MFL

“Learning a new language is becoming a member of the club – the community of speakers of that language.” - Frank Smith

Welcome to MFL at Acklam Whin

French teaching at Acklam Whin School aims to develop a love of language-learning and an appreciation of other cultures in the world, which sets the children on a journey to further language-learning at secondary school and beyond, as well as an appreciation of the importance of language learning in the context of inter-cultural understanding, travel and employment in a global economy. We want children to leave with a good grasp of age-appropriate grammatical concepts as well as a good grounding in phonics and a bank of key vocabulary, which is regularly revisited to ensure retention. We seek to give the children the confidence to speak, listen, read and write in French, as well as an understanding of French culture, and also a sense of French as a global language and an appreciation of the diversity of the French-speaking world.

In line with the national curriculum 2014, Acklam Whin’s MFL curriculum aims to ensure that all pupils:

foster an interest in learning other languages
introduce young children to another language in a way that is enjoyable and fun
stimulate and encourage children’s curiosity about language
encourage children to be aware that language has structure and that the structure differs from one language to another
help the children develop their awareness of cultural differences in other countries
develop their speaking and listening skills
lay the foundations for future study
extend language teaching beyond mother tongue learning

MFL at Acklam Whin

At Acklam Whin Primary School we believe that the learning of a foreign language provides a valuable educational, social and cultural experience for the pupils and we are keen to promote the introduction of a Modern Foreign Language to all our pupils.

We believe that learning another language gives children a new perspective on the world, encouraging them to understand their own cultures and those of others. It helps them to develop communication skills including the key skills of speaking and listening and extends their knowledge of how language works.

Knowing more, remembering more

The effect of teaching MFL for our children and how we measure their learning in French at Acklam Whin

We want to ensure that every child who leaves Acklam Whin does so having achieved their potential and with the ability to use and adapt skills and knowledge acquired through their MFL learning to help them succeed in the future. We regularly reflect on standards achieved against the planned outcomes. We use continual teacher assessment/ skilful questioning within a lesson to identify level of understanding of pupils and correct misconceptions.

Our French Curriculum is high quality and is planned to demonstrate progression. We measure the impact of our curriculum through the following methods: