Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)

Introduction

Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) is a compulsory and exciting part of our Key Stage 2 (KS2)’s children curriculum. We aim for every Key Stage 2 child to have 45-60 minutes of MFL teaching each week.

Intent: At St Joseph's Primary School, we aim to provide all KS2 children with the confidence to begin to speak, understand and write a variety of phrases and commands in French, developing their ability to learn and language in preparation for secondary school.

Implementation: All KS2 children learn French, following the ‘Kapow’ scheme of work.  This scheme covers 4 years of learning from Year 3 to Year 6, starting with basic phrases and vocabulary in Year 3 all the way up to complex sentence formation in Year 6.   These lessons are a mix of phrases, phonics and recall of previous learning to ensure good retention.

The session use a variety of learning styles, split into the 4 key skills of learning a language:

·         Speaking

·         Reading

·         Writing

·         Listening

We also aim to enhance to curriculum by doing focus days/assemblies, workshops from MEAS and are currently looking for a French speaking school to link with

Impact: Our aim is for all children in Key Stage 2 to develop a love of learning an additional language and believe this can also impact our school curriculum in a variety of ways including:

-Greater understanding of another country to complement our history and geography planning

-Further understanding of English grammar when comparing and contrasting French grammar,

-A deepening of understanding of other people's cultures.