
Modern Foreign Languages
Achieving Excellence Beyond Belief
Curriculum - Modern Foreign Languages
French / Spanish
Subject Name: French / Spanish
Department Vision and Ethos
INTENT:
Our intent is to provide our students with the skills and knowledge that allow them to:
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become successful learners who enjoy learning, make progress and achieve
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become confident individuals who are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives
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become responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society
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understand and respond to spoken and written language from a variety of authentic sources
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speak with increasing confidence, fluency and spontaneity, enabling them to communicate increasingly accurately, including through discussion and asking questions, whilst improving the quality of their pronunciation and intonation
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write at varying length, for different purposes and audiences, using the variety of grammatical structures that they have learnt
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discover and develop an appreciation of a range of writing in Spanish/French
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promote intercultural understanding
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have a more profound understanding of their own language and culture
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develop the skills and the confidence to understand and speak in the target language with real purpose
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prepare to become global citizens
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develop cultural capital
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develop a competitive edge for future careers
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relate language learning to cross curricular issues and current affairs
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enjoy a first-hand experience of foreign language and culture via trips and use of authentic classroom materials
IMPLEMENTATION:
For subject implementation, please see the relevant year group "Curriculum Overview" attachment.
IMPACT:
We try to make the lessons fun and engaging to encourage students to become confident linguists. Students have access to a wide and varied range of resources which support and challenge. Students are enthusiastic about and engaged in their learning.
At regular points throughout the year students will get a grade (Emerging, Developing, Secure, Mastered) and they will know where their strengths are. After a progress-check there is a re-teach lesson where teachers re-visit content that students have not mastered. This ensures that students are given every possible opportunity to get things right and correct any misconceptions that might have arisen.
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