MFL in Secondary School

1. MFL in Secondary School

2. Aims: • Developing an insight into how pupils can be taught MFL in a secondary context • Developing an understanding of pupils as learners • Understanding how the broader picture affects work covered in the MFL classroom

3. Team games with white boards Circle time Beat the Teacher Kim’s game Speed Dating Grammar through rôle play Odd one out AfL, challenge + competition Oral proficiency Drilling Drilling + accuracy A4L + oral fluency Modelling and independence questioning What the pupils could experience @ KS3

4. Internet t.v. White boards Board games Mastermind Grammar through rôle play Peer assessment Listening discrimination Challenge+thinking skills Drilling Oral techniques Challenge, questioning independence What the pupils could experience @ KS4

5. Have I got news Board games Internet tv and radio DVD assessment Debating Internet investigation Peer assessment Self assessment Drawing response Current affairs Drilling + transference Listening + current affairs Target setting+independence Opinions Research + independence Target setting + improvement Autonomy Comprehension+interpreting text meaning KS5

6. Linguistic skills • Risk-taking • Accurate pronunciation • Decoding skills • Understanding of language • Written accuracy from language understanding • Cultural understanding

7. Social skills • Communication • Working with partners • Working independently • Listening effectively • Working as a team • Supporting others in their learning • Understanding cultures other than their own

8. Additional pressures • Optionality and entitlement • TLRs • Appropriate curriculum • Lack of take-up • Competition with other subjects • OFSTED • exams

9. Aims: • Developing an insight into how pupils can be taught MFL in a secondary context • Developing an understanding of pupils as learners • Understanding how the broader picture affects work covered in the MFL classroom