MFL

Staff

Miss Akesse - Head of Department
Mis Cartmell - Head of Spanish
Mrs Chambers
Mrs Protopapa
Miss Abazari
Mr Rungasamy

Department overview

MFL education at Barking Abbey will provide all students with the opportunity to communicate and participate in a range of language experiences. We aim:

To inspire our students with engaging and challenging curriculum for all and make them happy and confident when communicating in other languages whether in speaking or in writing.

To encourage a curiosity in other cultures and work outside the English-speaking world.

To build an understanding of the importance of languages beyond the classroom in everyday life.

To help our students appreciate that learning a language is an essential tool for lifelong learning that will broaden horizons and provide opportunities for the future in the world of travel and work.

To contribute to developing our students as global citizens who understand and tolerate cultural differences and can benefit from the richness of a diverse world.

The MFL department promotes the cultural aspects in the classroom as well as our annual trips abroad opportunities for students to get involved and engage with language and culture.

It has never been more important or exciting to be able to speak a foreign language in our increasingly globalised and connected world. Our aim is to equip our students with a greater appreciation and understanding of cultures in addition to the relevant communication skills to take advantage of the modern world of work.

CURRICULUM CONTENT

Key Stage 3

At Barking School, the Modern Foreign Languages department offer French or Spanish from year 7.

From the start of the course, we are committed to

-Promoting student’s confidence using the language in all four skills

-Raising motivation and enjoyment for students

-Teaching students to become increasingly independent learners

We are proud of our strong relationships with our local primary schools to support students to bridge the transition from primary to secondary school.

We follow a three-year Key Stage 3 curriculum that aims to give students a good grounding in the basics of French language to help them extend their knowledge in later years. The course is broken down into the following components:

Course Components 

Key stage 3 support resources 

Here are some useful resources to help support your child to develop their knowledge of further. Click on the link to find the resource.

Key Stage 4

At GCSE, students develop their understanding of a range of themes covered at Key Stage three with a greater emphasis on independence.

Students are trained to think and seek out and solve their own issues with language and grammar. These key independence skills for learners are enabled as students are provided with excellent MFL resources to support them in and outside the classroom.

Course content

Key Stage 4 support resources 

"One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way."

Frank Smith