Primary Intent
At Ark Globe Academy, we consider learning a foreign language to be a liberation from insularity and a way to provide an opening to other cultures. A high-quality languages education should foster students’ curiosity and deepen their understanding of the world. We endeavour to make Modern Foreign Languages meaningful in our ever-changing, multicultural world and communities. MFL is a subject that merges the creative arts with the logic of grammar, complimenting the many different strengths of our students.
We want our students to be able to express their ideas and thoughts in another language and to understand and respond to its speakers, both in speech and in writing. We also want to provide opportunities for our students to communicate for practical purposes, learn new ways of thinking and read great literature in the original language. Language teaching should provide the foundation for learning further languages, equipping students to study and work in other countries. We want our students to become knowledgeable ‘World Citizens’ that are aware of other cultures and backgrounds.
Secondary Intent
Our Modern Foreign Languages curriculum prepares our students for university and to be leaders in their community by:
- Opening up new ‘cultural universes’ – ways of seeing the world and reflecting on their own world, to make students global citizens.
- Providing access to academic, traditional subjects respected by universities and colleges.
- Merging the creative arts with the logic of grammar, opening up a wide variety of academic disciplines.
So that students can access the highest levels of education in the UK and overseas and interact with people from different cultures and backgrounds.
Year 3
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| Salut Core Unit 1 & 2 |
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Salut Core Unit 3 Animals |
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Food At School |
Year 4
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Food At School |
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My Home My Town |
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Describing People The Body |
Year 5
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On Holiday Eating Out |
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At School Hobbies |
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A School Trip Seasons |
Year 6
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Food On Holiday |
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Eating Out Hobbies |
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A School Trip The Adventures of Odysseus |
Year 7
French and Spanish
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Describing Myself and My Family |
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| Where I live |
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| My School |
Year 8
French
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Hobbies A holiday in Paris |
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Identity Chez moi, chez toi |
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Towns Revision |
Spanish
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Holidays Hobbies |
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Food Weekend plans |
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Towns and cities Revision |
Year 9
French
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Describing myself Future Ambitions |
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| Using the imperfect tense What you used to like, comparing your primary school to your secondary school The Environment Eating habits, nature, plastic waste |
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| Holidays Visiting Francophone countries Revision End of Year Assessments |
Spanish
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Describing myself Work and Future Ambitions |
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| Lifestyle Healthing Eating, Exercise, Daily routine Young People Today Childrens’ rights, making the world a better place |
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| Holidays Revision End of Year Assessments |
Year 10
French
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Describing Myself Hobbies |
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Food and Culture Where I live |
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| Holidays School |
Spanish
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Holiday School |
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My Family Hobbies |
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| Where I Live Hispanic Festivals and Food |
Year 11
French and Spanish
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World of Work, Future Aspirations Global and Environmental Issues |
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| Revision |
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| Revision |