MFL
We believe that learning a language is an exciting and enjoyable challenge for all students. In language lessons, we aim to create a supportive environment, where students feel comfortable speaking in the target language, and are not afraid to make mistakes. We use a variety of teaching activities in order to develop students’ communication skills, and all students have the opportunity to work with our foreign language assistants. Students are also encouraged to enhance their learning independently using a number of language websites and through film, music and literature.
| Year 7 German |
- Me and my family - School Life and jobs - My Town - Castles project |
|
| Year 8 German |
- Free time - Healthy living - Future holidays |
|
| Year 9 German |
- Film - German cinema - Music - Social media - Tourism in Germany - Planning a trip |
|
| Year 10 German |
- School - Free time - My world, your world |
|
| Year 11 German |
- Travel and tourism - Our world - Future plans - Revision and exam practice |
|
| Year 12 German |
- Environment - Education - World of work - Media - Music - Festivals and traditions |
- Positive aspects of immigration - Society in the GDR - Film - Goodbye Lenin - Essay writing - Events before re-unification - Intro to literature: Ich fuehl mich so 50/50 |
| Year 13 German |
- Literature: Ich fuehl mich so 50/50 - Germany after re-unification - Challenges of immigration |
- Essay techniques - State reaction to immigration |
| Year 7 French |
- Me and my family - Food and eating out - Free time - Petit Nicolas |
|
| Year 8 French |
- Past holidays - School and future plans - Home and local area |
|
| Year 9 French |
- Film - French cinema - Music - Social media - Tourism in France - Planning a trip |
|
| Year 10 French |
- Free time - My family, your family - School - Health - Holidays |
|
| Year 11 French |
- Our planet - My area - Future plans |
|
| Year 12 French |
- Family structure - Education - World of Work - Music - Media |
- Festivals and traditions - Immigration - Film - Les Intouchables - essay writing - Intro to literature: Un sac de Billes |
| Year 13 French |
- Literature: Un sac de Billes - Occupied France - Vichy regime |
- Extreme right and the rise of the National Front - The resistance - Theme 1 and 2 revision |
In Year 9 students choose to study either French or German, to deepen their knowledge and understanding of that language.
At KS4, students can opt to study either French, German or both languages. We follow the Edexcel GCSE specification, and students study a variety of topics within six key themes: My personal world; Lifestyle and wellbeing; My neighbourhood; Media and technology; Studying and my future; Travel and tourism
Students are also encouraged to participate in lunchtime speaking clubs. GCSE students will have regular small group sessions with our language assistants.
In Years 12 & 13 we follow the Edexcel A-Level French and German courses.
For French, students study the following four key themes: Changes in French society; political and artistic culture in French-speaking countries; immigration and the multicultural French society; the Occupation and the Resistance. Students will also study the film Les Intouchables and a literary text, Un Sac de Billes.
For German, students study the following four key themes: The development of society in Germany; the political and artistic culture in German- speaking countries; immigration and the multi-cultural German society; German Re-unification. Students will also study the film Goodbye Lenin and the novel Ich Fühl mich so Fifty-Fifty.
A-Level linguists will additionally have one-to-one / small group lessons with our language assistants and have the opportunity to develop their leadership skills by helping to co-ordinate activities for the KS3 and KS4 language clubs.
