Foreign Language teaching at Primary School - what are your views?

[saraliz]

I am currently studying for my teaching degree and am a TA in a Primary School. I am very interested in Modern Foreign Languages (MFL), although I'm not convinced they should be in Primary Schools and would love to hear other people's views on this.
Do you think children should be learning a language in Key Stage 2? (Due to become legislation in Sept 2011.)
Should all children be included in these lessons, or should some be removed for extra teaching in more core subjects?
If you are a teacher, how confident do you feel to deliver MFL lessons on a scale of 1-10??
ANY views on this subject will be VERY gratefully received!
Please tell me if you are answering as a parent or a teacher.(or both!)
Many, many thanks!

Great if taught by a specialist. My other concern is that there is little point in teaching a foreign language at primary level if English itself is not being well taught. I despaired over the number of spelling mistakes and grammatical errors during the ten years my dc were at primary school. There were occasions when I wondered whether certain teachers had met the minimum requirements to study for a teaching qualification in the first place. Surely the basics have to be improved before they can be built on.