Modern Foreign Language
French
"If you talk to a man in any language that he understands,
that goes to his head.
If you talk to him in his language,
that goes to his heart."
-Nelson Mandela
Our Modern Foreign Languages curriculum supports pupils to develop key communication skills in; speaking, listening, reading and writing, with an aim of making substantial progress in one language.
We teach the French language as the schools which our pupils attend for their Secondary Education provide French as a Languages option and we want to ensure our pupils have the best start to French education.
By doing this the pupils go into Key Stage 3 with the basic skills in the French language to give them a head start to continue developing their language knowledge.
Pupils are provided with a knowledge of a new culture to encourage curiosity. We endeavour for pupils to foster an interest in travelling to new countries. As France is easily accessible to pupils by train, they might be more likely to want to travel to the country to use their language skills.
At Athersley North Primary School, we aim to ensure that all pupils leave us with a bank of high frequency words, accurate pronunciation and the ability to construct sentences. Thus allowing our pupils to build on their experience of French and transitioning this in to the next phase of their linguistic adventure within Key Stage 3.
Disciplinary Areas
At Athersley North Primary School, we have chosen four disciplinary areas of French which we believe will engage pupils in their French learning. We have developed these into disciplinary knowledge progression strands and believe that these four progression areas will enable pupils to embed a strong understanding of the French curriculum. Disciplinary progression areas are Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing.
Key Concepts
Our French curriculum is also driven by our three key concepts of substantive knowledge. We believe that these three areas are crucial in understanding the French language and being able to use and adapt the way that the French language is used. Substantive progression areas are Phonics, Grammar and Vocabulary.
