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Modern Foreign Languages
Please note:
This subject is offered in mixed classes jointly with Ermysted’s Grammar School.
| Specification | All subjects are delivered in collaboration between Ermysted's Grammar School and SGHS and we follow the AQA syllabus in both languages (AQA 7652, 7692). German is offered at Ermysted’s Grammar School, where our students also follow the AQA syllabus (AQA 7662). |
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| Contact | Ms A Creedon and Mrs M Gualtieri (Learning Directors: MFL & Expressive Arts - Job share) |
| Entry Requirements |
Grade 6 at GCSE in the relevant language |
Is this course for me?
French, German or Spanish A Levels suit those who are interested in the language and who would like to explore the respective cultures while improving their conversational and debating skills. You need to be self-motivated and organised.
Opportunities
Students have gone on to study a variety of languages at university, as well as combining languages with courses in Law, Business or Politics. Speaking a foreign language can open up opportunities in a huge range of careers, as well as offering the chance of living or studying abroad, whether for a short time or permanently.
Qualification Structure
Subject Content
You will be studying three themes:
- Social Issues and Trends
- Political and Artistic Culture
- Works: one set film and one set text
You will also work on an Individual Research Project where you will have the opportunity to research a particular societal/cultural/linguistic aspect of a country/ countries where French/Spanish/German is spoken.
Assessment:
This qualification is linear, which means that students will sit their exams at the end of Year 13
Paper 1:
Listening, Reading and Translating from and into French/Spanish/German
Written exam: 2 hours 30 mins
100 marks, 50% of A Level
Paper 2:
Essay Writing: one on a set film and one a set text
Written exam: 2 hours
80 marks in total, 20% of A Level
Paper 3:
Speaking: discussion of one aspect of a theme studied during the two-year course and presentation and discussion regarding the Individual Research Project.
Oral exam: 21-23 mins (including 5 mins preparation time)
60 marks, 30% of A Level