Modern Foreign Languages

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Modern Foreign Languages

• JHGS Prospective Sixth Form Evening
• Entry 2008

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Characteristics of a Good Linguist

• Intellectual
• Logical
• Sociable
• Curious
• A Good Communicator
• Confident
• Well-Read
• Adventurous
• An Independent Thinker

• Tolerant and understanding
• Culturally Aware
• A People Person
• Open Minded
• Academically Able
• Hard Working
• Good Language skills (English)

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Main Changes Introduced by QCA

• 4 Units only - 2 at AS, 2 at A2
• 3 Assessment Objectives, (AO1, AO2 AO3)
• No AO4 (Cultural Knowledge)
• No Coursework

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Underlying Principles

• To encourage students to communicate confidently
  and effectively in the language for a range of
  purposes
• To enable students to develop their interest in,
  and enthusiasm for, language learning
• To allow students to acquire knowledge, skills
  and understanding for practical use, for further
  study and/or for employment
• To enable a variety of teaching and learning
  styles

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AS at a Glance
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A2 at a Glance
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Subject Content AS in more detail

• Media Television, Advertising, Communication
  technology
• Popular Culture Cinema, Music, Fashion/trends
• Healthy Living/Lifestyle Sport/exercise, Health
  and well-being, Holidays
• Family/Relationships Relationships within the
  family, Friendships, Marriage/partnerships

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Subject Content A2 in more detail (1)

• Environment Pollution, Energy, Protecting the
  planet
• The Multicultural Society Immigration,
  Integration, Racism
• Contemporary Social issues Wealth and poverty,
  Law and order, Impact of scientific and
  technological progress
• plus

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Subject Content A2 in more detail (2)

• Cultural Topics
• The study of
• a target language-speaking region/community
• a period of 20th century history from a target
  language-speaking country/community
• the work of an author from a target
  language-speaking country/community
• the work of a dramatist or poet from a target
  language-speaking country/community
• the work of a director, architect, musician or
  painter from a target language-speaking
  country/community
• Candidates choose two of the five

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Unit 1 in more detail

• Candidates will answer a range of questions
  based on
• approximately 5 minutes of heard material
• a range of written stimulus texts
• Candidates will also respond in writing to a
  question
• based on one of the AS topics
• candidates respond to one question from a choice
  of three
• candidates must write a minimum of 200 words

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Unit 2 in more detail

• Candidates will
• discuss a target-language stimulus card based on
  one of the AS topics
• be offered two cards and will choose one for
  discussion
• take part in a conversation covering other AS
  topics
• choose the first topic for discussion

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Unit 3 in more detail

• Candidates will answer a range of questions based
  on
• approximately 6 minutes of heard material
• a selection of written texts
• Candidates will also respond in writing to a
  question
• based on one of the five A2 cultural topic areas
• there will be two questions set on every topic
• candidates must write a minimum of 250 words

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Unit 4 in more detail

• Candidates will
• present a point of view based on a
  target-language stimulus card from one of the
  three A2 topic areas
• be offered two cards and will choose one
• take part in a conversation covering the two
  cultural topics of their choice