MFL

Modern Foreign Languages

Intent 

At Milverton Community Primary School the learning of a foreign language allows children the opportunity to speak, read and write a foreign language with enthusiasm, confidence and competence. Learning another language gives children a new perspective on the world, encouraging them to understand their own cultures and those of others. They develop their understanding of cultural similarities and differences between the foreign language and English, exploring these in creative ways. The study of a foreign language provides a valuable educational, social and cultural experience for all pupils. 

Our curriculum offer for French links to our School Values, We Care, We Aspire, We Belong. They aspire to learn the rich and varied language and culture of another country. They are proud of their learning and achievements and celebrate as a collective. They work as a team and support each other with their learning. 

Implementation 

Our MFL learning journey begins in KS2 - the children start weekly French lesson in Class 3.

In Class 3, the children are immersed in the joys of language learning. The children begin to develop their speaking and listening skills and knowledge of the cultural similarities and differences to Britain. In Class 4, the learning establishes the children’s ability to confidently communicate through simple conversations. It builds on their skills in listening and responding. It enriches and extends the language and their ability to communicate personal information. As the children move into Class 5, they continue their development of listening and speaking. They explore language through phonics teaching and start on gaining greater knowledge and application of grammatical structures and how it differs from the English language. They learn more instructions, colours and classroom objects and the difference between masculine and feminine spellings. In Class 6, Children will continue to develop their knowledge of number and counting in French, building on previous work, which will support their work on time and the 24-hour clock. Learning about schools in France and work on expressions will build on previous work on days of the week and instructions.