MFL
MFL - Spanish
Intent, Implementation and Impact
Vision:
Language is all around us. We experience it every day, with every human interaction. It is a vital means of communication with the world.
At Holy Cross RC Primary School, we believe that the learning of a Modern Foreign Language provides significant educational, social and cultural benefits for our pupils. Pupils develop communication and literacy skills that lay the foundation for future language learning. They develop linguistic competence, extend their knowledge of how language works and explore differences and similarities between the foreign language and English. Learning another language raises awareness of the multi-cultural society in which we live and gives children an insight into children's own culture and those of others. Learning a language provides lots of opportunities for cross-curricular learning and reinforces the knowledge, skills and understanding developed in other subjects.
The National Curriculum 2014 states that:
'Learning a foreign language is a liberation from insularity and provides an opening to other cultures. A high-quality languages education should foster pupils' curiosity and deepen their understanding of the world.'
This is at the heart of the teaching and learning of Spanish in our school and underpins our aims and objectives.
Intent:
The intention of our MFL curriculum at Holy Cross is to;
foster an interest in learning another language that is enjoyable and accessible to all;
help children develop their awareness of cultural similarities and differences;
support literacy, in particular developing speaking and listening skills;
increase children’s confidence in taking on the challenge of a new language;
celebrate the linguistic achievements of all pupils.
Implementation:
Our MFL curriculum has been designed to progressively develop skills in Spanish. We ensure that children acquire a bank of vocabulary organised around topics. We ensure that development is progressive as children build on previous knowledge from units already. Children are taught Spanish on a weekly basis during 30-minute sessions.
Inclusion:
Within Spanish, all pupils will take part in all the lesson sequences, but we need to be clear about the critical core content for pupils with SEND.
As part of the planning and preparation for the delivery of each science topic, teachers will need to consider how specific activities, or the delivery, may need to be adjusted to ensure that pupils with SEND are able to access the materials and participate fully in the lesson.
Pupils with language and communication difficulties (including those with ASD) may need additional visual prompts to help them understand what is expected of them. The task could be broken down into smaller, more manageable chunks and individual task boards used to demonstrate these.
Some pupils may have sensory sensitivities. For those pupils, adjustments may need to be made in order for them to access materials.
Pupils who have difficulties with tasks requiring fine motor skills may need appropriate adjustments to be made to enable them to access the task and / or in order to keep them safe.
Knowledge notes will also be chunked to ensure learners understand key content.
This will then lead to our assessment framework. Some pupils may show extended knowledge and be skilful with it from other lessons.
Spanish in EYFS
In early years, children learn awareness of the concept of another language To be curious about another country, its language and its culture to imitate sounds and intonation accurately To enjoy listening to songs and stories in another language to begin to join in with songs and rhymes to demonstrate turn-taking in language exchange e.g. greetings to join in actions for songs and rhymes To use memory techniques to recall new words
How pupils learn
Class timetables have been built to ensure a broad and balanced curriculum.
Subjects have been blocked in a spaced retrieval model to support catch up and to build the frequency of Spanish and wider curriculum subjects. This maximises learning time.
Useful Links
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zxsvr82