French at The Links


Intent

It is our intent within the Trust to provide all of our children with a high-quality education in Modern Foreign Languages (MFL), which develops their love of learning surrounding other languages and cultures. MFL is taught at KS2, we believe that the earlier a child is exposed to a foreign language, the faster the language acquisition becomes. Lessons are taught in a sequential manner so vocabulary is first, which then builds to sentences and short conversations. As a result of high quality teaching children become aware of relationships between languages and are more open to realise opportunities of working and travelling abroad. Children will understand that learning a language opens up many doors, such as working and travelling abroad and that they will gain experiences they wouldn’t have had the opportunity to experience.

Implementation

Our MFL curriculum is designed to develop not only our children’s language skills, but also their love of learning a language. It progressively develops language skills, through regularly taught lessons. This allows the children to acquire new language then use and apply it in a range of different scenarios and topics. All children in KS2 will have regular language lessons which follow the Language Angels Scheme.
We develop children’s linguistic skills and knowledge of France, its language and culture by:

  • Teaching them traditional songs, poems and rhymes that allow them to explore sounds and pattern of the target language.
  • Planning lessons which provide the children to work on their four linguistic skills e.g. listening, speaking, reading and writing.
  • Planning activities which give the children the opportunities to communicate in the target language (through pair-work, group work, games and singing activities) so that they can express ideas, feelings, facts and show understanding through a wide of range of topics.
  • Catering for all learning styles. It is our aim to support and challenge pupils of all abilities, using differentiated activities, resources and success criteria.
  • Teaching a core of grammatical knowledge in French which the pupils can apply to the learning of French and other languages in KS3.
  • Broadening their knowledge and understanding of Francophonie e.g. understanding that French is spoken in several countries such as Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, overseas French territories and Quebec in Canada.

French Long Term Plan

Languages KS2 National Curriculum

Teaching may be of any modern or ancient foreign language and should focus on enabling pupils to make substantial progress in one language. The teaching should provide an appropriate balance of spoken and written language and should lay the foundations for further foreign language teaching at key stage 3. It should enable pupils to understand and communicate ideas, facts and feelings in speech and writing, focused on familiar and routine matters, using their knowledge of phonology, grammatical structures and vocabulary.

The focus of study in modern languages will be on practical communication. If an ancient language is chosen the focus will be to provide a linguistic foundation for reading comprehension and an appreciation of classical civilisation. Pupils studying ancient languages may take part in simple oral exchanges, while discussion of what they read will be conducted in English. A linguistic foundation in ancient languages may support the study of modern languages at key stage 3.

Pupils should be taught to:

  • listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding
  • explore the patterns and sounds of language through songs and rhymes and link the spelling, sound and meaning of words engage in conversations; ask and answer questions; express opinions and respond to those of others; seek clarification and help* speak in sentences, using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures
  • develop accurate pronunciation and intonation so that others understand when they are reading aloud or using familiar words and phrases* present ideas and information orally to a range of audiences*
  • read carefully and show understanding of words, phrases and simple writing appreciate stories, songs, poems and rhymes in the language
  • broaden their vocabulary and develop their ability to understand new words that are introduced into familiar written material, including through using a dictionary write phrases from memory, and adapt these to create new sentences, to express ideas clearly
  • describe people, places, things and actions orally* and in writing
  • understand basic grammar appropriate to the language being studied, including (where relevant): feminine, masculine and neuter forms and the conjugation of high- frequency verbs; key features and patterns of the language; how to apply these, for instance, to build sentences; and how these differ from or are similar to English.

 

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Autumn Term

Half Term 1

Phonetics 1

Phonetics 1-2

Phonetics 1-3

Phonetics 1-3

I Am Learning French

Seasons

My Family

The Date

Half Term 2

Animals

Vegetables

The Date

Do You Have a Pet?

Spring Term

Half Term 1

Instruments

Presenting Myself

What is the Weather?

Clothes

Half Term 2

I Am Able …
I Know How To…

My Family

Do You Have a Pet?

At School

Summer Term

Half Term 1

Fruits or Vegetables

In the Classroom

My Home

At the Weekend

Half Term 2

Ice-Creams

At the Tea Room

Habitats

Vikings


Music
Music
Music
Music