Project leaders: Nikki Perry (Cheshire West and Chester LA) and
Sam Lee (Head of MFL, Neston High School)
Key areas of work
The aims of this project
have been to:
- Develop our understanding of the term intercultural
understanding and to explore the difference between this term
and cultural awareness.
- Build a series of lessons around these findings focussing on
the renewed Key
Stage 3 Framework Objectives.
We found that the key to this project’s success would be to
recognise that it is vital to move away from 'cultural awareness'
(endorsing stereotypes to some extent) and showing our students
how French people live their lives, identifying the
similarities and differences in French culture by comparison with
British culture.
Find out more
You can read more about the key issues to consider, project
outcomes, impact and future plans by following the links below.
Alternatively, this information can be downloaded as a single pdf
document from link at the bottom of this page.
Read more: MFL and IU key issues
Download project report:
Modern
Foreign Languages and Intercultural Understanding, Cheshire
West and Chester cross-phase project final report
(.pdf)