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| Assistant Director of EBacc (MFL) | Miss Stock |
| mfl@christtheking-school.com | |
| Exam Board | WJEC GCSE French WJEC GCSE Spanish |
Curriculum Content
Course Details Spanish
GCSE Spanish
Exam board—AQA (9-1 specification)
If you have enjoyed learning Spanish in Key Stage 3 so far, then continuing to study it at GCSE level will be a great option for you! Spanish is a highly valued subject by Sixth Form Colleges and Universities and during the course our objective is to enable our students to develop their Spanish language skills whilst building upon knowledge from Key Stage 3 in order to communicate in a variety of contexts with confidence. Learning languages is a skill for life and a very enjoyable and rewarding subject.
About the Course
To study Spanish at GCSE you will need to have studied Spanish prior to Year 10.
This course continues the scheme of work followed in Year 7—9 and encompasses the following topic areas:
- Identity and Culture
- Local, National and International and Global areas of interest.
- Current and future study and employment
Assessment
Component 1: Listening
Written paper: 35 minutes (Foundation Tier)
45 minutes (Higher Tier)
25% of qualification
Component 2: Speaking
Spoken assessment: 7-9 minutes (Foundation Tier)
10-12 minutes (Higher Tier)
Three tasks: One role play, one photo card, one conversation.
25% of qualification
Component 3: Reading
Written examination: 45minutes (Foundation Tier)
1 hour (Higher Tier)
25% of qualification
Component 3: Writing
Written examination: 1 hour (Foundation tier)
1 hour 15 mins (Higher tier)
25% of qualification
Written tasks include translation question from English to Spanish.
(Learners are not permitted to use dictionaries in any part of the assessments)
Progression routes for GCSE Spanish
A Level courses in Spanish
TEFL – Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Careers in Journalism, International Law, Media and Marketing and Interpreting, Teaching, Diplomatic Service, Central Government Service, International Sales, Travel and Tourism, Recruitment, Financial Services, Armed Forces and many more.
Course Details French
GCSE French
Exam board—AQA (9-1 specification)
If you have enjoyed learning French in Key Stage 3 so far, then continuing to study it at GCSE level will be a great option for you! French is a highly valued subject by Sixth Form Colleges and Universities and during the course our objective is to enable our students to develop their French language skills whilst building upon knowledge from Key Stage 3 in order to communicate in a variety of contexts with confidence. Learning languages is a skill for life and a very enjoyable and rewarding subject.
About the Course
To study French at GCSE you will need to have studied French prior to Year 10.
This course continues the scheme of work followed in Year 7—9 and encompasses the following topic areas:
- Identity and Culture
- Local, National and International and Global areas of interest.
- Current and future study and employment
Assessment
Component 1: Listening
Written paper: 35 minutes (Foundation Tier)
45 minutes (Higher Tier)
25% of qualification
Component 2: Speaking
Spoken assessment: 7-9 minutes (Foundation Tier)
10-12 minutes (Higher Tier)
Three tasks: One role play, one photo card, one conversation.
25% of qualification
Component 3: Reading
Written examination: 45minutes (Foundation Tier)
1 hour (Higher Tier)
25% of qualification
Component 3: Writing
Written examination: 1 hour (Foundation tier)
1 hour 15 mins (Higher tier)
25% of qualification
Written tasks include translation question from English to French.
(Learners are not permitted to use dictionaries in any part of the assessments)
Progression routes for GCSE French
A Level courses in French
TEFL – Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Careers in Journalism, International Law, Media and Marketing and Interpreting, Teaching, Diplomatic Service, Central Government Service, International Sales, Travel and Tourism, Recruitment, Financial Services, Armed Forces and many more.