Modern Foreign Languages

 Intent, Implementation and Impact of our modern foreign language (MFL) curriculum

Intent

The intention of the Spanish curriculum at Sampford Peverell is that the children are taught to develop an interest in learning other languages in a way that is enjoyable and stimulating. During this development, the children will be able to enhance their communication skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing, which then inlays the foundations for further language learning in the future. In lessons, the children will grasp a new and broader prospective on the world, encouraging them to understand our own British Values and those of other countries too.

 

Implementation

‘’Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things’’ Flora Lewis

Although formal learning of languages begins in Years 3, children in the Early Years Foundation Stage and Years 1 and 2 are exposed to different languages in their understanding the world and geography learning respectively. This kickstarts their understanding of different ways of communicating and the cultures where languages are very different from our own. A good example of how we utilise this understanding is by asking for responses in different languages to the register, singing nursery rhymes such as Frère Jacques and watching videos of the different places in the world that we are learning about.

Impact

‘’One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way’’   Frank Smith

Spanish lessons at Sampford Peverell will ensure all pupils develop key language learning skills so that they can be prepared for a world where communication through different languages is increasingly important and reflective of our society. Our children develop a love of languages and learning about other cultures, which gives them the foundations they need for MFL learning they undertake in their secondary education.

How to help at home:

  • Cook a Spanish meal together 
  • Listen to Spanish music