Developing Language and Culture…
It is our intent at St Barnabas Trust to provide all of our children with a high-quality education in Modern Foreign Languages (MFL), which develops their love of learning about other languages and cultures. Our current MFL taught is French, however we strive to provide children with opportunities to experience a range of other languages. It is our intention to ensure that by the end of our children’s primary education, they have acquired an understanding of both spoken and written French, confidence to speak in French with others and know how important other languages can be in their future.
Implementation
Our MFL curriculum is designed to develop not only our children’s language skills, but also their love of learning a language. It progressively develops language skills, through regularly taught lessons. This allows the children to acquire new language then use and apply it in a range of different scenarios and topics. Children are encouraged and supported to develop their speaking and listening skills through conversational work, singing activities and games. As their confidence and skill grows, children record their work through pictures, captions and sentences. All children in KS2 will have regular language lessons with their class teacher.
Annually we will celebrate European Day of Languages in September and follow a theme for that day. We will celebrate other cultural festivals such as Mardi Gras and 14th Juliet ( Bastilles day).
Our MFL curriculum will ensure all pupils develop key language learning skills set out by the National Curriculum, as well as a love of languages and learning about other cultures.
These are as follows:
Pupil voice is also used to further develop the MFL curriculum. This will be achieved by the use of MFL student ambassadors.
Below you will find a long term overview of Modern Foreign Languages learning from 2022 – 2023.
This year, 2021 – 2022, all year groups are focussing on the understanding of basics in French as follows:
Autumn 1: French Culture (Where France is, which other countries speak French and how festivals are celebrated)
Autumn 2: Greetings, Numbers to 30, Asking and Responding to Questions in French and Christmas in France
Spring 1: All About Me, including family members, Parts of the Body and Colours
Spring 2: French traditions during Easter, Days of the Week and Months of the Year, Recap and review
Summer 1: Animals, Where I live, Recap and Review
Summer 2: Holidays, Food, Recap and Review
A1 | A2 | S1 | S2 | S1 | S2 | |
Year 3 | Greetings Numbers 1- 10 Classroom instructions | Classroom instructions NOEL Christmas | Food colours | Food French cafe EASTER Paques | Days Months Seasons | Holidays French Geography Asking simple questions |
Year 4 | Revision of year 3 Numbers to 20 | Family NOEL Christmas | Asking simple questions Verbs | All about me Description of self EASTER Paques | Pets Animals French animals | Holidays Leisure activities What I like to do on holiday |
Year 5 | Revision French culture / people | Food and drink French markets NOEL Christmas | Asking directions French High street | Local area EASTER Paques | French cooking Food | Holidays Paris At a French restaurant |
Year 6 | Revision French famous people | All about me Introduce NOEL Christmas | School subjects Write simple sentences | Likes and dislikes EASTER Paques | Where I live | Sports events Celebrations |