PREP MODERN LANGUAGES CLUB

We encourage Sixth Form pupils to offer clubs to Prep. This helps the older pupils develop their confidence and a sense of responsibility whilst encouraging the younger ones in the early stages of their language learning journey. Meesha writes below about the weekly PMFL activity that she and Jasmin offer:

My activity is primarily for pupils in Years 5 and 6 and they are all very motivated. I think that me being older than them and doing Spanish A Level increases their enthusiasm and I think they are very comfortable around me and love to know my experiences with modern languages in the Senior School. It also really helps that I can explain the positives of choosing to learn a language to the pupils. I don’t teach them anything too difficult, but I have covered topics like colours, personality traits and descriptions of their family in Spanish. I usually let them to decide what we do every week, and they love getting this choice. Most recently they have wanted to learn about “Christmas”. In these sessions I am quite informal and allow them to say what they would like, and I usually end with a type of game they could all play which includes the words I have taught them. I plan to introduce words in different languages in the future. I think that clubs like these are great because they improve the confidence of the youngsters and shows them that learning a language can be great fun.