MARIA FIDELIS CONVENT SCHOOL FCJ LANGUAGES AT KEYSTAGE 4 GCSE LANGUAGES MARIA FIDELIS CONVENT SCHOOL FCJ LANGUAGES AT KEYSTAGE 4

You will be examined in each of the four skills. Listening Speaking Reading Writing

These skills will be assessed at the end of year 11. Listening and Reading These skills will be assessed at the end of year 11. Each skill is 20% of the final mark. You can be entered for Foundation or Higher tier. In order to gain grades A* to C, you will need to take the Higher tier for each skill.

This skill is 30% of the final examination mark. Speaking Your ability to speak the language will be assessed in school and marked by your teacher. This skill is 30% of the final examination mark. A minimum of two speaking assessments will be set and recorded over the two years.

Writing Your ability to write the language will be assessed in school under close supervision. This is called ‘Controlled Assessment’ This skill is 30% of the final examination mark. A minimum of two pieces of writing must be submitted.

In Speaking and Writing, you will NOT BE ENTERED for Foundation or Higher Tier. The Tier will be assessed by the Examination Board (AQA) and will depend on the quality of the work you submit. More detail about how you prepare yourself for these tasks will be given to you by your teacher before you complete the work

Topics

Relationships and Choices Lifestyle Health Healthy and unhealthy lifestyles and their consequences Relationships and Choices Relationships with family and friends Future plans regarding: marriage/partnership Social issues and equality

Leisure Free Time and the Media Holidays Free time activities Shopping, money, fashion and trends Advantages and disadvantages of new technology Holidays Plans, preferences, experiences What to see and getting around

Home and Environment Home and Local Area Environment Special occasions celebrated in the home Home, town, neighbourhood and region, where it is and what it is like Environment Current problems facing the planet Being environmentally friendly within the home and local area

School/College and Future Plans Current and Future Jobs Work and Education School/College and Future Plans What school/college is like Pressures and problems Current and Future Jobs Looking for and getting a job Advantages and disadvantages of different jobs

Resources You will have access an online textbook which you will be able to access in school and at home. You will also be able to work, using online material to support you. Both of these resources can be accessed from www.kerboodle.com Easy access to these and other useful resources can be found on the school’s website at www.mariafidelis.camden.sch.uk