<p> Modern Foreign Languages</p><p>KS3</p><p>All students have the opportunity to study Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) in order that they can become confident and competent communicators in a foreign language.</p><p>Year 7: French and German – 1 hour each</p><p>Year 8: French and Spanish – 1 hour each</p><p>Year 9: French or German – 2 hours</p><p>The MFL department is committed to the development of confident and competent foreign language communicators. Provision was expanded in KS3 in 2013 whereby pupils started a 2nd MFL in Y8 i.e. 1hr French + 1hr 2MFL. From September 2013 they have then continued with their preferred language for 2 hours a week in Y9 and started the GCSE course. From this year, the 2nd MFL has been started in Y8 and Y7 so that next year, the current Year 8 will have 2hrs of their preferred language in Year 9 and the current Year 7 will select their preferred language to study for 2hrs a week for the rest of KS3. This offers a flexible programme delivering opportunities based on personal progress, individual interests and learning needs. Minority languages are recognised and provision is made in KS3 and KS4 for EAL learners to take a GCSE in their mother tongue if this is available. </p><p>Year 7</p><p>Term French German</p><p>1 Tout sur moi Meine Welt und ich and Familie und Tiere + Christmas (Sept – Oct)</p><p>(Nov – Dec) Mon monde person + Christmas</p><p>2 Autour de moi Freizeit (Jan – March)</p><p>3 A table and mon quartier Schule ist Klasse (April – June)</p><p>(July) Ideal school uniform</p><p>Year 8 Term French Spanish</p><p>1 Destination vacances Me present and Me describe</p><p>(Sept – Oct)</p><p>2 Bouger, c’est important El insti (Jan – March)</p><p>3 Le monde des medias and Accro a la Donde vivo yo (April – July) Technologie</p><p>Year 9</p><p>Term French (Pre-GCSE) German (Pre-GCSE)</p><p>1 Le monde des medias Gute Reise (S1) + Iche liebe Ferien (S2) (Sept – Oct)</p><p>(Nov – Dec) Accro a la technologie Schule ist Klasse (S1)</p><p>2 Un metier, un reve Bist du ein Medienfan? (Jan – Feb)</p><p>(March – April) Etre ado, c’est quoi? Bleib gesund</p><p>3 En pleine forme (A2) and p18-21 (AQA) Wir gehen aus (April – June) KS4</p><p>The modern foreign languages we offer – French and Spanish – are accessible languages with close cultural links to us. Students have already begun studying the GCSE content within Year 9 and therefore we would advise for students to continue with their study. More and more universities now require a GCSE MFL for entry.</p><p>What will you learn?</p><p>You will learn valuable life skills:</p><p> to hold a basic conversation </p><p> to express your ideas and thoughts in writing</p><p> to understand a reasonable level of the spoken language</p><p> to understand a wide variety of written texts</p><p> to understand how the basic grammar of the language works</p><p> to have a good knowledge of vocabulary in a variety of simple topic areas</p><p> to be able to use the language in a business and social context</p><p> to understand and appreciate the culture of other countries.</p><p>How will the course be assessed?</p><p>Assessment GCSE</p><p>Listening, reading, Exams 25% for each skill speaking and writing</p><p>KS5</p><p>A Level Spanish</p><p>Exam Board - Edexcel</p><p>Core Content</p><p>Social Issues and Trends</p><p>Political and Artistic Culture</p><p>Immigration and Multiculturalism Transition from Dictatorship to Democracy</p><p>Grammar</p><p>A Level students will be expected to have studied the grammatical system and structures of the language during their course. </p>