Languages
At Redmarley Primary Academy we are learning to speak French as our chosen modern foreign language.
Intent
We have chosen to provide our pupils with a language that will have the best long-term impact on learning and is well spoken across the world. French is a language that has many cognates with the English language, having influenced the Modern English we speak today (through Norman invasion through history) and has influenced including the English language we speak today. Learning to speak a modern foreign language provides children with the opportunity to better understand grammar and how sentences are formed. It supports them to think at sentence level, which in turn supports them to think more carefully in English grammar lessons. .
Implementation
- Our French lessons are planned and tailored to build on pupils’ ability and prior knowledge.
- We focus on key knowledge that children develop and progress with as they move through key stage 2. Our progression document can be found below.
- There is a key focus on vocabulary, grammar and phonics that will allow pupils to manipulate the language for themselves. Links will be made back to our French studies during our spelling and English sessions.
- Teaching of French is differentiated according to the needs of our learners. This will enable every child to access the content offered.
Impact
The result of our teaching is that children will leave Redmarley with a love of language. Children will be confident in the lifelong skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in French and will be able to apply these to the learning of other modern languages that they will come across later in their school life.
