Modern Foreign Languages are taught at Wellesbourne School in Key Stage 2 with French being the focus language, because of strong resources available within the school. The learning of a foreign language provides a valuable educational, social and cultural experience for the pupils. Culture is a valuable part of Languages and we incorporate learning about how Christmas & Easter are celebrated in other countries, as well as learning about the culture in diverse French-speaking countries. All countries are chosen based on cross-curricular learning within specific year groups.
The aims of teaching Languages in our school are to:
- develop communication and literacy skills that lay the foundation for future language learning
- develop linguistic competence by extending their knowledge of how language works
- help the children develop their awareness and appreciation of a global multilingual and multicultural dimension
- enable children to foster an interest in learning other languages
- introduce young children to another language in a way that is enjoyable and fun
- stimulate and encourage children’s curiosity about language
- encourage children to be aware that language has structure and that the structure can differ from one language to another
- explore differences and similarities between French, English and other languages
- develop their speaking, listening and oracy skills
- lay the foundations for future study
- extend language teaching beyond mother-tongue learning