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International politics, business and tourism all mean that in today’s world, languages are essential.
We are excited to be able to offer languages to pupils of all abilities from NVQ Business French, to A Levels in French and Spanish. Italian GCSE is offered as an extra-curricular activity in the L6th Form. All pupils study French in 3rd Form, with Spanish as a second language. In 4th Form, pupils can choose their core language for GCSE between French and Spanish. If they choose French as their core language, they are able to choose Spanish as an option. Learning two languages for GCSE is highly recommended if the pupils are interested in languages.
In 3rd Form, pupils commence the French GCSE course or NVQ depending on ability, with topics ranging from healthy eating to new technology. Spanish is normally taught ab initio and pupils enjoy learning how to give personal information in new contexts. Giving languages an authentic context is very important at King’s and that is why we encourage the use of authentic materials in class as well as offering a diverse range of trips, which in recent years, have included Paris, Lyon, Nice, the Dordogne, Salamanca and Munich. We also offer extra-curricular activities such as Reading Poetry Evening, Foreign Language Film Club, European Day of Languages, MFL plays, MFL quizzes, evening films and academic booster sessions to further support pupils’ language learning.
All three subjects cover the CIE IGCSE syllabus.
The course encourages:
Topics covered include:
The exam is split into four areas: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking with each being worth 25% of the final grade.
The new A Level syllabus contains greater emphasis on cultural elements through literature and film, while maintaining its academic diversity. The Edexcel course includes the following topics: (French is specified but Spanish and German are the same syllabus)
Paper 1 (40%) Listening, Reading, Writing
Paper 2 (30%) Writing
Paper 3 (30%) Speaking
Head of Department
Mme Agathe Webb - 01749 814282
Teaching Staff
Ms Myriam Gater
Iria Ramirez Fernandez
Ana Stowell
