Learning French at Treeton
Aims
Our aim is to develop the confidence and competence of each child in the foreign language they are learning. Our goal is for them to be passionate, curious and confident about their own foreign language learning abilities when they finish the primary school phase of their education. We aim for all children to speak with increasing confidence, fluency and spontaneity, finding ways of communicating what they want to say, including through discussion and asking questions, and continually improving the accuracy of their pronunciation and intonation. We also aim for children to write at varying length, for different purposes and audiences, using the variety of grammatical structures that they have learnt. We will extend their knowledge of how language works and explore the similarities and differences between the foreign language they are learning and English. We will also help strengthen their sense of identity through learning about culture in other countries and comparing it with their own.
Teaching and Learning
The National Curriculum for languages aims to ensure that all pupils:
By the end of key stage 2, pupils should be able to:
Language learning in Key Stage 2 is French, although other languages may be taught on suitable occasions to ensure that the linguistic expertise of all staff is used; Christmas carols, festivals, geography projects are examples which foster possible foreign language elements. The focus of Language learning is on practical communication and provides an appropriate balance of spoken and written language and should lay the foundations for further foreign language teaching.
Organisation and Delivery
French is taught in LKS2 and UKS2 on a 2 year rolling programme and delivered in a whole-class setting. Teachers use the Language Angels scheme of work and can supplement this with their own ideas, resources, experience and those of their colleagues. The scheme meets National Curriculum expectations and also marries with the Chris Quigley language milestones for each key phase.
The lessons are designed to motivate, captivate and interest children from the first moment. They have clear, achievable objectives and incorporate different learning styles. SEN children have access to the curriculum through variation of task, grouping or support from an adult.
Each class has a timetabled lesson of at least thirty minutes per week.
French lessons include:
Each lesson will focus on a combination of the 5 key language learning skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing and grammar).
Core Vocabulary
Throughout the units there are opportunities to revisit core vocabulary lessons these include; Classroom Commands; Colours; Days of the Week; Maths Calculations; Months of the Year; Numbers 1 – 100; Maths Calculations. These core vocabulary units can also be taught as a stand-alone lesson to recap prior learning.
Resources
The Language Angels scheme is a fully online resource enabling all teachers and children to have instant and continuous access to all the resources they need to teach or learn.
The scheme enables children to develop and demonstrate substantial progress in the 5 key language skills necessary for learning French:
• Speaking
• Listening
• Reading (including phonics)
• Writing
• Grammar
Assessment of Pupil Learning & Progression
Two forms of assessment are available at the end of every Language Angels unit:
Link to the National Curriculum
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/239042/PRIMARY_national_curriculum_-_Languages.pdf
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