Summarizing

Foreign languages to be taught at school from age seven

Ministers are applying a new curriculum which is going to be introduced in September 2014. The curriculum consists in several new reforms in the teaching of science, maths, English, etc.

First, in the case of science the new curriculum will emphasize in the teaching of it by studying the nature instead of studying the scientific method and there will be less focus on doing experiments. However, there will be more focus on observe the surroundings.

Second, in maths classes, statistics will be slimmed down to emphasize more on mental arithmetic. What is more, children are expected to do a multiplication or a division with large numbers mentally and at the final year of the primary school they are going to learn algebra.

Moreover, in English teaching, children are able to learn a new language such as Mandarin, Latin or Greek from the age of seven. So, students will need to be able to speak in sentences with good pronunciation and express clear ideas in a foreign language. Ministers, also expect that students develop understanding of basic grammar and the government will set a list of words that children must learn. In addition, students will be expected to learn poems by heart and recite them and know how to debate.

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/jun/10/foreign-languages-compulsory-aged-7