Foreign Languages
At Parkroyal learning a foreign language is considered a very important part of children's education because it broadens pupils’ horizons and provides an opening to other cultures, as well as equipping them with the necessary skills for the 21st century. Children in all year groups learn French.
Our language curriculum aims to foster pupils’ curiosity and deepen their understanding of people and cultures from around the world. Our curriculum celebrates differences and similarities between people and places, thus developing children’s empathy skills and supporting them to become global citizens.
Children will develop their ability and confidence to understand and respond to others in French and to express their ideas and thoughts orally and in writing. Their learning provides them with a foundation to enjoy and succeed in learning languages at Key Stage 3 and for life.
Our curriculum is designed to:
- develop children’s language learning skills;
- make links between their own and other languages;
- develop children’s enjoyment, enthusiasm and confidence to learn and communicate in foreign language(s);
- ensure progression in listening, reading, speaking and writing, bridging back to and building on prior learning by applying their skills to a variety of text types/contexts and real purposes.
