Subject Leader: A Wolstencroft
Subject Team: S Koehler-Lewis, V Koehler-Lewis and C Gonedec
General Subject Statement:
As new technology brings people closer together across the globe, studying a language like French, German or Spanish becomes ever more important in preparing yourselves for living and working in the 21st Century. Learning a new language is fun, a valuable life skill, and also teaches you about other cultures. Knowing another language can boost your career prospects and your quality of life, especially when studied at GCSE and A level. It will also provide you with the necessary skills to learn whatever other language you might need in the course of your professional and personal life.
Key Stage 3
Year 7
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French |
German |
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| Term 1 | Language bridge and basics | Language bridge and basics |
Year 8
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French |
German |
Spanish (beginner) |
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| Term 1 | Food | House and home (mein Zuhause – Echo 1 chapter 5) | Greetings Personal information Spanish phonics |
| Term 2 | Clothes | Town ( Stadt und Land – Echo 1 chap 6) | Family |
| Term 3 | Town and home | Planning activities ( revision of activities / accepting, turning down invitations / planning an exchange visit)
Clothes and clothes shopping |
School |
| Term 4 | Project ( school / around the world in 80 days) | Project (School) | House and home |
| Term 5 | Films and TV | Films and TV | Town |
| Term 6 | Holiday plans | Holiday plans | Free time and hobbies |
Year 9
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GCSE FRENCH / GERMAN / SPANISH |
Exam board: AQA |
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Term 1 (Sept-Oct) Topic 1.1a: Relationships with family and friends |
Term 2 (Nov-Dec) Topic 1.4: customs and festivals in french-speaking countries / communities |
Term 3 (Jan-Feb) Topic 1.3a: Music Topic 1.3b: Cinema and TV (film) |
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Term 4 (Feb-March-April) Topic 3.1: my studies |
Term 5 (Apr-May) Topic 1.3c: Food and eating Topic 1.3d: Sport |
Term 6 (June-July) Topic 2.4: Travel and tourism |
Key Stage 4
Year 10
| GCSE FRENCH / GERMAN | Exam board: AQA | |
| Term 1 (Sept-Oct)
Topic 1.1a: Relationships with family and friends Topic 2.1: Home, town, neighbourhood and region |
Term 2 (Nov-Dec)
Topic 3.1: my studies Topic 1.3a: Music Topic 1.3b: Cinema and TV Topic 1.3c: Food and eating Topic 1.3d: Sport |
Term 3 (Jan-Feb)
Topic 2.2b: Healthy/ unhealthy living Topic 3.2: Life at school/college |
| Term 4 (Feb-March-April)
Topic 1.4: customs and festivals in french-speaking countries / communities Topic 2.4: Travel and tourism
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Term 5 (Apr-May)
Topic 3.3: education post 16 |
Term 6 (June-July)
Topic 1.1b: Marriage/ partnership |
Speaking and writing skills will be examined via Controlled Assessments which will be taken at the end of a module, at the class teacher’s discretion. Controlled Assessments are worth 60% of the final GCSE grade.
Reading and listening skills will be assessed in class and during the mock year 10 exams.
Year 11
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French |
German |
Exam Board |
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| Term 1 | Tourism | Local environment |
Edexcel |
| Term 2 | Health | The environment | |
| Term 3 | World issues | Free time and activities | |
| Term 4 | Revision of common topics
Out and about Customer service and transactions |
Controlled Assessments Exam preparation | |
| Term 5 | Revision of common topics
Personal information Future plans, education and work |
Revision | |
| Term 6 | Exam preparation and exams | Exam preparation and exams |
Speaking and writing skills will be examined via Controlled Assessments which will be taken at the end of a module, at the class teacher’s discretion. Controlled Assessments are worth 60% of the final GCSE grade. Reading and listening skills will be assessed in class and during the mock Year 10 exams.
Speaking and writing skills will be examined via Controlled Assessments which will be taken at the end of a module, at the class teacher’s discretion. Controlled Assessments are worth 60% of the final GCSE grade. Reading and listening skills will be assessed in class and during the mock Year 11 exams. A final exam worth 40% of the final GCSE grade will take place in the summer term and will figure in the student’s examination timetable.
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