MFL (Modern Foreign Languages)

Intent

Our MFL curriculum enables pupils to understand and communicate ideas, facts and feelings in speech and writing.  Our pupils focus on the three pillars of language, using their knowledge of phonology, vocabulary and grammatical structures.

At Pegasus, we aim to foster a love of languages and to inspire children to use their target language practically for travel, work and leisure.

Implementation

At the Pegasus Academy Trust we teach French or Spanish as our Modern Foreign Language offer.  These are taught in a whole-class setting, using the Oxford University Press ‘Rigolo’ program, the Primary Language Network and LanguageNut schemes of work.

There are opportunities to:

• introduce and practise vocabulary in the target language;
• identify and use nouns, adjectives, verbs, prepositions, and conjunctions in the target language;
• explore and build a secure understanding of the target language phonics;
• find out more about the culture of the target language countries.

There is access to native speaker pronunciation in every lesson. Progression in vocabulary acquisition, grammar, and phonics, is planned for and built in across the 4 stages. Language learning skills and links between languages and literacy are explored age and stage appropriately. Within the body of the lessons there are opportunities to sing, play games, perform, develop writing, keep a record and make links across the curriculum.