Critical Reflection
ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET
PGCE Secondary Modern Languages
Name: Claudia Maria Negroni
Group: PGCE MFL Secondary (Spanish with French)
Module Number: SML 4010
Assignment Title: Developing Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy in Modern Languages
Date submitted: 1st November 2013
Tutor: Monika Reece
LO1 – A critical review of relevant subject knowledge and understanding a language audit to address areas requiring improvement (503 words)
Linguistic reflections
L1 – Spanish
My strongest skills in Spanish are listening, reading and understanding the language.
As an Italian native speaker I find it quite simple and easy to understand, listen and read the Spanish language, in fact the connections and similarities between Italian and Spanish are numerous.
I am able to understand quickly and immediately the meaning of the texts I read and what I listen to, I find it easy to identify words and structures.
My speaking skill is good I can effectively speak Spanish with a good accent and I am fluent.
Having lived in Spain for some months and living with native Spanish speakers and bilinguals, I had in the past and I currently have the good opportunity to practice spoken Spanish every day.
This is a great experience that helps to keep my spoken Spanish up to date, on the other hand I need to pay more attention and spend time practicing my written skills.
Even if I practice the language almost every day, it has been quite a long time since I lived in Spain studying and practicing the language in the country for an extended period of time, for this reason I have to brush up on my vocabulary and writing.
I want to practice deeper my spelling skills, amplify and extend my knowledge of the vocabulary as well as refreshing and exercising my grammar and my writing skills.
I feel confident about teaching Spanish in Secondary School; I know that with effective lesson plans prepared in advance I will be able to teach the language successfully.
PGCE Secondary Modern Languages
Name: Claudia Maria Negroni
Group: PGCE MFL Secondary (Spanish with French)
Module Number: SML 4010
Assignment Title: Developing Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy in Modern Languages
Date submitted: 1st November 2013
Tutor: Monika Reece
LO1 – A critical review of relevant subject knowledge and understanding a language audit to address areas requiring improvement (503 words)
Linguistic reflections
L1 – Spanish
My strongest skills in Spanish are listening, reading and understanding the language.
As an Italian native speaker I find it quite simple and easy to understand, listen and read the Spanish language, in fact the connections and similarities between Italian and Spanish are numerous.
I am able to understand quickly and immediately the meaning of the texts I read and what I listen to, I find it easy to identify words and structures.
My speaking skill is good I can effectively speak Spanish with a good accent and I am fluent.
Having lived in Spain for some months and living with native Spanish speakers and bilinguals, I had in the past and I currently have the good opportunity to practice spoken Spanish every day.
This is a great experience that helps to keep my spoken Spanish up to date, on the other hand I need to pay more attention and spend time practicing my written skills.
Even if I practice the language almost every day, it has been quite a long time since I lived in Spain studying and practicing the language in the country for an extended period of time, for this reason I have to brush up on my vocabulary and writing.
I want to practice deeper my spelling skills, amplify and extend my knowledge of the vocabulary as well as refreshing and exercising my grammar and my writing skills.
I feel confident about teaching Spanish in Secondary School; I know that with effective lesson plans prepared in advance I will be able to teach the language successfully.