Languages

Welcome to the Languages department

The MFL department comprises of three subject specialists including two native Spanish speakers. We offer Spanish to GCSE.

Teachers

Mrs Peace

Mr Narravo

Miss Kerley

Phase 2 (Years 7, 8 and 9)

Our Phase 2 Scheme of Learning is based around the very interactive and fun Active Learn programme, which caters for a variety of learning styles to engage all learners.

Students in Year 7-9 will study Spanish. In Year 7 students have three lessons of Spanish per fortnight and in Years 8 and 9 they have 4 lessons per fortnight.

As we firmly believe that studying a language is one continuous journey, Phase 2 students will be introduced to some elements of GCSE exam technique from the start, such as translation, describing a photograph and role play conversations.

In addition to timetabled lessons pupils will have the opportunity to take part in a variety of cultural activities throughout the year. Extra curricular activities like Spanish cinema nights and bingo nights will run regularly.

All students will also take part in an all through Spanish Day in the Summer Term.

MFL Topics – Year 7

Autumun Term 1	Mi vida - Introduce yourself and be able to give simple facts about yourself
Autumun Term 2	Mi tiempo libre - Free time activities
Spring Term 1	Mi insti - School and Education
Spring Term 2	Mi familia y mis amigos - My family and friends
Summer Term 1	Mi ciudad - Describing where you live
Summer Term 2	End of year revision of all topics studied

MFL Topics – Year 8

Autumun Term 1	Mis vacaciones - Talking about past holidays
Autumun Term 2	Todo sobre mi vida - All about myself
Spring Term 1	¡A comer! - Food and Drink
Spring Term 2	¿Qué hacemos? - Free time activities
Summer Term 1	Operación verano - Holiday activities
Summer Term 2	Las vacaciones

MFL Topics – Year 9

Autumun Term 1	Somos así - Describing yourself and others
Autumun Term 2	¡Oriéntate! - The world of work
Spring Term 1	En forma - Health and fitness
Spring Term 2	Jóvenes en acción - Charity work and the rights of children
Summer Term 1	Una aventura en Madrid - A holiday in Madrid
Summer Term 2	LOOKING AHEAD TO GCSE / Project for those not continuing

Phase 3 (Years 10 and 11)

The Spanish GCSE course is made up of six themes:

My personal world
Lifestyle and wellbeing
My neighbourhood
Media and technology
Studying and my future
Travel and Tourism

A link to the GCSE specification can be found here

Assessment:

The Spanish GCSE qualification consists of four exams:

Reading exam
Listening exam
Writing exam
Speaking exam (conducted by the teacher and marked by an external examiner)

Each of these are worth 25% of the overall grade

Pupils are able to sit the exam at either Foundation or Higher tiers.

MFL Topics – Year 10

Autumun Term 1	Module 1 – Free time activities and media
Autumun Term 2	Module 2 – Holidays, travel plans and festivals
Spring Term 1	Module 3 – Family, friendships and identity
Spring Term 2	Module 4 – Daily routines, health and wellbeing
Summer Term 1	Module 5 – Education and school life
Summer Term 2	Module 6 – Home town and home life.

MFL Topics – Year 11

Autumun Term 1	Module 7 – The environment and charity
Autumun Term 2	Module 8 – The future; world of work
Spring Term 1	Exam preparation
Spring Term 2	Exam preparation
Summer Term 1	GCSE exams

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Career Opportunities

Some modern language graduates work on a self- employed basis as interpreters or translators. However, many others choose careers not directly related to their subject but where there is the opportunity to use their language skills, for example working for companies who trade or offer services internationally or to non-English speaking customers and suppliers.

This means that language graduates work for a huge variety of employers and sectors, including:

business services
charity work
engineering
media
museums and libraries
public administration
teaching
tourism
transport and logistics