FRENCH
Key Stage 3
Year 7 French
The New Year 7 Curriculum aims to:
- develop language skills
- teach knowledge and aid understanding of the target language
- develop greater cultural awareness
- develop language learning skills
- develop and use skills through collaborative projects and themed weeks with other departments.
- encourage creativity
- create independent learners who can track their own progress
- create reflective learners
- encourage learners to demonstrate resilience
- encourage resourcefulness and reasoning through project work
- allow students the opportunity to take responsibility as team players.
- engage, motivate and enthuse learners to continue language learning beyond the classroom.
Year 7 vocabulary book for French: Link to Equipe 1 booklet
Pupils keep track of their progress using the progress grids in their exercise books. They also review their assessment progress on a table at the back of their books.
Click here to see the progress grids used in Key Stage 3: Link to Key Stage3 Levels grid
We strongly advise that students purchase a French-English dictionary and recommend the Collins ‘Easy Learning Dictionary Plus Grammar' or equivalent Oxford dictionary. Students are responsible for bringing both exercise book and vocabulary book to each lesson. We ask that students pay £1 if vocabulary books are lost in order to cover the cost of a replacement.
Year 8 French
In Year 8 the aim is for students to build on their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in French. They also build on their Personal Learning and Thinking skills with new approaches to topics such as the Year 8 Fashion show. They follow the course book ‘Equipe Nouvelle 2’, covering topics such as:
- Clothes
- Going out
- Festivals
- Holidays
Year 8 vocabulary book for French- Link to Equipe 2 Booklet
Year 9 French
In Year 9 students build on their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in French. The emphasis throughout is on oral communication underpinned by a clear grammatical progression. Language skills are tested at the end of each term and students again chart their progress in skill areas using their progress grids.
We advise that students purchase a French-English dictionary and recommend the Collins ‘Easy Learning Dictionary Plus Grammar’ which we use in lessons.
Year 9 vocabulary book for French: Link to Equipe 3 booklet
Additional Information on Rewards!!
Pupil of the Week: Every Friday a student is selected by each of the teachers in the MFL department as their pupil of the week. This can be awarded for work done in class or for an excellent result in an assessment. A pupil can only be awarded it once in a year by their teacher. The student receives a positive referral and a letter home.
Years 10 and 11
In years 10 and 11 students at Melbourn Village College have the opportunity to study French as a GCSE.
Is this the right subject for me?
If you enjoy communicating with other people, finding out how language works and learning about different countries and cultures, studying GCSE French is an excellent choice for you!
You will:
- be able to share your interests, ideas and opinions with other people who speak the language
- learn about countries where the language is spoken
- add an international dimension to your choice of GCSE subjects, which is something many employers and higher education providers look for
- learn many skills which are useful in a wide range of careers, such as the ability to communicate clearly, being confident about speaking in public and using problem-solving strategies
- create greater opportunities to work abroad, or for companies in the UK with international links. Many employers look for people with language skills.
All students of French follow the new Edexcel modular course in French. For more information please refer to the following documentation.
French student guide: Link to the Student Guide
French specification: Link to the Edexcel GCSE French specification 2FR01