Modern Foreign Language

Modern Foreign Language 

At Guilden Morden our choice of modern language is FRENCH and we offera carefully planned sequence of lessons, ensuring progressive coverage of the skills required by the national curriculum. Our themes provide an introduction to the culture of French-speaking countries and communities and aims to foster children’s curiosity and help deepen their understanding of the world. Our French curriculum allows children to gradually build on their skills and enables them to express their ideas and thoughts in French, and provides opportunities to interact and communicate with others both in speech and in writing. At the heart of our French curriculum is the desire to expose children to authentic French, so our chosen scheme offers regular opportunities to listen to native speakers.

Children acquire basic skills and understanding of French with a strong emphasis placed on developing their Speaking and Listening skills. These will be embedded and further developed over a two-year cycle, alongside Reading and Writing, gradually progressing onto more complex language concepts and greater learner autonomy. Through our French curriculum, we intend to inspire pupils to develop a love of languages and to expand their horizons to other countries, cultures and people. We aim to help children grow into curious, confident and reflective language learners and to provide them with a foundation that will equip them for further language studies.

Lessons are sequenced so that prior learning is considered and opportunities for revision of language and grammar are built in. Our lessons and resources help children to build on prior knowledge alongside the introduction of new skills. A series of lessons are suggested, providing structure and context as well as offering an insight into the culture of French-speaking countries and communities. The introduction and revision of key vocabulary and grammatical structures is built into each lesson. This vocabulary is then included in display materials and additional resources so that children have opportunities to repeat and revise their learning. All of our lessons contain adult guidance, accurate language subject knowledge and accompanying audio materials, as well as a full range of resources and display materials to support learning.