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Welcome to Languages A Level

Join our Languages A-Level course to enhance your language skills, explore diverse cultures, and prepare for success at university or in your career. Experience enriching exchange programs, debating trips, and more!

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Welcome to Languages A Level

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  1. Welcome to Languages A Level By the end of this course you will: • Develop your written and spoken language and be able to use French/German/Spanish independently. • Develop an understanding of the countries and cultures where your language is spoken. • Be confident studying texts and films in your chosen language, and critically analyse a variety of different cultural themes. We’re a facilitating subject too!

  2. Languages A Level: Course content

  3. Languages A Level: Assessment

  4. Languages A Level Requirements • Course requirements • B grade in the language of study at GCSE

  5. Languages A Level Further information Department contact details • Mr Alex Adams • aadams@toothillschool.co.uk • 01949 875550 • 2015/6 Course Performance • 100% of students achieved an A*-C grade by the end of Year 13 • Course enrichment: • Exchange programmes in all languages. • Debating trips and other UK based enrichment trips. • French trip to Paris – your future in Europe 2015/6 Example student destination(s) Spanish and management at the university of Leeds. Japanese & Asian Studies et Leeds, French & Arabic at the University of Oxford

  6. A Level languages: Common concerns and questions Will I be able to cope? Will it be too difficult? Will it be very different from GCSE? There is a bit of a change in pace initially BUT the speed, amount and nature of progress bridges this gap very quickly. Small groups allow for targeted and personalised support and high quality interaction. The differences between GCSE and A Level are positive – A Level languages allow you to develop into a really successful linguist. The vast majority of A Level students continue their languages studies at university or in their chosen career. Even if it is not the main focus, they take electives or complete work experience using their languages.

  7. A Level languages – destination University! “Languages may be passport to Oxbridge, data suggests”. Cambridge university and languages: Acceptance rate of 44.2% (2014). Oxford university and languages: Acceptance rate of 32% (2014). This is a re-occurring pattern across universities around the country

  8. Languages A Level: Enrichment • Exchanges! Longwy (French – with trips to Metz & Strasbourg). Valencia (Spanish), Burladingen (German). • Study trip to Paris… Your future in Europe cross-curricular weekend. • Aston University business language taster weekend (on campus experience). • SCOOP! debating competition. • Volunteering – in languages’ lessons, at events and elsewhere. An opportunity to gain and develop confidence and a range of different skills

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