5. Modern Foreign Languages
Your Options
2017

6. If only I’d taken a language qualification…
I can’t believe she got the pay rise instead of me! And all because she can speak French to the people at our Paris offices……
If only I’d taken a language qualification…

8. UK businesses can no longer afford to rely on English alone.
Being able to communicate with our customers, colleagues and business partners is crucial
Multilingualism is an indicator of general mental ability and an internationalist outlook.
Chief Learning Manager, Deutsche Bank

9. Stand out from the crowd when applying for courses, training or jobs!

10. GCSE GENERAL TOPICS Local Area, Holidays & Travel
All Grades available
Local Area, Holidays & Travel
Identity & Culture
Interests, social life, relationships, routines, food &
drink technology & social media, customs, festivals.
Spanish Exchange
School & Future Aspirations
School, trips, events,employment, training, jobs
International & Global Dimensions
Sports / music events, campaigns, environment
Leads onto A Levels
Counts towards E Bac qualification

11. Y10-11 GCSE Food & drink/ sports / routines Plans for weekend
Y9 Preparing for GCSE
Y10-11 GCSE
Food & drink/ sports / routines
Plans for weekend
Your town/ weather
Past / present & future
Comparisons & more opinions
Compare customs, festivals
Future life plans
Environmental global issues
More tenses
Sophisticated structures

12. GCSE Success criteria Use a range of tenses Use extended sentences
Use varied connectives
Give opinions with reasons
Include description ( of people/ places/ activities)
Refer to others too ( we, they)
Ask questions
Speak spontaneously

13. ASSESSMENT Final examinations in Y11 Listening & Understanding = 25 %
Speaking = 25%
Conducted by your teachers
2/ 3 tasks eg. role play / picture card / conversation
Reading & Understanding = 25 %
A range of text types eg. adverts, literature, articles
Short translation into English
Writing = 25%
Different styles & topics eg. list, , short translation into French/ Spanish

14. How it will make a difference?
* The opportunity to travel and immerse
yourself in different cultures and countries
* Universities like students to at least have
a language at GCSE level
* 75% of the world’s population does not speak English
* 60% of British trade is with non-English speaking countries
* British business loses £millions every year because they can’t speak their customers’ language (buy in your native tongue and sell in the customers’ tongue)
A linguist with English as their mother tongue plus another language is extremely valuable!

15. Having at least one foreign language keeps you one step ahead………
My boss wanted to send someone to Valencia to learn a new language. He said it’d help the company attract more business from abroad. I really wanted to do it, but he picked him. All because he’d done a language before……
Having at least one foreign language keeps you one step ahead………

16. If only I’d taken a language qualification…
She’s so beautiful. The woman of my dreams. I wish I could speak to her in her own language, then maybe I’d have a chance….
If only I’d taken a language qualification…