Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)

Our intent for MFL

Our intent is that all pupils at Offmore Primary School will develop a genuine interest and positive curiosity about foreign languages by providing them with a relevant, broad, vibrant and ambitious foreign languages curriculum. Learning a second language at Offmore will offer pupils the opportunity to explore relationships between language and identity, develop a deeper understanding of other cultures and the world around them with a better awareness of self, others and cultural differences. This will enable them to become global citizens and feel willing and able to continue their language learning journey beyond Key Stage 2, which will result in them becoming life-long language learners.

Teachers plan and deliver their French lessons using the Language Angels scheme of work and can supplement this with their own ideas and experience and those of their colleagues. The lessons are designed to motivate, captivate and interest children from the first moment.

Aspirations for MFL

Jobs the subject can lead to in the future….

Language’s teacher/ tutor
Interpreter – An individual who facilitates communication between two people due to them not speaking each other’s language.
Translator – An individual who translates a piece of text into a different language to make it more understandable.
Blogger/ YouTuber/ Podcaster – An individual who creates online content to support language learning for people all over the world.
Tour guide
A job abroad in the country/countries that speak your learned language.
Foreign language intelligence role: MI6, MI5,
Linguist job in the military
Travel agent

What famous people do our children look up to, who speak multiple languages?

Mark Zuckerberg (Mandarin)
Gwyneth Paltrow (Spanish)
Ben Affleck (Spanish)
Shakira (Portuguese, English and Italian)
Bradley Cooper (French)
Colin Firth (Italian)
Tom Hiddleston (French, Spanish, Greek)
Natalie Portman (Hebrew, Spanish, German, French, Japanese)

What famous French people do our children look up to?

Coco Chanel
Claude Monet
David Guetta
Thierry Henry
Paul Pogba
Louis Braille

What does an Offmore child within MFL look like at the end of their time at here?

The essence of an French linguist at Offmore…. Learning a different language is something I look forward to and excites me. I can listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and engaging in conversations to ask and answer questions, express opinions, and respond to those of others. I can speak sentences with varying length using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures with accurate pronunciation and intonation. I can read carefully and show understanding of words, phrases and simple writing in French. I am able to appreciate a range of stories, songs, poems and rhymes in French. I have the ability to broaden my vocabulary and understand new words through the use of a French dictionary. I can write phrases from memory, or with the help of support materials, to express ideas and thoughts clearly. I can understand, use and apply basic grammar concepts for the French language: feminine, masculine and neuter forms; conjugation of high-frequency verbs; adjectival agreements. I have a great understanding of and awareness of French culture, traditions, beliefs, and ideas and I am able to apply this awareness and understanding to other cultures around the world. I have a developed a greater sense of curiosity about other cultures and countries around the world and I am eager to continue to develop my understanding of this in the future. I am proud to be able to speak French.

Look at where we go in Year 6

In Year 6 the children have a fantastic opportunity to visit Paris for the week. They travel there by coach and ferry and have the most amazing time touring Paris. During the trip the children visit the Eiffel Tower, a French bakery, a chocolate making factory and a French market. Of course they also get to go and experience a day at Disneyland where magical memories are made. The children and staff who are lucky enough to go on this amazing trip always have a brilliant time and make memories that last forever. It allows the children to use their French speaking skills as well as experiencing the language and French culture first hand.

Documents related to the teaching of MFL (French) at Offmore

MFL Policy

MFL Marking and Assessment Policy

Pupils access to Language Angels

Language Angels have a new app to encourage children to practise their language learning at home! It contains fun interactive games and brilliant karaoke songs for the children to enjoy.