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Modern Foreign Languages

Modern Foreign Languages. Your Options 2017. 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…. UK businesses can no longer afford to rely on English alone.

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Modern Foreign Languages

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  1. Modern Foreign Languages Your Options 2017

  2. 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…

  3. 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

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

  5. GCSE GENERAL TOPICS All Grades available Spanish Exchange Local Area, Holidays & Travel Identity & Culture Interests, social life, relationships, routines, food & drink technology & social media, customs, festivals. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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, email, short translation into French/ Spanish

  9. 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!

  10. 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………

  11. 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…

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