Modern Languages
Courses are as follows:-
S1 3 periods per week studying both Spanish and French, starting with Spanish from August to December and changing to French from January to end-April. Pupils undertake formal assessment on the four skills - Listening, Talking, Reading and Writing at the end of Spanish study and at the end of French study. S2 2 periods per week studying both Spanish and French, starting with Spanish from May to December, changing to French from January to end-April. Pupils undertake formal assessment on the four skills - Listening, Talking, Reading and Writing at the end of Spanish study and at the end of French study. This allows the pupils to experience both languages and choose which one they wish to take forward into S3. Some pupils choose to continue to study both languages. S3 3 periods per week of language - either Spanish or French. If studying both languages, pupils will receive 3 periods of tuition for each language (ie., 6 periods of language per week). Pupils can choose to study either the traditional Spanish or French course, or Modern Languages for Life and Work (MLLW). MLLW is a course which allows pupils to study a language focusing on transactional language and life and work skills, such as introducing oneself, spelling, buying train tickets, ordering food, managing money, etc. Pupils also study work skills such as unpicking job adverts, understanding one's own qualities, what an employer is looking for from an employee, how to complete a general CV, answer interview questions, etc., leading to a Level 3 award in MLLW if pupils complete all parts of the assessments. S4 4 periods per week of language, working towards either National 4 or National 5 French or Spanish, or Level 4 MLLW. S5-S6 6 periods of language per week, working towards either National 5, Higher or Advanced Higher French or Spanish. |
