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Modern Foreign Languages
At Welbourn Church of England Primary School, we learn Modern Foreign Languages and teach French.
Intent
At Welbourn CE Primary School, the intention of our MFL curriculum is to develop an interest in and thirst for learning other languages. We aim to introduce the learning of the French language and the understanding of its culture in enjoyable and stimulating ways. We hope to embed the essential skills of listening, reading, speaking, writing and grammar. We aim to build the children’s ‘culture capital’ so that they are aware of similarities and differences between cultures. In short, we hope to lay the foundations for future language learning.
We follow the National Curriculum for languages, which aims to ensure that all pupils:
- understand and respond to spoken and written language from a variety of authentic sources
- 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 accuracy of their pronunciation and intonation
- can write at varying length, for different purposes and audiences, using the variety of grammatical structures that they have learnt
- discover and develop an appreciation of a range of writing in the language studied.
Click here to view the National Curriculum requirements for Languages
Implementation
Our MFL curriculum has been designed to progressively develop skills in French. All children in KS2 are taught French in a weekly discreet lesson. Mrs Parry is currently teaching French this school year. Previously we have used Language Angels as a resource to support the teaching of French in our school.
KS1 children are introduced to MFL through exploring other languages informally when studying another country.
We are also focusing on French outside the classroom. Songs will be learnt in French during whole school assemblies and signs around the school will also be displayed to make language learning more meaningful and give it a purpose.
Impact
Teachers assess French throughout lessons using ‘assessment for learning’. This helps teachers plan for future lessons. Children will also complete a termly assessment to see knowledge and skills that they have retained and built upon.