Research for the Progression in Primary Languages project

Study funded by UKRI (PI: Dr Rowena Kasprowicz)

The Progression in Primary Languages project is a four-year, longitudinal study exploring language learning in primary schools across England, which teach French, German, or Spanish. The project tracks children’s linguistic progression throughout Key Stage 2 (age 7 to 11) to build a detailed picture of how children’s language knowledge develops and the factors that affect children’s language learning.

Alongside collecting data in schools, I worked on individual differences, carrying out a survey about language attitudes with all year groups and a language aptitude test with Y6s (11 year-olds).

Keywords: language learning, primary school, young learners, French, German, Spanish