Learning a foreign language can help to widen a child’s horizons and foster an interest in other places and cultures. Our children will have the opportunity to learn a range of Modern Foreign Languages during Key Stage 2 including French, Italian, Chinese, Spanish and Japanese laying the foundations for further MFL learning in Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.

The pupils will have the opportunity to:

• Listen to, join in and respond to the spoken word;
• Explore patterns and sounds of a foreign language;
• Engage in conversations, ask and answer questions and express opinions;
• Speak in full sentences;
• Develop pronunciation and accent skills;
• Read and write a range of words and phrases;
• Listen to rhymes and stories in other languages;
• Expand their vocabulary through independent research;
• Learn words and phrases;
• Understand basic grammar;
• Investigate languages that use a different alphabet or way of scribing e.g. Chinese and Japanese.