1. Learning a foreign language is a liberation from
insularity and provides an opening to other cultures.
A high-quality languages education should foster
pupils’ curiosity and deepen their understanding
of the world.

2. Find Someone Who L

3. to become familiar with the Programmes of Study for
Aims of the session:
to become familiar with the Programmes of Study for
languages in Key Stage 2
to know what makes a good languages lesson
to learn ways in which you can introduce languages and
ensure progression over the whole of KS2
to learn how reading, writing, phonics and grammar can be taught in a languages lesson
to learn simple ways languages can be embedded in the
primary classroom
to find out about useful ICT and internet resources to use
when teaching languages s

4. What do you know about primary languages?
compulsory
substantial progress to be made in one language
laying the foundations for language
learning in Key Stage 3
practical communication
a balance of speaking, listening, reading and
writing
phonics
grammar
foster intercultural understanding

5. Programmes of study for Key Stage 2
Read and discuss on your table
What is your initial reaction to the official document?
Is it user friendly? What would help?

6. skills based a lot with a little What makes a good language lesson?
multisensory
routines
skills based
interactive
repetitive
a lot with a little
enjoyable
inclusive
an opportunity to reinforce literacy concepts
non-threatening

7. Finger Rhymes- why teach finger rhymes?
Good to practise pronunciation
Good to develop fluency
Confidence boost
Can be used to highlight certain phonemes.
Can be used as a stopping mechanism
Voici ma main
Elle a cinq doigts
En voici deux
En voici trois

8. S

9. S
un livre
un stylo
un cahier
une règle
une gomme
un crayon

10. Focus on progression
Speak in sentences using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures. Present ideas and information to a range of audiences.

11.  Voici un stylo et un crayon.
Speak in sentences using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures. Present ideas and information to a range of audiences.
Year 3 – Name objects and link words with a simple connective in a rehearsed statement.
 Voici un stylo.
 Voici un stylo et un crayon.
 Voici un stylo, un crayon et une règle.

12. Speak in sentences using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures. Present ideas and information to a range of audiences.
Year 4 – Use familiar vocabulary to say simple sentences to give information, using a language scaffold.
 Dans mon sac il y a un stylo.
 Dans mon sac il y a un stylo, une gomme et aussi un crayon.
 Dans mon sac il y a un cahier mais dans ma trousse il y a un crayon.

13. Speak in sentences using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures. Present ideas and information to a range of audiences.
Year 5- Use familiar vocabulary to say simple sentences such as presenting facts and ideas using a language scaffold.
 Dans mon sac il y a un stylo rouge.
 Dans mon sac il y a un stylo rouge, un crayon bleu et un cahier jaune.
 Dans ma trousse il y a un stylo bleu et blanc, une gomme verte et blanche et un crayon jaune et rouge.

14. Speak in sentences using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures. Present ideas and information to a range of audiences.
Year 6 – Manipulate familiar language to present their own ideas and information in more complex sentences.
 Dans mon sac il y a un stylo rouge.
 Dans mon sac il y a un stylo rouge, un crayon bleu et un cahier jaune.
 Dans ma trousse il y a un stylo bleu et blanc, une gomme verte et blanche et un crayon jaune et rouge.
Children use dictionaries to create different sentence starters and manipulate the model above.
petit
grande

15.  Emerging  Expected  Exceeding
Differentiation and Next Steps L
 Emerging
 Expected
 Exceeding

16. Let’s build sentences... Human sentence building Duplo/lego sentences

17. Stories. Why are stories good to use in languages?
Opportunity to listen to French spoken fluently
Access to a broader vocabulary
Increase fluency and pronunciation by joining in with repetitive texts and
refrains
Enjoyment
Confidence booster
Opportunity to look at the written French word and to start to use their
phonics.
je m'habille et je te croque

18. Ways to embed languages into your classroom
during your next placement and in your future
jobs.
register
classroom instructions
date
displays
weather

19. Ideas for Christmas Quand le pere noel vient me visiter C'est noel
Bonne nuit petit Jésus!

20. Useful ICT resources for MFL
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Useful ICT resources for MFL
- subscription
- subscription
- free, good for cultural knowledge
- stories, rhymes, songs, pronunciation
– subscription
– French and Spanish add-ons
– Languages resources including New Curriculum
Scheme of Work
– Sunderland French, Spanish, German
and Italian resources
– Espresso has nice authentic clips to use
– subscription
subscription