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Title: Modern Foreign Languages


1
Modern Foreign Languages
  • JHGS Prospective Sixth Form Evening
  • Entry 2008

2
Characteristics of a Good Linguist
  • Intellectual
  • Logical
  • Sociable
  • Curious
  • A Good Communicator
  • Confident
  • Well-Read
  • Adventurous
  • An Independent Thinker
  • Tolerant and understanding
  • Culturally Aware
  • A People Person
  • Open Minded
  • Academically Able
  • Hard Working
  • Good Language skills (English)

3
Main Changes Introduced by QCA
  • 4 Units only - 2 at AS, 2 at A2
  • 3 Assessment Objectives, (AO1, AO2 AO3)
  • No AO4 (Cultural Knowledge)
  • No Coursework

4
Underlying Principles
  • To encourage students to communicate confidently
    and effectively in the language for a range of
    purposes
  • To enable students to develop their interest in,
    and enthusiasm for, language learning
  • To allow students to acquire knowledge, skills
    and understanding for practical use, for further
    study and/or for employment
  • To enable a variety of teaching and learning
    styles

5
AS at a Glance
6
A2 at a Glance
7
Subject Content AS in more detail
  • Media Television, Advertising, Communication
    technology
  • Popular Culture Cinema, Music, Fashion/trends
  • Healthy Living/Lifestyle Sport/exercise, Health
    and well-being, Holidays
  • Family/Relationships Relationships within the
    family, Friendships, Marriage/partnerships

8
Subject Content A2 in more detail (1)
  • Environment Pollution, Energy, Protecting the
    planet
  • The Multicultural Society Immigration,
    Integration, Racism
  • Contemporary Social issues Wealth and poverty,
    Law and order, Impact of scientific and
    technological progress
  • plus

9
Subject Content A2 in more detail (2)
  • Cultural Topics
  • The study of
  • a target language-speaking region/community
  • a period of 20th century history from a target
    language-speaking country/community
  • the work of an author from a target
    language-speaking country/community
  • the work of a dramatist or poet from a target
    language-speaking country/community
  • the work of a director, architect, musician or
    painter from a target language-speaking
    country/community
  • Candidates choose two of the five

10
Unit 1 in more detail
  • Candidates will answer a range of questions
    based on
  • approximately 5 minutes of heard material
  • a range of written stimulus texts
  • Candidates will also respond in writing to a
    question
  • based on one of the AS topics
  • candidates respond to one question from a choice
    of three
  • candidates must write a minimum of 200 words

11
Unit 2 in more detail
  • Candidates will
  • discuss a target-language stimulus card based on
    one of the AS topics
  • be offered two cards and will choose one for
    discussion
  • take part in a conversation covering other AS
    topics
  • choose the first topic for discussion

12
Unit 3 in more detail
  • Candidates will answer a range of questions based
    on
  • approximately 6 minutes of heard material
  • a selection of written texts
  • Candidates will also respond in writing to a
    question
  • based on one of the five A2 cultural topic areas
  • there will be two questions set on every topic
  • candidates must write a minimum of 250 words

13
Unit 4 in more detail
  • Candidates will
  • present a point of view based on a
    target-language stimulus card from one of the
    three A2 topic areas
  • be offered two cards and will choose one
  • take part in a conversation covering the two
    cultural topics of their choice
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