Modern Foreign Languages

Modern Foreign Languages |
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Curriculum leaders |
Mr N Leng and Mr D MacPherson |
GCSE Examination board: |
Edexcel |
Link to GCSE Specification: | GCSE French |
Curriculum Intent |
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The purpose of the AGFS MFL curriculum is:
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Curriculum Organisation |
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The MFL curriculum is organised by the power standards. These standards reflect the essence of the subject as an academic discipline and reflect the strands of each discipline that must be developed to achieve mastery. These threads are cross-referenced against the KS3 national curriculum, GCSE, A Level specification and degree courses at Russell Group universities to ensure that scholars’ experience of the subject is as broad and as academically rigorous as possible.
The MFL power standards are: 1. In order to be able to structure language at length with coherency, we use POINT for a paragraph. 2. In order to be able to produce language with sophisticated ideas across a range of contexts, we use EQUATACO throughout a response. 3. In order to be able to discuss what we see in a live or static situation, we PALMWO to describe a photo (link to A-level film). 4. In order to understand spoken discourse, we ease cognitive overload by using 4 step listening strategies consistently. 5. In order to understand written text, we decode by using 4 step reading strategies consistently. 6. In order to develop cultural awareness and appreciation, we expose ourselves to target language speaking countries’ customs, traditions and literature. |
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Curriculum Overview: |
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Year 7:
Year 8: Themes 1, 2, 3: basics
Year 9: Themes 1 and 2: pro and literature
Year 10:
Year 11:
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Supporting from home |
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Recommended websites/ online platforms:
Recommended activities to complete with your child:
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Feedback |
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Scholars receive verbal, self and peer feedback every lesson through:
Scholars are expected to respond in the moment to this feedback to show they can correct errors and improve their knowledge and understanding. Scholars receive written teacher feedback after each checkpoint. Scholars complete checkpoint tasks independently so teachers can review what they know and can do. Checkpoints in MFL consist of:
Written feedback from checkpoints will consist of:
Scholars will complete a refinement task to show their understanding of the target and to demonstrate their capacity to improve their work. This could be achieved through redrafting a section of their work or attempting a similar task. |
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Ambition and careers |
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Success in MFL can lead to careers in:
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Cultural capital, enrichment and visits |
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Through the study of Modern Foreign Languages, scholars will be exposed to a range of culturally enriching knowledge and experiences.
Cultural capital within the curriculum: Language is understood as a form of capital that is mediated through social power relations. In foreign languages, we develop understanding of the target language speaking world regarding its culture, customs and traditions. MFL's contribution to the enrichment programme:
MFL's contribution to Drop Down Days and the trips and visits programme:
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