included to inform planning and to help evaluate children's
progress. They may also be used when transferring information on
children's competences from class to class and from one school to
another.
At Key Stage
3, when a Modern Foreign Language becomes statutory, equal weighting
is given to all four skills. Children learning a Foreign Language
at Key Stage 2 should be prepared to work in all four skills although
not necessarily on an equal weighting. In the classroom, most activities
will involve more than one skill, e.g. listen and repeat, read and
say, listen and write. |
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The following files
are available to download in PDF format:
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