|
|
|
Welcome
|
Course Outlines
|
Homework
|
Staff
|
|
|
|
Modern Foreign Languages
|
 |
The Modern Languages Department is a very popular department whose mission is to promote
the learning and enjoyment of languages. We offer taught courses in French, Italian and
Spanish but it is also possible to take a GCSE in other European Languages.
For older students, we offer AS and A2 French and Italian and Fast track GCSE Spanish.
We organise Exchanges to France and Italy and a day visit to Boulogne.
We celebrate cultural diversity through Languages Day in September and Flexible Friday
programmes.
Our lessons focus on communicating through a range of interactive activities including
role play, computer activities and games.
We are located on the first floor to the left of the main entrance.
|
|
MFL Course Outlines
|
|
Year 7
|
|
In Year 7, half of the students study French and half study Italian. Students will have
experience in the four skill areas of Listening and Reading Comprehension, Speaking and
Writing and they will study these areas:
- Greetings and giving simple personal details
- Words for objects in the classroom
- Numbers up to 100
- Where you live and what sort of town it is
- Places in town
- Members of the family
- Days of the week and months of the year - birthdays
- Rooms in the house
- Animals and pets
- Colours and sizes
- How to say what you like and dislike and why
- The weather
- Sports and other leisure activities
- Directions
- Telling the time
- Food and drink
- Shops
Students will be expected to:
- Listen carefully and with concentration to distinguish new sounds
- Learn vocabulary and spellings by heart
- Become used to looking up words that they are not familiar with
- Produce a certain number of set home works over the course of the year as well as
smaller home works set on a weekly basis
There will be a one-day visit to France in July.
|
|
Year 8
|
|
In Year 8, all students continue with either French or Italian – the language they
started in Year 7, but they will be placed in one of two bands. Students will continue
to develop their four skills of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.
|
|
Year 9
|
|
All students in the A band will continue with a language and will have a choice of either
French, Italian or Spanish. B band students will be able to choose to continue with a
language after consultation with their teachers. Some students who have chosen Italian
or Spanish will be able to work towards the French GCSE as well in an after-school class.
All three languages lead to the new AQA GCSE at the end of Year 10. The content for all
three languages is similar.
In Year 9, the topics studied are:
Lifestyle - Health
- Healthy and unhealthy lifestyles
- The consequences of lifestyle choices
Relationships
- Relationships with family and friends
- Future plans regarding marriage/partnership
- Social issues and equality
Free time and the Media
- Free time activities
- Shopping and money
- Fashion and trends
- Advantages and disadvantages of new technology
Holidays
- Plans and preferences
- Experiences
- What to see and getting around
Towards the end of Year 9, there will be the opportunity to do the first piece of course
work and/or the speaking exam. Both will be done under exam conditions and as they will
be marked by the exam board it will not be possible to give estimations of possible
grades or comment upon how students have done. This is in line with the new GCSE
regulations for Languages.
|
|
MFL Homework
|
|
Pupils need to complete these and have their parent sign to show that it has been
completed. ICT work can be e-mailed, handed in to the teacher on a memory stick, or
printed out and handed in.
The finished piece of work must then be handed in to the class teacher by the date set
below. In addition, there will be a number of smaller learning or written home work
tasks which will be set on a weekly basis.
Where the student is asked to learn for homework, the expectation is that the student
will have learnt the words in class and at home. The techniques which were used for
learning spellings in the Partner Primary schools can be applied to learning spellings in
Languages e.g. look, cover, write, check.
|
|
Year 7
French
|
|
Due in
|
Homework set
|
By Friday 16th October
(teacher will set date for test)
|
Learn how to say and spell numbers up to 29 and gain at least half-marks in the
test.
|
|
By Friday 11th December
|
Using Word or Powerpoint, produce a presentation about yourself, family, home,
pets etc.
|
By Friday 5th February
(teacher will set date for test)
|
Learn present tense of être and avoir by heart and gain at least
half marks in a test.
|
|
By Friday 26th March
|
Use the Internet to find out at least ten key facts about a chosen city in
France. Write it up in your own words (in English) and hand in. Do not download
an internet page.
