Modern Languages Department @ Key Stage 5 - French and German

Course entry requirements

B or above in French or German

Why study Modern Foreign Languages?

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, aimingfor ahighlevelof fluency andaccuracy inbothspoken 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.