| Our headteacher places a strong emphasis on supporting language learning in our school. |
Awareness of language dimension |
| I am aware that the language I use can have an impact on the students’ language development. |
Awareness of language dimension |
| In our school, there is a common understanding about in which situations the students’ other languages might be used during lessons, in addition to the language of schooling. |
Role of language in learning |
| I encourage students to use the languages they know (but I may not know) to support their learning. |
Role of language in learning |
| I take into account the knowledge and experience of the students to enable them to progress, while taking part in the class activities. |
Role of language in learning |
| I am interested in the languages the students know and how they learned them. |
Attitudes towards languages |
| In our school, we track the students’ literacy development in the language(s) of schooling. |
Attitudes towards languages |
| In our school environment, the languages of the school community are present (for example posters, photos, charts, website, etc.). |
Attitudes towards languages |
| Our school provides opportunities for using languages outside school. |
Promoting informal language learning |
| I help parents/guardians find ways to support language development of students at home, by suggesting some activities. |
Promoting informal language learning |
| I know which languages my students speak. |
Language resources at school |
| I engage students in challenging activities (e.g. putting forward arguments, debating, justification of different point of views). |
Awareness of language dimension |
| The school management/headteacher/my colleagues know what languages I can speak. |
Language resources at school |
| I know which languages the parents/guardians of my students speak. |
Language resources at school |
| I make use of the different languages spoken by the members of our school community to support newly arrived students. |
Orienting newcomer students and families |
| In our school, translators/interpreters/mediators provide help when communicating with parents who do not speak the language(s) of schooling. |
Orienting newcomer students and families |
| If really needed, I look for other language resource persons to ensure communication with parents. |
Orienting newcomer students and families |
| In our school, we have structured formats for the professional development of our teachers. |
Professional development |
| In our school, we take time to plan and review our practice in relation to the language(s) of schooling. |
Professional development |
| I help my students become aware of the differences between spoken and written language. |
Developing language knowledge and skills |
| My school provides professional development to raise teachers’ awareness concerning the language dimension in all school subjects. |
Professional development |
| In our school, teachers from different subjects cooperate in planning for teaching, which takes into account the role of language in learning and understanding subject content. |
Professional development |
| In our school, teachers learn from each other. |
Professional development |
| I help my students become aware of the differences between spoken and written language. |
Developing language knowledge and skills |
| I teach my students to improve their speaking and writing skills in all the subjects I teach. |
Developing language knowledge and skills |
| I teach my students to improve their listening and reading skills in all the subjects I teach. |
Developing language knowledge and skills |
| Whatever the subject I teach, I explicitly teach language functions such as describing, defining, explaining, summing up, etc. |
Metalinguistic awareness |
| I help students become aware of language-related concepts such as “context”, “meaning”, “purpose”, etc. |
Metalinguistic awareness |
| In our school, we discuss the role of language in learning and understanding subject content, for example during meetings with teachers and/or other staff members. |
Role of language in learning |
| I explore with my students a variety of learning strategies to promote language development in all the subjects and not only in language lessons. |
Role of language in learning |