Aims and purposes of French
French offers opportunities for pupils
to:
- become increasingly familiar with
the sounds, written form and 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;
- develop language skills and language-learning
skills, including applying their knowledge of grammar and structures, so that
they become increasingly independent learners and users of French;
- use French as the principal means
of communication within the classroom, and beyond it where opportunities exist;
- increase their cultural awareness
by learning about French-speaking countries and their peoples, and by working
with materials from those countries;
- form a sound basis for further
study in key stage 4 and beyond.
Creativity in language learning
As pupils' independence increases,
they can be encouraged to become more creative in their use of language and
in the way they work, using language for their own purposes rather than merely
to practise skills.
Examples of creativity in learning
French include:
- replacing words or phrases in
sentences with other words or phrases of pupils' own choosing;
- adding extra details or ideas
to what they say or write, eg in role plays or letters;
- adapting or composing songs, poems
and rhymes;
- 'brainstorming' ideas, as a whole
class or in small groups, around a topic or aspect of language, eg listing
as many adjectives as possible before describing their favourite actor or
actress;
- using a variety of media, including
ICT, to express themselves in French;
- expressing or presenting things
differently, eg using information from a holiday brochure as a stimulus for
writing a holiday diary or postcard;
- creating spoken and written presentations,
sketches and role plays that draw on previously learnt language.
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