Subject Lead for Modern Foreign Languages
Sarah Parnaby sparnaby@bohuntwokingham.com
The Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) curriculum at our school is meticulously crafted to equip students with knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to navigate the world successfully and emerge as the next generation of game-changers. Our intent is to cultivate multilingual individuals who contribute to a prosperous and diverse society.
Our curriculum ensures students gain a systematic understanding of vocabulary, grammar, and phonics of their new language. This knowledge is reinforced through extensive, planned practice, allowing students to commit it to long-term memory. By this, they develop the ability to comprehend and manipulate language across a variety of contexts, adapting it to effectively and confidently communicate ideas. We emphasise the importance of reflection and improvement, empowering students to learn from mistakes and continuously enhance their skills. We provide opportunities for students to immerse themselves in learning and enrichment activities.
By making comparisons between languages and cultures, students develop respect and empathy, fostering a more tolerant society. Our curriculum encourages students to make use of available tools to progress and perform to their highest potential. Our approach is designed to inspire cultural curiosity, motivating students to explore and learn about the target language country. We nurture resilience by presenting challenging tasks, promoting independence and risk-taking in tackling these challenges. This prepares students for opportunities as global citizens, enhancing their cultural capital. Studying MFL exposes students to diversity, strengthening their ability to form relationships and promoting creativity through the exploration of different perspectives and etymology. It provides unparalleled opportunities for travel, fostering a sense of adventure as students dream in a new language and meet foreign game-changers.
Our approach emphasises the joy and fun in learning a new language, making the experience engaging and enriching. By developing linguistic skills, students gain new perspectives, meet new people, and experience foreign cultures first-hand. This equips them to be successful, healthy, and happy individuals who contribute positively to society.
The MFL curriculum at our school is more than just language learning; it is a gateway to becoming a better communicator, a more empathetic individual, and a culturally enriched global citizen.
Find our Learning Journeys and Curriculum Maps below. Learning journeys lists the milestones within our curriculum subjects. Curriculum Maps can provide finer detail. For more information about Learning Journeys, please see our dedicated page.
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Our knowledge organisers list the important facts that pupils should know by the end of a single unit of work. For more information about how Knowledge Organisers can you use to support learning, please see our dedicated page.
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Command words are a fundamentally important strand of the disciplinary vocabulary for every subject and form part of our wider literacy strategy. For more information about our literacy strategy, please see our dedicated page.
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The files shown below are published by the examination board for our subject.
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Before you access the resources below. Ensure that you select the correct tier of entry (foundation or higher*).
*foundation tier is awarded GCSE grades 1 to 5, higher tier is awards GCSE grades 4 to 9.
Each language qualification is awarded after candidates sit four different papers: Listening, Speaking, Reading & Writing. Each is 25% of the final grade.
Specific to the courses at Bohunt Wokingham, these links redirect you to the website of the examination board.
The hyperlinks listed in the document below can be used to access free web pages and apps to support you or your child with their studies.
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