French
Intent
At Lingdale Primary School we aim to instil a love of language learning and an awareness of other cultures. We want pupils to develop the confidence to communicate in French for practical purposes, using both written and spoken French. Through the scheme of work ‘Kapow’, we aim to give pupils a foundation for language learning that encourages and enables them to apply their skills to learning further languages, developing a strong understanding of the English language, facilitating future study and opening opportunities to study and work in other countries in the future.
The scheme of work supports pupils to meet the national curriculum end of Key stage 2 attainment targets.
The Kapow French scheme of work is designed with six strands that run throughout.
These are:
• Speaking and pronunciation • Listening • Reading and writing • Grammar • Intercultural understanding • Language detective skills
Through Kapow Primary’s French scheme, pupils are given opportunities to communicate for practical purposes around familiar subjects and routines. The scheme provides balanced opportunities for communication in both spoken and written French, although in Year 3 the focus is on developing oral skills, before incorporating written French in Year 4 and beyond. The Kapow Primary scheme is a spiral curriculum, with key skills and vocabulary revisited repeatedly with increasing complexity, allowing pupils to revise and build on their previous learning. Cross-curricular links are included throughout our French units, allowing children to make connections and apply their language skills to other areas of their learning. 3 Lessons incorporate a range of teaching strategies from independent tasks, paired and group work including role-play, language games and language detective work.
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