Modern Foreign Languages
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.”
Nelson Mandela
At Finch Woods Academy, we understand the impact that learning a language has upon on our pupils’ journey to becoming global citizens.
In Modern Foreign Languages (MFL), we aim to provide a broad and balanced curriculum that allows our students to engage with all aspects of learning a language. We endeavour to cultivate a love for languages, promote enjoyment in learning, and foster success. Each FWA linguist will have the opportunity to develop a wider understanding of the world around them.
At KS4 pupils study towards FCSE & GCSE while KS3 pupils study the National Curriculum for learning Modern Foreign Languages which is designed to build on the linguistic foundation established at Key Stage 2.
Teaching focuses on developing the breadth and depth of pupils’ competence in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Learning is based on a sound foundation of core grammar and vocabulary. This enables pupils to understand and communicate personal and factual information that goes beyond their immediate needs and interests and supports them in developing and justifying points of view in speech and writing, with increased spontaneity, independence and accuracy.
Pupils will:
- Understand and respond to spoken and written language from a variety of authentic sources.
- 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.
- Write at varying length, for different purposes and audiences, using the variety of grammatical structures that they have learnt.
- Discover and develop an appreciation of a range of writing in the language studied.
It is vital that our pupils have the opportunity to experience languages as a curriculum outside of the classroom. For this reason, offer a wealth of further opportunities that allow pupils to experience languages in real life contexts so as to develop their appreciation and understanding of other cultures.
This positive and innovative approach to MFL encourages our pupils to become global citizens who can use language for their own purposes and open new doors to their futures.
Key Stage 2 Curriculum
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Key Stage 3 Curriculum
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Careers and Modern Foreign Languages