French
At Warlingham, we believe learning a Modern Foreign Language, such as French, widens horizons as it opens windows and enables exploration. To have another language is to have another vision of the world through which students understand themselves better.
Our curriculum aims for every Warlingham Learner to be able to show:
- Courage by developing and producing language in the classroom, with an equal focus on the key skills Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. Building a fearless attitude to learning and communicating in another language.
- Commitment to the continuing development of transferable skills. Improving their literacy ability through learning a language will not only help further their understanding of other subjects and their own language but will help build a strong skill set for future employment.
- Kindness: learning a language is discovering a whole new culture, connecting people from all over the world, helping to form stronger relationships. This exposure to diversity builds a strong respectful welcoming community in the school and beyond.
The Core Concepts
- Inference: acquisition of vocabulary and grammar structures will enable students to understand listening and reading passages in the target language.
- Production: acquisition of vocabulary and grammar structures and knowledge of phonics will enable students to communicate in the target language through speaking and writing.
- Cultural knowledge: students will be introduced to various cultural customs, festivals and celebrations of the target language studied enabling them to widen their horizons.
Key stage 3
Year 7
All students will be learning both French and Spanish during Year 7 and be introduced to cultural aspects of the language studied. By the end of the year, all students will begin to infer language from short listening and reading extracts and begin to produce short sentences in French about:
- Themselves - Presente toi
- Their free time - Que fais-tu pendant ton temps libre?
- Their school - Decris ton college
Year 8
Students will continue learning both French and Spanish. At the end of the year students will decide which language they want to continue with in Year 9.
By the end of the year, students will be able to infer language from longer listening and reading extracts and be able to produce longer sentences in French about:
- Their free time - Que fais-tu pendnat ton temps libre?
- A visit to Paris - Decris une visite recente a Paris (introducing past tnese and preparing for out School Trip to Paris)
- Themselves - Parle moi de toi
- Life at home - Ou habites-tu? (and introduce near future tense)
Year 9
Students will concentrate on the language chosen at the end of year 8. Students having chosen French will continue to learn about cultural aspects of French and French-speaking countries. By the end of the year, all students will be able to infer language from longer listening and reading extracts and be able to produce more complex and developed sentences (in the language of their choice) about:
- Their adolescent life - Decris ta vie d'ado
- Healthy lifestyle - Comment est ta forme physique?
- Professional future - Parle moi de ton avenir professionnel
- Holiday - Decris tes vacances
Key stage 4
AQA French GCSE (8652) Course Overview
Students study all of the following themes on which the assessments are based:
- Theme 1: People and lifestyle
- Theme 2: Popular culture
- Theme 3: Communication and the world around us
At the end of Year 11, students will be assessed in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Each skill is worth 25% of their French GCSE.
Key stage 5
AQA A-Level French 7652
During this course, students will read and listen to authentic foreign language 
materials and will study aspects of the contemporary society, cultural background and heritage of France and French speaking countries. They will have the opportunities to develop their understanding and awareness of spiritual, moral, ethical, environmental, health and European issues. Students will extend and develop their knowledge of the grammar and the vocabulary of the French language and will use this to speak, write, read and: listen to the language.