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Modern Foreign Languages
French or German Key Stage 5
Exam board: OCR
Why study French or German?
Why not? Students who enjoy travel, culture and language and
who expect to get a B or above at GCSE, should take a language.
Our Advanced Level students develop excellent communicative
skills, aiming for a high level of fluency and accuracy in both spoken
and written language. As well as working in small supportive
classes, you will have access to regular support from our native
speaker Language Assistants. We’re a friendly department of
dedicated teachers ready to give you all the help and support you
need in order to be able to succeed in your studies.
What will you study?
Reading and listening materials used in the AS /A2 units are
drawn from the following broad topic areas and are firmly
rooted in the culture of a target-language country:
• Media (newspapers, magazines, TV and radio; the role and
influence of the media).
• Advertising (the role and influence of advertising).
• The Arts (aspects of cultural life, e.g. film, theatre; the arts as
part of leisure time).
• Daily life & Social Issues (patterns of daily life; daily routine;
school; the individual’s way of life; living conditions; shopping;
housing).
• Food and drink (traditional aspects of the national cuisine;
healthy eating; fast food).
• Sport and Pastimes (individual and teamsports; amateur and
professional sport; national sporting concerns and traditions;
leisure activities).
• Travel, transport and holidays (tourism as a modern
phenomenon; friction between tourists and local inhabitants;
holidays and foreign travel; tourism and the environment).
• Law & Order (The role of the police; patterns of crime; public
protests and demonstrations; juvenile delinquency.)
• Politics (relevant to the country / countries being studied)
•Technological and scientific advances. advances in the
treatment of disease; ethical problems of medical progress,
electronic communications; modern communications
systems; satellites and space travel.)
Method of assessment
Assessment is via a combination of reading, writing, listening
and speaking papers.
Future prospects
If you are interested in careers in any of the following areas, a
foreign language may make all the difference: Travel and
Tourism, Banking, Journalism, Marketing, Catering, Logistics
and Transport, International Business, Law, Interpreting,
Translating, Publishing, Sales, Teaching, Events Management,
Engineering, Secretarial / PA work
Equally if you haven’t yetmade up yourmind about your career,
being able to speak a language well is increasingly in demand
in our globalised society and is a demonstration of good
communication and analytical skills. Languages fitwith almost
any subject combination so you can leave your career options
open to endless possibilities.
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