MFL

Curriculum intent

At CHS, we believe Modern Foreign languages should provide all students with cultural and linguistic awareness of other countries and languages by studying real world topics. We aim to create a positive and ENJOYable learning environment which encourages success at all levels. We provide aspirational opportunities to EXCEL in all aspects of language learning, through our curriculum and extra-curricular activities such as foreign language trips and visits.

We offer students opportunities to develop resilience and independence to ENDEAVOUR to fulfil their potential by becoming confident, capable and articulate linguists. Metacognitive and recall strategies are integral to our teaching of MFL.

Cultural awareness is part of every languages lesson due to the very nature of learning a modern foreign language. Opportunities are offered to research different countries and communities in order to deepen cultural awareness. Current issues such as immigration are studied along with role models, sport, music, technology, film, TV, identity and culture through food, meals, shopping, festivals and traditions. Local, national, international and global areas of interest are studied through various topics such as different regions, community projects, holidays, current and future study and employment, healthy living, vices and the environment, community projects and volunteering.

Programmes of Study - French

Programmes of Study - Spanish

Links to the National Curriculum

Languages National Curriculum Key Stage 3	Term Covered
understand and respond to spoken and written language from a variety of authentic sources	Ongoing throughout year 7-9
speak with increasing confidence, fluency and spontaneity, finding ways of communicating what they want to say, including through discussion and asking questions, and continually improving the accuracy of their pronunciation and intonation	Ongoing throughout year 7-9
can write at varying length, for different purposes and audiences, using the variety of grammatical structures that they have learnt	Ongoing throughout year 7-9.
discover and develop an appreciation of a range of writing in the language studied.	Ongoing throughout year 7-9
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
identify and use tenses or other structures which convey the present, past, and future as appropriate to the language being studied	yr7- present tense Year 8: The perfect and imperfect/ preterite Year 9: The near future
use and manipulate a variety of key grammatical structures and patterns, including voices and moods, as appropriate	Ongoing throughout year 7-9 Voice and mood - after yr9
develop and use a wide-ranging and deepening vocabulary that goes beyond their immediate needs and interests, allowing them to give and justify opinions and take part in discussion about wider issues	Year 9
use accurate grammar, spelling and punctuation	Ongoing throughout year 7-9
LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE
Listen to a variety of forms of spoken language to obtain information and respond appropriately	Ongoing throughout year 7-9
Transcribe words and short sentences that they hear with increasing accuracy	Ongoing throughout year 7-9
Initiate and develop conversations, coping with unfamiliar language and unexpected	Ongoing throughout year 7-9
responses, making use of important social conventions such as formal modes of address	Year 9 Term 1-6
Express and develop ideas clearly and with increasing accuracy, both orally and in writing	Ongoing throughout year 7-9
Speak coherently and confidently, with increasingly accurate pronunciation and intonation	Ongoing throughout year 7-9
Read and show comprehension of original and adapted materials from a range of different sources, understanding the purpose, important ideas and details, and provide an accurate English translation of short, suitable material	Ongoing throughout year 7-9
Read literary texts in the language [such as stories, songs, poems and letters], to stimulate ideas, develop creative expression and expand understanding of the language and culture	Ongoing throughout year 7-9
Write prose using an increasingly wide range of grammar and vocabulary, write creatively to express their own ideas and opinions, and translate short written text accurately into the foreign language.	Ongoing throughout year 7-9