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General Information

- In years 10 and 11 students complete 4 pieces of coursework in either French, German or Spanish. Students will complete coursework for each of the languages they study at GCSE.

- At the end of the 2 year course they will take part in a speaking test lasting between 8-12 minutes, and both a reading and listening test at either Foundation or Higher tier. For more detailed information regarding coursework and the GCSE exam, please see the 'Assessment' section below, and also the separate links on the MFL at Key Stage 4 home page.

- Key stage 4 French students study Métro, German students study Logo 4 and Vorsprung and future Spanish students will study Listos!. Students who study 2 languages will take examinations in both.

- Standards of behaviour, attainment and teacher expectations are high in MFL. Our key stage 4 results for 2005 were:

 

- 74% A*-C in German

- 31% A*-C in French





The GCSE Grading System in Modern Foreign Languages



GCSE Grade Descriptors in Modern Foreign Languages



MFL Stepping Stones GCSE



Useful revision websites:

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/french/

www.topmarks.co.uk

www.s-cool.co.uk

www.linguascope.com/

www.linguanet.org.uk/

www.samlearning.com 

AQA Past paper questions and Marks Scheme  for French, German and Spanish.

French - http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gcse/french_a_assess.html

German - http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gcse/germ_a_assess.html

Spanish - http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gcse/span_a_assess.html

Year 11 Coursework deadlines