Languages in our school
LANGUAGE I |
Language I (L1) is taught from the age of admission into the nursery cycle, throughout the school life and is the language of the section in which the pupil is enrolled. Host language sections: German, Spanish, French and English. Language I: All EU languages. For SWALS pupils (students without a language section), L1 is different from the language of the section. For SWALS, L2 will be the language of the section. |
LANGUAGE II |
The study of the first vehicular language is compulsory in all European Schools. It starts in the year I of Primary education and goes until year 7 of Secondary education. Vehicular languages: German, English, French or Spanish(*) (*) According to the decision taken by the Board of Governors in April'23, pupils entering in P1, P2, P3, S1, S2 and S3 will be offered the possibility to opt for Spanish language too, as L2. |
LANGUAGE III |
The study of a second foreign language is compulsory from year 1 to year 5 in Secondary and optional in years 6 and 7. The School offers the following options for language III: Any official language of the European Union countries not studied as L1 or L2. |
LANGUAGE IV |
The study of a third foreign language is OPTIONAL from year 4 in Secondary. The School offers the following options for language IV: Any official language of the European Union countries not studied as L1, L2 or L3. |
LANGUAGE V |
The study of a fourth foreign language is OPTIONAL as a complementary subject in years 6 and 7 in Secondary. The School offers the following options for language V: Any official language of the European Union countries not studied as L1, L2, L3 or L4. |
Total numbers of periods taught per week for the foreign languages:
LANGUAGE II | LANGUAGE III | LANGUAGE IV | LANGUAGE V | |
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Primary 1st & 2nd | 5x30 min per week | |||
Primary 3rd, 4th & 5th | 5x45 min per week | |||
Secondary 1st | 5x45 min per week | 2x45 min per week | ||
Secondary 2nd & 3rd | 4x45 min per week | 3x45 min per week | ||
Secondary 4th & 5th | 3x45 min per week | 3x45 min per week | 4x45 min per week (optional) |
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Secondary 6th & 7th | 3x45 min per week | 4x45 min per week | 4x45 min per week (optional) |
2x45 min per week (comlementary subject) |