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Richard Challoner School

MFL

Modern Foreign Languages Teachers

  • Mrs S Bravo (Subject Leader)
  • Mrs I Barra
  • Mrs I Manders-Jones
  • Miss L Parkinson

A Vision for MFL

Students at Richard Challoner study a foreign language to develop a curiosity about the world, different people and languages. We aim for them to gain a global perspective of the world beyond the confines of their own ‘self’, their own town and country. We will teach them to embrace tolerance and diversity, different cultures and customs in order to combat prejudice and racism. They will gain the power of communicating effectively. They learn languages to improve transferable skills such as their problem-solving and listening skills. They will gain the power of being able to understand and speak languages that others cannot, embracing risks and not worry about making mistakes. They will learn to play with language and gain a deeper understanding of their own language(s) in the process.

Key Stage 3

Year 7:

  • Classroom routines
  • The alphabet
  • Numbers 1-100
  • Days of the week and months of the year
  • Festivals including Christmas, Halloween, Easter
  • Classroom objects and instructions
  • Likes and dislikes
  • Reasons
  • Birthdays
  • Where I live
  • Simple descriptions of towns
  • Pencil case
  • Family and friends – descriptions
  • Basic grammar including the present and future tenses

Year 8:

  • Spanish and French speaking world
  • Weather
  • Directions
  • My house
  • Daily routine
  • Sports and hobbies
  • Review of a famous person
  • Special sporting events
  • Grammar including the present, future and past tenses

Year 9:

  • Environment
  • Technology
  • Food and healthy eating
  • Clothes and fashion
  • Leisure and films
  • Detailed study of a foreign language film followed by a written film review
  • Special occasions and celebrations
  • Detailed grammar including the past, present, future and conditional tenses

Key Stage 4

Exam Board: AQA

Courses: GCSE French and GCSE Spanish

Link to specification: GCSE French; GCSE Spanish

This new course is linear so all four exams are at the end of the two year course.

Key Stage 5 - A Level

Courses: A Level French and Spanish

Spanish and French are currently taught in collaboration with our Sixth Form Partner school, The Holy Cross.

Exam Board: AQA

Course Content: The knowledge of another modern foreign language develops our ability to communicate with others and provides us with an understanding of other people and cultures. If you are interested in languages and communication, then this course could be suitable for you. Similarly, if you are interested in the business world, in travel or tourism, or in journalism or the media, then you may also find this course appropriate.

You will develop a greater knowledge and understanding of the culture and way of life of the target-language country and you will examine in further detail all the topic areas covered in GCSE. You will develop the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing so that you can communicate at a higher level in Spanish as well as improve your general study skills.

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