French at Howletch Lane Primary School: Intent

At Howletch Lane Primary school we want all our pupils to 

• To build a MFL curriculum which develops learning and results in the acquisition of knowledge and skills which enables children access to wider curriculum and prepare children to be a global citizen now
• Develop resilience in language learning, as well as an enjoyment of it through a progressive scheme of work focussing on all four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing
• Foster an understanding of the relevance of and the benefit of learning another language in today’s world
• Acquire language learning strategies for the memorisation and retrieval of the new language learnt
• Develop the skill of how to use a bi-lingual dictionary to decode unfamiliar language
• Be able to manipulate language to speak and write sentences creatively, using knowledge of grammar and key structures
• Have a good grasp of the key sounds of the French language and their corresponding graphemes and be able to apply this knowledge when speaking, listening and reading aloud
• Develop a deeper understanding of the cultural differences and similarities between their own country and the countries where the language is spoken
• Demonstrate progress in learning French and work towards or meet the targets of the Key Stage 2 Programme of Study for Languages
• Demonstrate a readiness for language learning in Key Stage 3

At Howletch Lane, we follow the Rachel Hawkes Scheme of work for French (www.rachelhawkes.com) but adapt it to our curriculum and the needs of the children.