Curriculum: MFL
Contact Name: K Lockett
Who's who: (list of staff) Include areas of responsibility e.g. 2nd in Department
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| J Daly |
Spanish, French (part-time, 0.5, i/c A/AS level Spanish) |
| E Gelder |
German, French (TLR 1 - Teaching and Learning) |
| F Hannan |
French, Spanish (part-time, 0.5) |
| K Lockett |
Spanish, French (TLR1 Head of MFL, Head of Spanish) |
| V Gibbons |
Spanish, French |
| J Hall |
French, Spanish (Head of French) |
| E Shaw |
French, German (Head of German ) |
| V Thoral-Bell |
French (part-time, 0.5, Primary Languages) |
| K Wilson |
French, Spanish |
Suzanne Putzer German Assistant, Anita Pereira Spanish Assistant, Maxim Langlois French Assistant
Details of KS3:
French, Spanish and German are taught at present. Year 7 pupils are placed in either French or Spanish forms (previous Primary experience is taken into account where possible), although parents are given the option of making a case for their child to study either language specifically, before arriving in Year 7. In Year 8, pupils in set 1 will aslo take German as well as their first language.
Pupils will be given the opportunity to continue to study this language until the end of Year 11, although those who have also studied German will be given the opportunity to continue with German only or both languages to GCSE. Students in sets 1-4 in Year 8 will be strongly recommended to continue studying a foreign language.
Details of KS4:
Students can opt to take French, Spanish or German (if they have already studied this language in Y8) at GCSE level. At present the GCSE exam (AQA) consists of 4 elements: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. The writing element is currently completed as coursework. The content centers around 4 themes: My World, Holiday Time & Travel, Work & Lifestyle and The Young Person in Society.
Alternatively, Students may wish to take NVQ Business Spanish or French which is an exam free vocational qualification which allows students to learn languages for use in the work place.
Details of KS5:
French, Spanish and German AS and A2 are taught in the sixth form. The WJEC syllabus is followed in all three subjects. Two teachers are allocated to each group, sharing the 4 lessons equally. The work and responsibilities of teaching different parts of the syllabus are shared as agreed between the two teachers. In addition to the 4 lessons, the students traditionally have one extra conversation lesson every other week with the Foreign Language Assistant. His/her work with the students should be monitored by the 2 teachers.
Selection of Students: Careful monitoring of potential A Level candidates for French and Spanish takes place during Year 11. Preliminary and exploratory Sixth form interviews yield provisional lists of students who are required to have a suitability slip filled in by their French / Spanish teacher. In this way both students and teachers receive informed ideas of what to expect at AS Level.
Forthcoming Events:
Y9 Trip to Barcelona June 09
Y9 trip to the 'Business Experience' Feb 09
Web Links:
The department has subscriptions to
www.linguascope.co.uk and www.zut.org.uk
Passwords can be obtained from MFL teachers
www.lycos.es
www.lycos.fr
www.lycos.de
www.bonjour.org.uk
www.linguanet.org.uk
www.digitalbrain.co.uk
www.cyberspain.com
www.lingolex.com/spanish
www.cervantes.es
www.lire-francais.com
www.momes.net
www.meteo.fr
www.goethe.de
www.languagesonline.org.uk