Brooke Weston |  |
| Coomb Road, Great Oakley, Corby, Northamptonshire NN18 8LA t 01536 396366 f 01536 396867 |
Brooke Weston | |
| Coomb Road, Great Oakley, Corby, Northamptonshire NN18 8LA t 01536 396366 f 01536 396867 |
The Modern Foreign Languages department is situated in a suite of five classrooms, all of which are equipped with data projectors and interactive whiteboards.
The Department offers GCSE courses in French, German and Spanish and is fortunate in having an experienced staff including two French native speakers and one native German speaker. The Department also currently has the support of a Spanish and a Senegalese Assistant who are able to give additional help with spoken language and conversation.
Each year, the Department organises a series of trips to France, Germany and Spain. In the past year these have included a cultural visit to Barcelona for students of Spanish and a Christmas Markets trip for students of German.
Open to all students who wish to continue the study of a language from Key Stage 3.
This is an optional course, taught over four lessons. The course seeks to develop an understanding of the chosen language in both its written and spoken form in a number of different contexts. At the same time students are encouraged to develop their knowledge of the people, culture and country where the target language is spoken and to develop positive attitudes towards the learning of the language. As students’ awareness of the structure and grammar of the language improves, their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills will also develop.
During the study of this course, students will cover a number of topics grouped broadly under the following four themes:
This will include personal introductions, and learning to talk about family, spare time activities and future plans.
This will include language relating to tourism, booking accommodation and dealing with lost property.
This looks at the topics of healthy eating, leisure and shopping and work experience.
This will include discussion of topics such as the environment, social issues, the media, unemployment and job hunting.
Assessment is by a combination of externally set, written examinations and a speaking test. All four skills are tested. The reading, listening and writing skills are tested through written examinations while the speaking skills are assessed by means of a recorded interview. Students can choose not to sit the writing examination, but to replace it with two short pieces of coursework.
This course is designed to prepare students for further study of their chosen language at A Level.