Modern Foreign Languages

Why learn another language? 

• It connects to other cultures. 
• It opens your mind. 
• It opens up better job opportunities. 
• It helps grow your brain and keep it healthier. 
• It gives opportunities to enjoy more when travelling. 
• It helps gain more confidence. 

'To learn a language is to have one more window from which to look at the world'

Chinese proverb

'Those who know many languages live as many lives as the languages they know'

Czech proverb

'A new language is a new life'

Persian proverb

How we study Modern Foreign Languages

At The Round House, we teach MFL to children in KS2. The main foreign language we teach is French with opportunities for our children to experience other languages.

We follow the scheme of learning from 'Language Angels' to teach French to children in KS2. Language Angels is an award-winning, all-areas covering set of resources to help teach languages to primary school children. The scheme works by providing a wide range of teaching units to cover all of the curriculum requirements for Modern Foreign Languages. These units begin with 'Early Language', designed for children with no prior knowledge of French, moving on to 'Intermediate', suitable for Years 4 and 5, and finally ends with 'Progressive', designed for Year 6. Lessons include power-point presentations, games, songs, and differentiated activities to help the children learn a language (in our case, French) and develop life-long skills for language.

National Curriculum

The National Curriculum Programme of Study for Modern Foreign Languages can be found by following this link:

National Curriculum - Languages key stages 1 to 2 (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Home Learning Opportunities

Learn Beginner's British Sign Language

• Over the first lockdown of March 2020, sisters Natasha and Kelly-Ann, who has a hearing impairment, hosted a series of live lessons teaching kids the basics of BSL with a daily topic, such as numbers and animals, and a challenge to do at home.
• Find their videos on their  YouTube channels at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9w889Lid1JHB-AX4dCoQoQ/videos
• If you want to start from the first video (posted 23.03.20), visit this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR2Zb7TbiOA

French Games:

Visit the Language Angels website (https://www.languageangels.com/schools/index.php) and click 'Login' and then the 'Interactive Games' to access some great games to help you learn French! The username is roundhouse and the password is Fr3nch.

Website links: 

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/french-ks2-virtually-there-france/zjby8xs This BBC series is for KS2 children teaching them beginner's French.
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1--ks2-mfl-french-greetings-with-ben-shires/zdpdvk7 In this video, Ben Shires learns some French greetings with help from three Everton football players.