Modern Languages
Welcome to the MFL Department
"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language that goes to his heart." - Nelson Mandela
Acting Head of Department:
Mrs Wilson
e-mail: pwilson55.310@parkhighstanmore.org.uk
French/German/Spanish
Key Stage 3
The focus of every MFL lesson is communication in the target language. Key Stage 3 topics are selected to engage our students and to enable them to discuss with confidence, give opinions and debate topics. Topics are selected to allow students to engage in meaningful conversations about themselves and the world around them. This includes, talking about themselves, their routines, school and where they live. Vocabulary, new structures and grammar are explicitly taught and modelled by teachers and then put into practice by students every lesson.
MFL has a spiral curriculum, which allows teachers to revisit previous knowledge, while adding more sophisticated vocabulary and sentence structures. This gives students the confidence to manipulate and rephrase language in order to complete reading, writing, listening or speaking tasks. Students are encouraged to make links with previously taught language across units, to avoid them seeing language as something which is fixed. Model sentences provide the scaffolding needed to use a foreign language successfully. The language must be fluid and students and teachers will adapt it to current cultural trends and issues. Resources include novels, poetry, songs and authentic material from the target language country. This sets the foundation for more complex language at KS4 and beyond.
Curriculum aims:
- To develop an interest in learning to speak another language.
- To improve the confidence of pupils to use the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.
- To increase awareness of the importance and relevance of language learning.
- To highlight the fact that skills acquired through learning a new language are transferrable to other aspects of life.
- To promote an interest in other cultures.
- To raise awareness of the benefits of language learning and the opportunities available to those who speak a foreign language.
Year 7
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Knowledge Organisers:
French
German
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KS3 Assessment:
Home learning is allocated on a weekly basis by each department. It may be an isolated piece of work, a project, research or an alternative task which challenges the students to solidify their knowledge and / or extend it. We will be providing a weekly quiz on teams to highlight any areas that we need to revisit or re teach.
In the Summer Term, each student will sit a formal, internal exam which will consist of all elements taught throughout the course. Appropriate preparation in the form of revision should be taken seriously with sufficient planning and organisation to ensure each student fulfils their potential.
Year 8
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Knowledge Organisers:
French
German
Spanish
KS3 Assessment:
Home learning is allocated on a weekly basis by each department. It may be an isolated piece of work, a project, research or an alternative task which challenges the students to solidify their knowledge and / or extend it.
In the Summer Term, each student will sit a formal, internal exam which will consist of all elements taught throughout the course. Appropriate preparation in the form of revision should be taken seriously with sufficient planning and organisation to ensure each student fulfils their potential.
Year 9
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Knowledge Organisers:
French
Y9 French Knowledge Organisers on SharePoint
German
Y9 German Knowledge Organisers on SharePoint
Spanish
Y9 Spanish Knowledge Organisers on SharePoint
KS3 Assessment:
Home learning is allocated on a weekly basis by each department. It may be an isolated piece of work, a project, research or an alternative task which challenges the students to solidify their knowledge and / or extend it.
In the Summer Term, each student will sit a formal, internal exam which will consist of all elements taught throughout the course. Appropriate preparation in the form of revision should be taken seriously with sufficient planning and organisation to ensure each student fulfils their potential.
Key Stage 4
Year 10 and 11
GCSE French, German and Spanish will cover the following topics:
Theme 1: Identity and culture
Topic 1: Me, my family and friends
- Relationships with family and friends
- Marriage/partnership
Topic 2: Technology in everyday life
- Social media
- Mobile technology
Topic 3: Free-time activities
- Music
- Cinema and TV
- Food and eating out
- Sport
Topic 4: Customs and festivals in Spanish-speaking countries
Theme 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest
Topic 1: Home, town, neighbourhood and region
Topic 2: Social issues
- Charity/voluntary work
- Healthy/unhealthy living
Topic 3: Global issues
- The environment
- Poverty/homelessness
Topic 4: Travel and tourism
Theme 3: Current and future study and employment
Topic 1: My studies
Topic 2: Life at school/college
Topic 3: Education post-16
Topic 4: Jobs, career choices and ambitions
KS4 Assessment:
All students who follow this course will be given home learning weekly. Wider reading is always useful either from the websites offered, the text book or as directed by their classroom teacher.
In the Summer Term, each student will sit a formal, internal exam which will consist of all elements taught throughout the course. Appropriate preparation in the form of revision should be taken seriously with sufficient planning and organisation to ensure each student fulfils their potential.
GCSE French/German/Spanish (Foundation Tier)
Paper 1: Listening 35 minutes, 40 marks, 25% of GCSE
Paper 2: Speaking 7–9 minutes + preparation time, 60 marks, 25% of GCSE
Paper 3: Reading 45 minutes, 60 marks, 25% of GCSE
Paper 4 Writing 1 hour, 50 marks, 25% of GCSE
GCSE French/German/Spanish (Higher Tier)
Paper 1: Listening 45 minutes, 50 marks, 25% of GCSE
Paper 2: Speaking 10–12 minutes + preparation time, 60 marks, 25% of GCSE
Paper 3: Reading 1 hour, 60 marks, 25% of GCSE
Paper 4 Writing 1 hour 15 minutes, 60 marks, 25% of GCSE
Examination Board :
Course Specification:
French AQA 8658
German AQA 8668
Spanish AQA 8698
Qualification obtained:
GCSE French
GCSE German
GCSE Spanish
Additional Information
Useful Websites
Useful Reading Material
French
- STUDIO AQA GCSE French Higher
- CGP French Higher
- EXPO French
- Pocket French dictionary
German
- STIMMT AQA GCSE German Higher
- CGP German Higher
- ECHO German ISBN
- German dictionary
Spanish
- VIVA AQA GCSE Spanish Higher
- CGP Spanish Higher
- MIRA Spanish GCSE
- Pocket Spanish
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