Language Provision
The department offers courses in French and German up to GCSE and A Level.
The MFL department attaches equal importance to French and German in terms of practical usefulness and ease of learning, in line with recommendations from government guidelines. Students begin with either French or German in Year 7. Students take the second foreign language in Year 8. All students can study at least one foreign language at GCSE. A number of students choose to study two languages at the end of Key Stage 3 as part of their options programme.
In Year 9, students in both languages follow an AQA FCSE course.
At KS4 students follow the AQA course.
At A Level students follow the AQA French and German courses.
Time and Class Allocation
Key Stage 3
Year 7 French or German – 3 x 50 minutes per week
Year 8 French – 2 x 50 minutes per week. German 2 x 50 minutes per week
Year 9 French – 2 x 50 minutes per week. German 2 x 50 minutes per week
Key Stage 4
Year 10 – single linguists – 3 x 50 minutes per week. Double linguists – French 3 x 50 minutes per week. German – 3 x 50 minutes per week
Year 11 - single linguists – 3 x 50 minutes per week. Double linguists – French 3 x 50 minutes per week. German – 3 x 50 minutes per week
Key Stage 5
French – 6 x 50 minutes per week
German – 6 x 50 minutes per week
TEXTBOOKS 2009 – 10
Year 7 – German – Klasse 1
Year 8 – German – Klasse 1
Year 8 – French – Expo 2
Year 9 – French – Expo 3
Year 9 – German – Klasse 2
Year 10 – French – Expo 4
Year 10 – German – Klasse 3
Year 11 – French – Expo 4
Year 11 – German – Klasse 3
YEAR 12
French – Nelson Thornes AQA AS / supplemented by Elan 1 Tout Terrain
German – Nelson Thornes AQA AS / supplemented by Zeitgeist
YEAR 13
French – Nelson Thornes AQA A2
German – Nelson Thornes AQA A2
