This suite of resources provides support and advice on approaches to the planning and delivery of teaching and learning which will promote development of the necessary knowledge, skills and understanding to progress from Second to Third level across the four skills of listening, talking, reading and writing in modern languages.

This resource comprises:

• Powerpoint slides, with advice on progression in language learning demonstrating progression from Second to Third level;
• Generic planning documents, involving all 4 language skills and mapped to the Es and Os, which practitioners can use for their own planning and to map progress (Second to Third and Third to Fourth levels);
• A suite of support materials, with suggestions on approaches to teaching and learning, which will promote development of the necessary knowledge, skills and understanding to progress from Second to Third level across the four skills of listening, talking , reading and writing.

*NB Examples are given in French, as this is the most popular L2

Improvement questions

Individually or as a team, consider the following improvement questions in your own context:

1. To what extent does your current planning reflect the progression exemplified from Second to Third level?
2. To what extent do your pedagogy and learning strategies ensure progression across the four skills of listening, talking, reading and writing?

Download(s)

PDF file: Broad General Education Language Learning Framework - Second to Third Level (422 KB)

PDF file: Broad General Education Language Learning Framework - Third to Fourth Level (491 KB)

PDF file: Modern Languages Learning Resource - The Present Tense (705 KB)

PDF file: Progression from Second to Third Level in Language Learning (983 KB)

PDF file: Second to Third Level learner activities (2.3 MB)

PDF file: Delivering Scotland’s Languages policy: Progressing from Second to Third level (update Oct '19) (1.4 MB)

Zipped file: All files for Progression from Second to Third Level in Language Learning (6 MB)