French as a foreign language (FLE)

FLE in Key Stage 1

Aims and Purposes:

Our aim in French, in Key stage 1, is to offer children the opportunity to:

• Become increasingly familiar with the sounds, and written forms of vocabulary and basic grammar of a modern foreign language;
• Use their knowledge with growing confidence and competence to understand what they hear and read, and to express themselves in speech and in writing;
• Use French as a means of communication within the classroom, and outside school;
• Increase their cultural awareness by learning about French-speaking countries and their peoples, and by working with materials from those countries.

FLE in Key Stage 2

Aims and Purposes:

Our aim in French, in Key stage 2, is to offer children the opportunity to:

• Become increasingly familiar with the sounds, and written forms of vocabulary and basic grammar of a modern foreign language;
• Use their knowledge with growing confidence and competence to understand what they hear and read, and to express themselves in speech and in writing;
• Use French as a means of communication within the classroom, and outside school; 
• Develop linguistic competence, extend the knowledge of how language works and explore differences and similarities between the foreign language and English;
• Develop language skills and language learning skills, including applying knowledge of grammar and structures, so they become increasingly independent learners and users of French;
• Increase their cultural awareness by learning about French-speaking countries and their peoples, and by working with materials from those countries.

The FLE Department would like to develop learner’s interests, aspirations and attitudes by providing a breadth of experience in using the foreign language(s) in both spoken and written forms in a variety of situations.

Content

Courses are based on the 4 Attainment Targets of the National Curriculum:

•  Listening
•  Speaking
•  Writing 
•  Reading

The main text books for Grade 5 are “Alex et Zoé” by CLE international. This is further supplemented by other sources which are specifically written around the National Curriculum Framework gathered and compiled by the subject teacher. 

The FLE Department would like to develop learner’s interests, aspirations and attitudes by providing a breadth of experience in using the foreign language(s) in both spoken and written forms in a variety of situations.

Content

Courses are based on the 4 Attainment Targets of the National Curriculum:

•  Listening
•  Speaking
•  Writing 
•  Reading

The main text book for Grade 2 is Alex et Zoé by CLE international. This is further supplemented by other sources which are specifically written around the National Curriculum Framework gathered and compiled by the subject teacher.