French

Intent

The MFL Department at AA is a committed and passionate department whose intent is based upon the belief that learning a language opens a world of new possibilities and opportunities to our students. Through languages we foster students’ curiosity and deepen their understanding, not only of their own identity and culture, but also of other countries. We encourage students to become curious and interested in the world and to respect other cultures and people, as well as building their communication and literacy skills. There are many clear personal, cultural, social and career benefits in being able to communicate in another language. Our curriculum is designed to develop transferable language skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking as well as grammatical knowledge of French and German. Lessons are interactive, creative and challenging and it is our intent to develop resilient and confident students who are inquisitive linguists with high aspirations.

KS3

On entry into year 7, most students are given the opportunity to experience both French and German, spending 2 hours per fortnight on each. It is felt that some students benefit from studying just one language at this stage and one group will do so. However, in years 8 & 9, all students are able to focus on one language experienced in year 7 and continue their studies of either French or German for 4 hours per fortnight.

	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Year 7	C’est perso: introducing & describing myself & others		Mon collège: life at school		Mes passetemps: free time activities
Year 8	T’es branché: Media	Mon identité: identity	Paris, je t’adore: in a town, travel and tourism		Chez moi, chez toi: house & home, food & drink
Year 9	Ma vie sociale d’ado: social life & free time	Bien dans sa peau: being healthy	Bien dans sa peau: being healthy	À l’horizon: jobs, future plans & ambitions	Spécial Vacances: Holidays

KS3 Resources

Vocabulary booklets – years 7 -9

Online Dictionary

Seneca KS3 French

KS4 (GCSE)

Studying a language at GCSE is ideal for those students who enjoy communicating with other people, finding out about how language works and learning about different countries and cultures. Students have already covered a lot of vocabulary and grammar in KS3 and the French GCSE course builds on this knowledge with a range of new topics. The course is designed to equip students with the knowledge to communicate in a variety of contexts, to develop their cultural awareness and extend their language skills.