AS French
Key Stage 4 French:
Language lessons at Edmonton County School are highly interactive and students will be given the opportunity to develop the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. We build an awareness of grammar and encourage students to manipulate language and express themselves with increasing confidence.
We always aim to inspire a love of languages and appreciation for different cultures. Through our lessons, we broaden students’ horizons, educate them to be globally aware and encourage them to become culturally sensitive.
French
Current year 11-
KS4 Curriculum Intro:
Students will study the OCR GCSE French course at either Foundation level (grades C – G) or Higher level (grades A* – D). Students will complete controlled assessments in Speaking and Writing in Year 11 in November and February. Students will also take examinations in Reading and Listening in the Summer of Year 11.
COURSE OUTLINE: Unit 1 – Listening = 20% ; Unit 2 – Reading = 20%; Unit 3 Speaking = 30%; Unit 4 – Writing = 30%
Students will further develop their use of the past tense, begin to develop their use of the future tense and start to use the conditional and imperfect tenses. Most of Year 11 will be spent developing students written and spoken language skills in order to be fully prepared for the controlled assessments. They will acquire knowledge and understanding of the target language, develop language skills, develop language learning skills and further develop cultural awareness.
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Assessment – How is work assessed?
- Homework and class work is marked using grade and comments
- Pupils are given a current grade and a target level for the end of KS4
- Regular assessment covering the four skills
Homework – Frequency and type of work
Year 11 are expected to spend 60-75 minutes per week on either a short piece of writing or vocabulary learning. If no specific task is set pupils are expected to spend time revising new language learnt during the week.
How can you support your child?
- Support them with homework activities when appropriate and if possible
- Encourage them to use the website listed on the year handbooks
Equipment Required
Pen, pencil, ruler, green pen and board marker
YEAR 9 AND YEAR 10
Curriculum Changes to GCSE languages from 2016
From September 2016, the GCSE in Modern Languages will be equally weighted as follows:
- Listening – 25%
- Reading – 25%
- Writing – 25%
- Speaking – 25%
In the new GCSE examination, there is NO coursework/controlled assessment and all skills are examined at the end of YR11 – this includes the written and spoken examinations
Subject content
Core content
Students study all of the following themes on which the assessments are based.
Theme 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest
Theme 3: Current and future study and employment
Assessments
GCSE French has a Foundation Tier (grades 1–5) and a Higher Tier (grades 4–9). Students must take all four question papers at the same tier. All question papers must be taken in the same series.
| Paper 1: Listening |
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What’s assessed Understanding and responding to different types of spoken language |
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How it’s assessed
(Each exam includes 5 minutes’ reading time of the question paper before the listening stimulus is played.) |
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Questions Foundation Tier and Higher Tier
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| Paper 2: Speaking |
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What’s assessed Communicating and interacting effectively in speech for a variety of purposes |
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How it’s assessed
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Questions Foundation Tier and Higher Tier The format is the same at Foundation Tier and Higher Tier, but with different stimulus questions for the Photo card and different stimulus materials for the Role-play. The timings are different too:
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| Paper 3: Reading |
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What’s assessed Understanding and responding to different types of written language |
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How it’s assessed
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Questions Foundation Tier and Higher Tier
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| Paper 4: Writing |
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What’s assessed Communicating effectively in writing for a variety of purposes |
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How it’s assessed
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Questions Foundation Tier
Higher Tier
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Assessment – How is work assessed?
- Homework and class work is marked using grade and comments
- Pupils are given a current grade and a target level for the end of KS4
- Regular assessment covering the four skills
Homework – Frequency and type of work
Year 11 are expected to spend 60-75 minutes per week on either a short piece of writing or vocabulary learning. If no specific task is set pupils are expected to spend time revising new language learnt during the week.
How can you support your child?
- Support them with homework activities when appropriate and if possible
- Encourage them to use the website listed on the year handbooks
Equipment Required
Pen, pencil, ruler, green pen and board marker