Overview
Pupils currently in Year 8 are the first to be given the opportunity to study 2 Modern Languages at Ulidia. French and Spanish are both offered to pupils in years 8. Pupils will begin with French using Accès Studio because the on-screen pupil book and innovative, interactive activities are the perfect way to introduce our pupils to French. Topics covered include:
• France
• Self, family and others
• Pets
• Hobbies
• At School
• Where I live
In February of year 8, pupils will begin learning Spanish, following the same themes as listed above. The scheme of assessment will cover all skill areas of Listening, Speaking , Reading and Writing and these will be equally balanced across both languages.
In year 9 pupils currently study French using Studio 1, the follow-on book from Accès Studio. This course also has an on-screen pupil book with super, interactive lessons and many interesting and informative video clips in French which give our pupils an authentic insight into life in France. Topics covered include:
• Self, family and others
• At school
• Pastimes
• My local area
• On holiday
In year 10 pupils use the well-loved Métro 3 course. Topics covered include:
• France
• Exchange visits
• Where I live
• Healthy Living
• Household Chores
• Pocket money
• Shopping
• In town
• Teenage Life
• In the news
All pupils at KS3 have work booklets to support their learning and access to Fronter and www.linguascope.com, a wonderful interactive website for language learner of all ages. Where possible we will take advantage of local events and competitions relating to MFL such as the annual Opportunity Europe events.
Assessment throughout the year
There are 4 assessments throughout the year: October, December, February, April and an end-of- year summative assessment in May – 5 in total.
Homework
All pupils follow a homework rota and have two set homeworks over the two-week cycle, in addition to this all pupils are encouraged to study their vocabulary on a regular, on-going basis.