ATTAINMENT OUTCOMES, ATTAINMENT TARGETS AND PROGRAMMES OF STUDY

Attainment outcomes, strands and attainment targets

For each of the three attainment outcomes of Latin, a number of strands have been identified, representing key aspects of learning within that outcome. The strands for each attainment outcome are by their nature artificial and language learning is not so precisely stratified in reality: the outcomes and strands interrelate and will often overlap in the classroom. However, this systematic approach is intended to help teachers to plan relevant learning contexts for pupils and to ensure that pupils' learning will be coherent and progressive.

The three attainment outcomes of Latin are illustrated and explained below along with their associated strands.

Translating/Interpreting texts

There is a close interaction between translation and interpretation. The acquisition of vocabulary and grammar and the development of reference skills will be important for both translation and interpretation. Pupils will read a Latin passage not only to convey meaning but also to explain content and to make a personal response to what they have read by finding information, assimilating ideas and developing critical strategies to interpret the text. These are skills of close reading which will be of use whether applied to a Latin text, a French text, an English novel or a daily newspaper.