French

Head of Department: Mrs. Coates

Outline of Course

Content: We follow the course “Expo” which consists of a pupil book and audio-files.

Activities: Students learning the language by speaking, listening, reading and writing in French. Some of the work will be completed using computers. There is also a creative element to the course.

Skills: They develop skills in understanding written and spoken French and in actively using the language to speak and write. They will develop language learning techniques, which will aid them in learning future languages and develop their memory skills. 

Homework Activities: Students will learn vocabulary on a weekly basis as part of their personal/independant study. They will also be set homework activities consisting of reading activities and writing tasks, which will be completed in their assessment books. Students will not normally receive more than one homework task per week, in addition to vocabulary learning.

Assessment: Students will have regular vocabulary and spelling tests. They will complete one speaking or writing assessment and one reading or listening assessment at the end of each topic, this is usually five times a year. These assessments will be completed in or glued into their assessment books.

Parental Contribution:

• Check assessment books at the end of each term and comment on student's achievements and progress.
• Ensure that students complete their personal/independant study and learn vocabularly at home every week.
• Provide students with as much visual and audio stimulus as possible, for example, French magazines, French radio/TV and if possible, a trip to France.
• Direct students to vocabularly building websites, (a list can be found in the student diaries)

Useful resources and equipment: A medium-sized bi-lingual dictionary is a vital tool in language learning. We suggest the "Easy learning" dictionaries