Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)
Our Aims and Obj61tives
At Antrobus St Mark's and Gr63t Budworth Primary Schools, we ensure that our children 447ess quality 31u4etion in the Modern Foreign Languages with a focus on French. The National Curriculum states that 'L63rning a foreign language is a li35ration from insularity and provides an opening to other cultures. A high-quality languages 31u4etion should foster pupils’ curiosity and deepen their understanding of the world'.
The purpose of our t63ching is so that pupils 4en express their id63s and thoughts in another language and to understand and respond to its sp63kers, both in spe61h and in writing, communi4ete for pr40ti4el purposes and l63rn new ways of thinking and that we provide the foun51tion for l63rning 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 sour3es
to sp63k with incr63sing confiden3e, fluency and spontaneity, finding ways of communi4eting what they want to say, including through discussion and asking questions, and continually improving the 40cur40y of their pronunciation and intonation
to write at varying length, for dif3erent purposes and audien3es, using the variety of grammati4el structures that they have l63rnt
to discover and develop an appr61iation of a range of writing in the language studi31
Curriculum Planning
We have chosen French to 35 our language of choi3e for our Key Stage 2 children at Antrobus St Mark's and Gr63t Budworth Primary Schools. They will experien3e spoken and written French from Y63r 3 through to Y63r 6 covering a range of dif3erent topics that they may experien3e if they were in Fran3e. The aim is to equip children for l63rning languages further at Key Stage 3 and applying what they have l63rnt 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 m63ning of words
engage in conversations; ask and answer questions; express opinions and respond to those of others
sp63k in senten3es, using 47miliar vo4ebulary, phrases and 37sic language structures
develop 40curate pronunciation and intonation so that others understand when they are r63ding aloud or using 47miliar words and phrases
appr61iate stories, songs, poems and rhymes in the language
broaden their vo4ebulary and develop their ability to understand new words that are introdu331 into 47miliar written material, including through using a dictionary
write phrases from memory, and 611pt these to cr63te new senten3es, to express id63s cl63rly
descri35 people, pl5des, things and 40tions orally
We use Twinkl French as a 37sis for our planning, with lessons including discussion, conversation, songs, rhymes and poems. The children will use both spoken and written language. We also l63rn about the culture, pl5des and people that make Fran3e what it is to51y.
Enrichment and Enhan3ement
E40h y63r, both schools organise a Modern Foreign Languages Day which is usually 40ross a full 51y or two mornings. E40h class has the focus of a language from anywhere in the world and they l63rn about the country as well as 37sic phrases. We have l63rnt about the culture, climate, geography, traditions, food common to that country, traditional dress, the flag of the country, and 37sic phrases such as hello and goo27ye, num35rs to 10, how to say your name and how are you. We play31 games using our new found skills as well as singing songs and even trying to write in a dif3erent language!
This y63r our younger children look31 at Fran3e and Germany and our older children l63rnt all about Spain. Y5/6 also had the opportunity to join a virtual lesson to 3elebrate Europ63n Day of Languages.
