Curriculum - Modern Foreign Language [MFL]

Intent and Impact:

Intent

Why learn a language?

to provide an opening to other cultures.
to deepen understanding of the world.
to express their ideas and thoughts in another language
to understand and respond to its speakers, both in speech and in writing.
to lay the foundations for further foreign language teaching at key stage 3.

Impact

What will children learn to do?

Listen attentively to spoken language, join in and respond
Explore the patterns and sounds of the language, for example through songs and rhymes
Engage in conversations, ask and answer questions, express opinions, and seek clarification and help
Speak in sentences using familiar vocabulary, phrases and language structures
Develop accurate pronunciation and intonation
Present ideas and information orally to a range of audiences
Read carefully, showing understanding of simple writing
Appreciate stories, songs, poems and rhymes in the language
Develop their vocabulary, including through using a dictionary
Write phrases from memory and adapt them to create new sentences
Describe people, places, things and actions verbally and in writing
Understand basic grammar and high frequency verbs
Apply Language learning skills to new unfamiliar language.

Implementation

How will children learn? French is taught primarily using the Language Angels Scheme, which is linked to the DfE Languages Programme of Study for KS2.

Games – in order to develop vocabulary through repetition, reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.
Role-play – these should relate to the situations the children may find themselves in the future.
Action songs and rhymes – to develop phonetic skills, memory skills and to further vocabulary.
Reading and writing quality materials.
Practising 4 skills- speaking, listening, reading and writing
ICT programs and websites
Build children’s confidence through praise for any contribution they make in the foreign language, however tentative.
Spark the enthusiasm and lay good foundations for them at KS3.