Statements of Learning
This table shows how Junior Cycle Modern Foreign Languages are linked to central features of learning and teaching in junior cycle.
| The statement | Examples of relevant learning |
|---|---|
| SOL 2: The student listens, speaks, reads and writes in L27 and one other language at a level of proficiency that is appropriate to the student’s ability. | Students will develop their communicative language competence by actively engaging in language activities and tasks in the integrated language skills of listening, reading, spoken production, spoken interaction and writing. |
| SOL 6: The student appreciates and respects how diverse values, beliefs and traditions have contributed to the communities and culture in which she/he lives. | Students will reflect on the values, beliefs and traditions of another culture. By doing this, they will gain deeper insights into their own culture and develop a positive attitude towards as well as respect and curiosity for diversity. They will also develop an awareness and appreciation of the multilingual and multicultural society in which they live. |
| SOL 16: The student describes, illustrates, interprets, predicts and explains patterns and relationships. |
Students will learn how the target language works; they will explore, describe and use language patterns such as word order, word endings, sentence construction, and the verbal system. By comparing the target language with other languages they know, students will look at the relationships between languages and will gain deeper insights into how their own language works. |
| SOL 24: The student uses technology and digital media tools to learn, communicate, work and think collaboratively and creatively in a responsible and ethical manner. | Students will use digital technologies to access information related to the target language and culture, to communicate using a range of formats (written, audio, video) and to communicate in the target language using appropriate tools in an honest, responsible and ethical manner. |
7.
L1
a person’s native or 1st language / the language medium of a school
refers to a person’s first or native language and L2 refers to a person’s second language. A school’s
L1
a person’s native or 1st language / the language medium of a school
refers to the language medium of the school (English in English-medium schools and Irish in Irish-medium schools). A school’s L2 refers to Irish in English-medium schools and English in Irish-medium schools.