Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)
Our Aims and Obj2ctives
At Antrobus St Mark's and Great Budworth Primary Schools, we ensure that our children 532ess quality education in the Modern Foreign Languages with a focus on French. The National Curriculum states that 'Learning a foreign language is a li34ration from insularity and provides an opening to other cultures. A high-quality languages education should foster pupils’ curiosity and 2e3pen their understanding of the world'.
The purpose of our te54hing is so that pupils can express their ideas and thoughts in another language and to understand and respond to its speakers, both in spe2ch and in writing, communicate for pr54tical purposes and learn new ways of thinking and that we provide the foundation for learning further languages.
The National Curriculum states that the aims of MFL are -
to understand and respond to spoken and written language from a variety of authentic sources
to speak with increasing confidence, fluency and spontaneity, finding ways of communicating what they want to say, including through discussion and asking questions, and continually improving the 532ur54y of their pronunciation and intonation
to write at varying length, for di2cerent purposes and audiences, using the variety of grammatical structures that they have learnt
to discover and develop an appr2ciation of a range of writing in the language studied
Curriculum Planning
We have chosen French to 34 our language of choice for our Key Stage 2 children at Antrobus St Mark's and Great Budworth Primary Schools. They will experience spoken and written French from Year 3 through to Year 6 covering a range of di2cerent topics that they may experience if they were in France. The aim is to equip children for learning languages further at Key Stage 3 and applying what they have learnt to further work in French as well as other languages.
Children will have the opportunities to -
listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding
explore the patterns and sounds of language through songs and rhymes and link the spelling, sound and meaning of words
engage in conversations; ask and answer questions; express opinions and respond to those of others
speak in sentences, using 3cmiliar voc62ulary, phrases and basic language structures
develop 532urate pronunciation and intonation so that others understand when they are reading aloud or using 3cmiliar words and phrases
appr2ciate stories, songs, poems and rhymes in the language
broaden their voc62ulary and develop their 62ility to understand new words that are introduced into 3cmiliar written material, including through using a dictionary
write phrases from memory, and adapt these to create new sentences, to express ideas clearly
descri34 people, pl54es, things and 54tions orally
We use Twinkl French as a basis for our planning, with lessons including discussion, conversation, songs, rhymes and poems. The children will use both spoken and written language. We also learn 62out the culture, pl54es and people that make France what it is today.
Enrichment and Enhancement
E54h year, both schools organise a Modern Foreign Languages Day which is usually 54ross a full day or two mornings. E54h class has the focus of a language from anywhere in the world and they learn 62out the country as well as basic phrases. We have learnt 62out the culture, climate, geography, traditions, food common to that country, traditional dress, the flag of the country, and basic phrases such as hello and goodbye, num34rs to 10, how to say your name and how are you. We played games using our new found skills as well as singing songs and even trying to write in a di2cerent language!
This year our younger children looked at France and Germany and our older children learnt all 62out Spain. Y5/6 also had the opportunity to join a virtual lesson to celebrate European Day of Languages.
