Curriculum - Modern Foreign Languages

The main aim of teaching MFL is to develop children's linguistic competence. Lessons need to be regular and frequent so that previously learnt language can be reinforced and so that pupils can make good progress.

The teaching of MFL at key stage 2 offers opportunities for children to:

• become increasingly familiar with the sounds and written form of a modern foreign language;
• develop language skills and language-learning skills;
• understand and communicate in a new language;
• make comparisons between the foreign language and English or another language;
• increase their cultural awareness by learning about different countries and their people, and working with materials from those countries and communities;
• foster positive attitudes towards foreign language learning;
• use their knowledge with growing confidence and competence to understand what they hear and read, and to express themselves in speech and in writing;
• form a sound basis for further study at key stage 3 and beyond.