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Skills available for Wales year 8 English curriculum

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Curriculum for Wales: Progression step 4, Year 8 Curriculum for Wales: Progression step 4, Year 8
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Languages connect us.

I can understand how languages can provide a sense of belonging to a local and global community.

I can explore and analyse how languages impact upon identity and culture and understand that learning them offers enhanced opportunities in Wales and in international contexts.

I can use my knowledge of how languages work to support further language learning.

I can use my knowledge of connections, commonalities and differences between languages to support my language learning skills.

Through exploring the process of language evolution and etymology, I can improve my knowledge of language construction.

I can adapt and be sensitive to variety within languages and understand that variety occurs within different social, regional and linguistic groups.

I can apply my translanguaging skills to support my learning in familiar and new languages.

Understanding languages is key to understanding the world around us.

I can understand and analyse general meaning and implied ideas.

I can listen empathetically to different people's viewpoints on various subjects, using them to arrive at my own conclusions.

I can read a range of texts, choosing strategies to understand them, and to improve my own expression and communication.

I can employ a range of strategies to summarise, synthesise and analyse information to gain in-depth understanding of texts.

I can use inference and deduction to understand more complex texts and can consider the reliability and impact of what I read.

I can listen and read to build on my understanding of how grammar and punctuation shape sentences and whole texts.

I can read empathetically to identify different people's viewpoints on various subjects, using them to arrive at my own conclusions.

I can listen and read to consolidate and develop my vocabulary and sentence structures and use what I learn accurately in my own communication.

Expressing ourselves through languages is key to communication.

I can select and adapt the appropriate language for a range of audiences and purposes, conveying meaning effectively to the audience.

I can make informed choices about vocabulary, idiomatic language and syntax in order to express myself with fluency, clarity and accuracy.

I can reflect on my use of strategies to improve the quality, accuracy and effects of my spoken, written and visual communication.

I can respond to others' points of view, summarising and evaluating what I have heard, read or seen, structuring arguments and challenging what others say with confidence and sensitivity.

I can share my thoughts, feelings and opinions with others using a range of techniques for different effect and showing empathy and respect.

I can choose idiomatic language and appropriate register in my communication to enrich my expression.

Literature fires imagination and inspires creativity.

I can explore a wide range of genres, experimenting with language choices and techniques for my own creative purposes.

I can use my imagination and experiment with different creative forms and techniques to create my own literature.

I can explore, analyse and compare key ideas using relevant terminology, supporting my views with relevant textual detail.

I can appreciate literature, showing empathy and understanding that literature can be interpreted differently.