|
By Friday 14th May
(teacher will set date for test)
|
Learn the Present tense of aller by heart and gain at least half marks in
a test.
|
|
By Friday 2nd July
|
Write an account of your daily routine, in French, put in typical times.
|
|
|
Italian
|
|
Due in
|
Homework set
|
|
By Friday 2nd October
|
Using Word design a poster to introduce yourself in Italian (stating name, age
and where you live). Include two other members of your family. Add pictures.
|
|
By Friday 4th December
|
Using Word design a poster in Italian expressing five opinions towards school
subjects. Include pictures.
|
By Friday 22nd January
(teacher will set date for test)
|
Learn by heart the regular endings of the present tense and gain at least half
marks in a test.
|
|
By Friday 26th March
|
Using Word, design your own Italian menu. Include different courses and
illustrate.
|
|
By Friday 14th May
|
Write an account of your daily routine. Include times and connectives.
|
|
By Friday 2nd July
|
Mini project: Using the Internet find out ten key facts about a chosen city or
region on Italy. To be used in class.
|
|
|
Year 8
French
|
|
Due in
|
Homework set
|
By Monday 19th October
(teacher will set date for test)
|
Use Word to draw up a poster advertising at least 10 foods in a French shop. Put
in quantities and prices.
Learn how to say and spell the names for 8 different shops in France and pass a
test in them.
|
|
By Monday 14th December
|
Find out about a region of France. Print a map and label it with 10 facts about
the region. Use your own words and write in English. Do not download an
internet page.
|
By Thursday 11th February
(teacher will set date for test)
|
Write a description of your school life from memory (prepare it at home): Give a
description: big/modern/nice/white etc.
- Describe your Daily routine
- What are your subjects and give opinions
- Your uniform and your opinion
- School rules
|
|
By Friday 26th March
|
Produce a phrase book of at least 10 useful phrases in French and English for use
when you go out to eat in a restaurant or have a drink and snack in a café.
|
By Monday 24th May
|
Prepare a short description in French about a famous person. Say their name,
age, family, interests etc. Your teacher will tell you the minimum number of
words.
|
|
By Friday 9th July
|
Write a short article for a newspaper about something which has interested you.
You may choose to produce a series of pictures with captions.
|
|
|
Italian - Set 1
|
|
Term 1
|
Using Word design a poster to introduce yourself and family describing them
physically.
|
|
Term 2
|
Research and produce a fact file on a famous Italian designer in English.
Mention 10 facts.
|
|
Term 3
|
Design and label your ideal school. Include pictures, descriptions and opinions.
|
|
Term 4
|
Create a postcard from an imaginary holiday in Italy. Include activities,
weather and food. Add opinions and at least two tenses.
|
|
Term 5
|
Produce a fact file on Swindon in Italian. Include: historical landmarks,
things to do, opinions, geographical features (rivers, lakes) and climate.
|
|
Term 6
|
Research and design a recipe in Italian. Do not copy and paste. Include
pictures.
|
|
|
Italian - Set 2
|
|
Term 1
|
Using Word design a poster to introduce yourself and family describing them
physically.
|
|
Term 2
|
Research and produce a fact file on a famous Italian designer in English.
Mention 10 facts.
|
|
Term 3
|
Design and label your ideal school. Include pictures, descriptions and opinions.
|
|
Term 4
|
Create a postcard from an imaginary holiday in Italy. Include activities,
weather, food and opinions.
|
|
Term 5
|
Produce a poster on Swindon in Italian. Label 10 places and give opinions
too.
|
|
Term 6
|
Research and design a recipe in Italian. Do not copy and paste. Include
pictures.
|
|
|
|
"The immaculate way in which students wear their uniform and talk with real pride about their experiences at St Joseph's testifies to
their identification with the new college and their desire to succeed"
- Ofsted
"Students' achievement during their time at St Joseph's is outstanding"
- Ofsted
"Parents are particularly happy with the support offered to their children"
- Ofsted
|
|
