Sixth Form - Subjects - French
AQA
Introduction
The aim of the AS and A2 Course is to enable you to communicate confidently, clearly and effectively in French through both the spoken and written word, using increasingly accurate, complex and varied language. It also aims to develop your understanding of spoken and written French from a variety of registers. The course will give you a good insight into and a good knowledge of the contemporary society and cultural background of countries where French is spoken. The topics studied are varied and include such subjects as the media, popular culture, healthy living and lifestyles, family and relationships, the environment, the multi-cultural society with immigration, integration and racism, contemporary social issues such as wealth and poverty, law and order and the impact of scientific and technological
progress, and finally a cultural topic such as the study of a director. Not only will it provide a sufficient foundation for further study, it will also enable you to use the language for practical and vocational purposes, and give you the skills to learn other languages in the future, should you wish to do so. There will be the opportunity to have regular contact with native speaker language assistants.
The study of a foreign language promotes many skills, particularly that of communication, which is a skill highly prized by employers. Many employers are keen to appoint candidates who can offer competence in a foreign language, and it can be a useful skill to offer when applying for a wide variety of jobs.
Course Details
AS Unit 1: Listening, Reading & Writing
Unit 2: Speaking
A2 Unit 3: Listening, Reading and Writing
Unit 4: Speaking
Subject specific GCSE requirements
GCSE French at grade B or above.
Sixth Form - German
AQA
Introduction
The aim of the AS and A2 course is to enable you to communicate confidently, clearly and effectively in German through both the spoken and written word, using increasingly accurate, complex and varied language. You will develop your understanding of spoken and written German from a variety of registers and an interest in the culture and society of German speaking countries. The course will gradually introduce you to the demands and challenges of the further study of German at this level. Grammatical rules and their application in German will be revised, practised and extended in order to give you the necessary grammatical basis for a successful completion of both the AS and A2 courses.
There will be the opportunity to have weekly conversation lessons with the German assistant enabling you to further practise your spoken German and to gain confidence in using the language orally. You will be encouraged to participate in the German Exchange or a week of work experience in a German city in order to gain more accurate first hand experience of both the German language and culture. In order to achieve even more accuracy and authenticity in your use of the language you will be expected to design your own independent programme of listening and reading for pleasure.
The study of a foreign language promotes many skills, particularly that of communication, which is a skill highly prized by employers. Many employers are keen to appoint candidates who can offer competence in a foreign language, and it can be a useful skill to offer when applying for a wide variety of jobs.
Course Details
As Unit 1: Media: TV, advertising and communication
technology
Popular culture: cinema, music and
fashion/trends
Unit 2: Healthy living/lifestyle: exercise, health and well-
being/holidays
Family/relationships
A2 Unit 3: Environment: pollution, energy and protecting the
planet
The multi-cultural society: migration,
integration/racism
Unit 4: Contemporary social issues: wealth and
poverty/law and order
Cultural topic: historical, geographical or regional
focus
Subject specific GCSE requirements
GCSE German at grade B or above.
Sixth Form - Spanish
AQA
Introduction
The aim of the AS and A2 Spanish courses is to enable you
to communicate confidently, clearly and effectively in Spanish through both the spoken and written word. The course will guide you through from GCSE level to help you
reach a more sophisticated level of language whereby you
are able to use a wide variety of vocabulary and your
Spanish becomes increasingly more accurate and complex.
The course also aims to improve your reading and listening skills in Spanish. You will be introduced to a wide range of up to date texts and you will also be expected to undertake some of your own research. Through developing these skills, you will also gain a very good insight into the culture and current affairs of Spain and other Spanish speaking countries. You will find that the topics which are studied are varied and relevant to your lives, future studies and future careers. These topics include: Travel and Tourism, Education, Racism, Health Issues, The Media, Crime and Punishment, Science and Technology, Europe and Global Issues.
There will also be regular sessions with a native Spanish speaker. Clearly, the main benefit from this is the progress you will make in your oral skills, but you will also gain a good deal of cultural knowledge and general support from these classes.
The study of Modern Foreign Languages, and in particular Spanish, is a skill that is highly prized by employers and universities alike.
Course Details
AS Unit 1: Listening, Reading & Writing
Unit 2: Speaking
A2 Unit 3: Listening, Reading & Writing
Unit 4: Speaking
Subject specific GCSE requirements
GCSE Spanish at grade B or above.