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Year 10 MFL Parent’s Evening September 2014

Year 10 MFL Parent’s Evening September 2014. Vamos a hablar. WELCOME. The GCSE MFL Course. The AQA GCSE Course consists of the following elements : Speaking (30%) Writing (30%) Reading (20%) Listening (20%). Controlled Assessments.

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Year 10 MFL Parent’s Evening September 2014

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  1. Year 10 MFL Parent’sEveningSeptember 2014 Vamos a hablar WELCOME

  2. The GCSE MFL Course • The AQA GCSE Course consists of the followingelements: • Speaking (30%) • Writing (30%) • Reading (20%) • Listening (20%)

  3. ControlledAssessments • The Speaking and WritingElements are assessed via ControlledAssessments. • The 2 speaking exams willbecompletedduringYear 10 • The 2 writing exams willbecompletedduringYear 11 • Each of theseControlledAssessmentswill count for 15% of the final GCSE grade.

  4. The Speaking Exams • The 2 speaking exams willbebased on the followingtopics: • Exam 1: Mi Vida (My life) w/c 8th December • Exam 2: Mis Vacaciones (Myholidays) w/c 16th March

  5. Teacher input • In lessonswewillbecovering all the language and grammarrequired for these exams • Eg: Mi Vida • Family • Daily Routine • Healthy living • Present, past, future and conditionaltenses

  6. Preparation time • Once students have been given the task by theirteacher (6 hours of lesson time beforeso 3 weeks of lessons) we CANNOT correct theirwork. • Students CAN peerassessand self assesstheirworkduringthisperiod • Examples of gridsused

  7. Studentpreparation • To besuccessfulitis CRUCIAL thatstudents: • Bringtheir books to all lessons • Make good notes in class • Complete all Home Learning on time and to the best of theirability

  8. How wecan support you son/daughter • Wecan mark their Home Learning and classwork and provide feedback as to whetheranswers are suitable and how theycanbeimproved • Wecan practice speaking in lessons and in lunchtime clubs • Wecanallocatelearning mentors and FLA’s to support students

  9. Marking-Effort (Ctl) Wefeelthat the student has tried hard to completethis Home Learning/classwork and are pleasedwiththeir efforts G A Wecanseethat the student has completed the work but feeltheycould have put in more effort R The student has not completed the work to a satisfactory standard

  10. Marking-Attainment This piece of workis on or above the level the studentis/shouldbeaiming for 1 2 This piece of workis good but requiresimprovement to be at the standard the studentisaiming for 3 This piece of workis not up the level the studentis aiming for

  11. The Speaking Exam • Lasts 4-6 minutes • Studentswilbeasked 5 ‘main’ questions (thoughwecanaddadditional questions to help prompt students) • There willbe a surprise question • Students are allowed to take in 40 words to help them, NO conjugatedverbs are allowed

  12. Retakes • Anyretakeswillbecompleted in Year 10 • Thesewillonlybeoffered at the teacher’sdiscretion for exceptionalcircumstances • Studentswillberequired to attend extra lunchtime sessions and completeadditionalpreparation for these

  13. How YOU can support us • Check your son/daughter’s books! • Check their home learning • Askthem to tell you 3 sentences about the topicthey are currentlystudying • Encourage your son/daughter to readtheirclassnotes/answersout loudon a regular basis (to themselves or to you, even if youdon’t have a clue whatthey are saying!) • Little and oftenis the key to success! • Links (pastspeaking exams) Can youguess the level/grade?

  14. Be the examiner! • We are nowgoing to listen to a few of last year’sspeaking exams. Try to note down some areas for improvement, youcanalsotry to grade them if youwish. • Test 1 • Test 2 • Test 3 • Test 4

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