Modern Foreign Languages
CURRICULUM INTENT
At Sunbury Manor School our vision, in the MFL department, is to foster a sense of curiosity and adventure in learners; curiosity about the makeup of the language they are learning and a sense of adventure to want to go out there and explore it, even further, through travel. The world really is their oyster when they start to study a modern foreign language. Students gain a greater understanding of the world and of other cultures beyond the countries whose language they are studying. All of this links with the wider school ethos of nurturing well-rounded individuals.
Speaking another language other than one’s own is useful, both for leisure and business reasons, whilst also enhancing and building on many skills that are transferable across other school subjects. For example, it is well known that learning a second language not only supports literacy, in English, but also improves listening and presentation skills, among others. Furthermore, students who succeed in MFL are more employable and have better chances of gaining entry to university.
Students at Sunbury Manor study Spanish in Yrs7-11. Currently, we have a cohort of students in Yrs 9 and 10 who study French, but they will be our last cohort of students studying this language. Students will be taught the respective language twice a week, at KS3 (Yrs7-9). At KS4 (Yrs10+11), students have three (3) lessons per week.
In lessons we use a variety of resources such as games, IT, interactive projects, authentic material from the target language countries and cultural experiences to enhance teaching and learning. These bring our lessons to life and make the learning of the four key skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing) fun, engaging and accessible. Learning a foreign language requires a combination of phonics, vocabulary and grammar. We introduce and progressively build on these throughout the students’ learning journey and through relevant topic areas such as identity and culture, leisure, food, fashion, the environment, school, holidays and future careers. At key stage 4 we develop this further and examine themes in more depth, delving deeper into topical issues such as our planet, social problems and issues that affect young people.
When students learn the basics to be able to communicate in another language, they go from strength to strength and are motivated to learn more. We try to keep this motivation alive by coupling learning with real life and other enrichment opportunities where available and possible. These include setting tasks in the style of blogs and vlogs, creating web pages (be it to describe their school or set up an online shop), and linking learning to real life careers (such as estate agency and teaching) and enrichment opportunities such as food tasting. When we can, we strive to include a residential trip to the target language country where the students are fully immersed in a completely Spanish environment.
Please click on the expandable sections below for more details including the curriculum overview and specification.
MFL Curriculum Overview
Curriculum Overview
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Yr7 Spanish |
Intro to the Hispanic world Greetings, phonics and general introduction + personal details Classroom lang + Routines *Phonics- Spanish sounds |
Family Pets Colour |
School (subjects studied/ likes/ dislikes, all with reasons; sch facilities |
School – subjects studied, opinions, reasons, school facilities and activities
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Leisure Time Talking about music and film preferences; talking about favourite actors/ actresses and musicians |
Leisure Time Talking about music and film preferences; talking about favourite actors/ actresses and musicians |
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Yr 8 Spanish
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Review of learning from Yr7 My town – what there is/ isn’t What one can(not) do |
Problems in a town Solutions Future changes |
Holidays- past and present |
Holidays- past and present
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Food- preferences with reasons, courses and shopping |
Food preferences with reasons, courses and shopping |
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Y9 Spanish/ French
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School + part-time jobs |
Future - Jobs and aspirations (leading up to Yr9 options) |
Leisure Activities- who what where when why … |
Leisure Activities who what where when why … |
Celebrity Culture + Describing others (Bespoke curriculum) |
Celebrity Culture + Describing others (Bespoke curriculum) |
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Y10 French (Pearson Edexcel Course book)
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Module 1 Exploring events in the Francophone world. Talking about life online, what you do to stay active, what you watch, past and near-future plans. |
Module 2 Talking about your identity, spending time with family and friends; about positive role models, and celebrations. |
Module 3 School- school life, the positives and negatives |
Module 4 Talking about lifestyle and wellbeing (diet and exercise) |
Module 4 Talking about lifestyle and wellbeing (diet and exercise) |
Module 5 Holidays – talking about all aspects of holidays: destinations, accommodation, activities and opinions. |
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Y10 Spanish (Pearson Edexcel Course book) |
Module 1 Mi Estilo de vida (Taking about the Spanish-speaking world; digital life; sports and free time activities; planning an outing; giving an account and practice using three tenses |
Module 2 Viajes – Describing a photo; discussing travel plans; talking about festivals/celebrations; giving an account of a past holiday
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Module 3 Mi gente, mi mundo Learning about different types of family; describing people and talking about role models; learning about friendships and social media influencers; talking about identity, problems that affect young people and learning about the advice available |
Module 4 Mi estilo de vida Learning about Lifestyle- diet and exercise |
Module 4 Mi estilo de vida Learning about Lifestyle- diet and exercise |
Module 5 A clase- school life; positives and negatives
Exam skills (techniques+ strategies) and Oral preparation end-of-year assessments |
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Y11 Spanish
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Module 6 Mi barrio y yo- Learning to talk about your area as it is now and what it was like before; talking about shopping experiences where you live; giving opinions about places and where you’d like to live.
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Module 7 Un mundo mejor para todos – Talking about your community, climate change and which actions to take to help the environment, now and for the future. |
Module 8 El futuro te espera- talking about your hopes and dreams; getting a job and future career intentions.
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Exam preparation |
Exams |
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