KS3

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Modern Languages is a compulsory Area of Learning at Key Stage 3. It gives pupils opportunities to develop effective communication skills through listening, speaking, reading and writing in a foreign language.

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This Area of Learning encourages pupils to explore their personal sense of place in their local area and in the wider world, developing their awareness of cultural diversity. It prepares pupils for moving comfortably between a range of cultural environments.

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Pupils have opportunities to read a range of stimuli in the target language. This helps them to develop understanding of the richness of language as a means of communication and creative expression. They also learn to apply language-specific skills to real-life situations.

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Pupils learn to talk about experience, feelings and opinions using the target language. The aim is to develop their awareness of language and how it works, and to improve their accuracy. Pupils listen and respond in oral and written form in the target language.

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In year 10 pupils investigate how language-specific skills and learning skills developed through languages will enhance career options and increase mobility in the world of work.
 

GCSE

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The aim of this specification is for pupils to develop their language skills and widen their awareness and understanding of French-speaking, German-speaking or Spanish-speaking countries/communities. This specification focuses on the practical use of the foreign language (French, German or Spanish) and is a sound basis for progression to further study, higher education or employment.

Through this course students will:

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• improve their communication skills by learning how to express their viewpoint and ask questions;

• participate in discussions and interviews;

• use mathematical skills to interpret statistical data in the foreign language such as diagrams and timetables;

• use ICT to present information, for example through a PowerPoint presentation;

• develop their planning, time management and self-evaluation skills;

• listen to and learn from others through discussion, group work and shared tasks;

• present reasons and justify opinions; and

• improve their problem-solving ability by considering various approaches and viewpoints.
   

A Level

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The aim of the CCEA specification is to allow students to develop their language skills, their communication skills, their knowledge and their understanding of societal, political and cultural issues in countries or communities in which the French, German or Spanish language is spoken.

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It aims to provide opportunities for students to engage in independent research into areas of personal interest related to French-speaking, German-speaking or Spanish-speaking countries or communities and to present their findings. Pupils at A2 engage in more varied question types, more evaluative tasks and synoptic assessment.

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The specification gives students a sound basis for progression to further study, higher education and employment through skills development.

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