Modern Foreign Languages

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

At St Agnes, we believe that learning a modern foreign language is an essential part of preparing our pupils for life in an increasingly interconnected world. Through our MFL curriculum, delivered using the Primary Language Network scheme, we aim to foster curiosity about other languages and cultures, develop communication skills, and lay the foundations for lifelong language learning. Throughout the SOW there are opportunities to introduce and practise appropriate target language vocabulary, to identify and use nouns, adjectives, verbs, prepositions, and conjunctions in the target language, to explore and build a secure understanding of the target language phonics, and to 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 (Y3 - 6). 

Language learning skills and links between languages and literacy are explored age and stage appropriately.