Learning a foreign language is a liberation from insularity and provides an opening to other cultures. A high-quality languages education should foster pupils’ curiosity and deepen their understanding of the world. The teaching should enable pupils to express their ideas and thoughts in another language and to understand and respond to its speakers, both in speech and in writing. It should also provide opportunities for them 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 pupils to study and work in other countries.
Achievements
We want children to achieve by learning:
- to listen attentively to the spoken language of French and respond appropriately,
- to speak in full sentences and write phrases from memory,
- to form sentences using basic grammar rules appropriate for the language of French,
- to develop an accurate pronunciation and intonation so that they are understood by others,
- to present information orally to a range of audiences,
- to develop their speaking and listening skills and written skills,
- to read the French language carefully whilst developing their understanding of what they have read.
Choices
To make children aware they have choices by:
- deepening their understanding of the world,
- enabling pupils to express their ideas and thoughts in another language and to understand and respond to its speakers, both in speech and in writing,
- providing opportunities for them to communicate for practical purposes, learn new ways of thinking and read great literature in the original language. providing the foundation for learning further, languages,
- equipping pupils to study and work in other countries.
Enjoyment
To enjoy French our children are given opportunities to:
- to communicate for practical purposes around familiar subjects and routines,
- have a foundation for language learning that encourages and enables them to apply their skills to learning further languages.