Modern Foreign Languages

At Ghyll Royd School we teach Spanish to all children from Reception, adding French in Forms 5 and 6, as part of the normal school curriculum.

Children enjoy learning to speak other languages through song, real-life situations, puppetry and practical games. This fosters their interest and introduces young children to languages in a way that is enjoyable and fun, whilst also fostering their listening and speaking skills.

We teach the children to know and understand how to:

  • ask and answer questions
  • use correction pronunciation and intonation
  • memorise words
  • interpret meaning
  • understand basic grammar
  • use dictionaries
  • work in pairs and groups, and communicate in the other language
  • look at life in another culture

The LanguageNut programme allows children to continue their love of language learning at home. Ghyll Royd children can form a comprehensive understanding of words and phrases through practice as well as listening and spelling games.