Modern Foreign Languages (French)

Being a Linguist:

Being a linguist is

  • studying language, how it is written and spoken.
  • making links between the language and the country’s culture, including their vocabulary, grammar, the sound of the language, and how words have changed over time.
  • understanding the importance of pronunciation and intonation as well as the formal and informal use of language

Learning a new language helps me to improve my critical thinking skills and enhances my social skills.

Intent:

Our School follows the Language Angles Scheme throughout Key-stage 2 and teaches French as the Modern Foreign Language element of the GSM curriculum.

Each lesson is supported by a fully interactive session that also provides pronunciation guidance so that even the non-confident speakers are fully supported. Differentiated desk based activities are suggested, alongside a plethora of songs, rhymes and drama opportunities that mean that the children can access this curriculum in many different ways.

We aim to offer a relevant, broad, vibrant and ambitious foreign languages curriculum that will inspire and excite our pupils using a wide variety of topics and themes.  The four key language learning skills; listening, speaking, reading and writing are taught and all necessary grammar is covered in an age-appropriate way. The intent is that all pupils will develop a genuine interest and positive curiosity about foreign languages, finding them enjoyable and stimulating.

Learning a second language will also offer pupils the opportunity to explore relationships between language and identity, develop a deeper understanding of other cultures and the world around them with a better awareness of self, others and cultural differences. The intention is that they will be working towards becoming life-long language learners.

Medium Term Plans

All teaching and learning in French is accessed through an online scheme that St Mary’s subscribes to called ‘Language Angels’. The units taught are planned in a 3 year rolling programme. This ensures language development and skills progression year on year. See the overview for more information. In 2024-25 we are working within Teaching Year 2.  Below you can see the topic headings for each term. The progression documents detail language and skills progression that the pupils make.

Year 3 – Advent

I am learning French

Animals

Year 3 – Lent

Instruments

I am able…

Year 3 – Pentecost

Fruits/Vegetables

Ice-creams

Year 4 – Advent

Seasons

Vegetables

Year 4 – Lent

Presenting myself

My Family

 

Year 4 – Pentecost

In the classroom

At the tearoom

Year 5 – Advent

Year 5 – Lent

Year 5 – Pentecost

Year 6 – Advent

Year 6 – Lent

Year 6 – Pentecost

Subject Overview:

GSM FRENCH Overview 2023 2024