MFL Organisation and Enrichment

Organisation

The focus of study in Spanish is on practical communication. It enables pupils to make substantial progress in Spanish. The teaching provides an appropriate balance of spoken and written language, fostering a desire for life-long language study.

By the time a pupil leaves KS2 at NET, they will be able to:

• understand and respond to spoken and written language from a variety of sources
• speak with increasing confidence and fluency, finding ways of communicating what they want to say, including through discussion and asking questions, and continually improving the accuracy of their pronunciation and intonation
• write at varying length, for different purposes and audiences, using the variety of grammatical structures that they have learnt
• discover and develop an appreciation of reading and writing in Spanish and be enthusiastically prepared for future language study.

Enrichment

By enriching the curriculum we hope to provide extended learning opportunities for our children. Giving the pupils the chance to study concepts with greater depth, breadth and complexity, while also helping pupils to pursue their own areas of interest and strength.

Enrichment happens in the following ways:

• Daily Greetings: Pupils are encouraged to answer the register and simple questions in Spanish daily. Lunch time is started with the Spanish greeting, ‘Buen Provecho’.
• Spanish Ambassadors: Help to cultivate the culture of Spanish in school by ensuring that spanish greetings are heard throughout the school and set an example for others to follow.
• Cultural Days: Pupils are exposed to cultural experiences, immersed in language, song, stories and traditions from Spanish speaking countries around the world
• Cultural Comparisons: Our pupils are given opportunities to learn about other cultures, traditions and festivals, for example Christmas and Halloween. They make comparisons between their country and those from around the world.
• Reading in Home Language: Parents are encouraged to visit the school as a Mystery Reader, whereby they can read a story from their own cultural heritage in their native language.