Modern Foreign Languages

Subject:	Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)
Contact:	Miss C Worthington

Overview

Modern Foreign Languages at Queen’s Park High School offers an exciting and complimentary combination of modern languages.

From Key Stage 3, students are introduced to Spanish in Year 7, 8 and 9. By the end of Year 9 students can choose whether they would like to study French or Spanish in more depth for GCSE. Languages at Queen’s Park High School are taught in an interactive and communicative manner with students being encouraged to be independent and analytical thinkers.

KEy stage 3

Overview

Students are taught in mixed ability classes in years 7, 8 and 9. Every year, all groups study translation, dictation, speaking, listening, reading and writing skills through a series of topics relevant to real life. By the end of Key Stage 3, students will be prepared with basic linguistic skills to move on to GCSE.

Curriculum Content: Spanish

Year	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
7	Module 1: Personal info	Module 2: Free time Module 3: My school	Module 4: My family and I
8	Module 1: on holidays Module 2: Functional - making a booking	Module 4: What we do	Module 5: Operation Summer Module 6: The way we are
9	Module 1: The way we are Module 2: Finding yourself!	Module 3: Keeping fit Module 4: Young people in action	Module 4 – cont’d My city

Year

Autumn Term

Spring Term

Summer Term

Module 1: Personal info

Module 2: Free time

Module 3: My school

Module 4: My family and I

Module 1: on holidays

Module 2: Functional - making a booking

Module 4: What we do

Module 5: Operation Summer

Module 6: The way we are

Module 1: The way we are

Module 2: Finding yourself!

Module 3: Keeping fit

Module 4: Young people in action

Module 4 – cont’d My city

Assessment Criteria

Please find below the assessment benchmarks for MFL. A child progresses across the grid (from A-I) when they demonstrate a deeper knowledge and wider range of skills in each assessment carried out.

Modern Foreign Languages KS3 Assessment Grid	download

Key stage 4

Overview

We follow the AQA GCSE syllabus for both French and Spanish. Both are linear courses, examined at the end of Year 11. The department prepares students for these final exams with regular exam practice and opportunities to develop key language skills, such as translation and dictation with accurate use of grammar and a wide range of application of vocabulary.

Exam board and course

AQA Spanish

Curriculum Content

	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Year 10	Module 1: Disconnect! Module 2: My school Module 6: Traditions	Module 3: My people Module 4: Interests & influences	Module 5: Cities
Year 11	Module 7: Looking after yourself	Module 8: Towards a better world	Revision

Autumn Term

Spring Term

Summer Term

Year 10

Module 1: Disconnect!

Module 2: My school

Module 6: Traditions

Module 3: My people

Module 4: Interests & influences

Module 5: Cities

Year 11

Module 7: Looking after yourself