Subject: Modern Foreign Languages
At Oasis Academy MediaCityUk we are extremely proud of the inclusivity our MFL department offers with
most students in all year groups studying Spanish (as 250 million people in 18 countries in Europe and
South America speak Spanish, it is a popular holiday destination and it is also popular in the work
place). As a faculty we firmly believe that the study of a modern foreign language is for all our students to
become confident life-long language learners whatever their level of academic ability.
In addition, we offer an after school languages club every Thursday to enable students to learn other
languages such as: - Italian, Portuguese and French
Also, if students speak any other languages we may be able to arrange for them to do a GCSE in their
mother tongue too
Today more than ever, the ability to offer at least one foreign language is paramount both in terms of
accessing higher education and the global workplace. Universities are attracted by students who have
minimally achieved at least a grade C in one Modern Foreign Language at GCSE level as it is widely
recognised as developing a specific skill set which is a very attractive to future employers.
Many of the reasons for learning a language are often related to jobs and careers using the following skills:
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Social skills
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Ability to work in a team
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Communication skills
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Problem-solving skills
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Confidence
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Experience
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Open mindedness
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Flexibility
Many of these skills are developed when learning a language, so it can really help to make you stand out
from the crowd when it comes to employment.
Key stage 3 overview
Students start learning Spanish in year 7 and it always proves a very popular option. Spanish is taught in
two lessons per week using the ‘Listos 1’ textbook as a base. We also have access to various interactive
resources for which students will be given a password so that they may practice at home.
Homework activities will generally be given from the Listos workbook in addition to other resources.
We also set regular mini tests to help students learn and consolidate the vocabulary done in class.
Students will be formally assessed in one or all of the skills of reading, writing and listening 4 times per
year. These assessments will help us to focus on student progression.
Key stage 4 overview
At GCSE level we use the Listos text book and the CGP exam books. Students also have access to
online resources where they are able to access interactive grammar, reading and listening activities
along with examination hints and tips as well as vocabulary lists both at home and in school. Homework
activities will often be based around topical vocabulary testing as well as preparing extended pieces of
writing.
The GCSE examination board that we use is Edexcel and in accordance with the syllabus, during years
10 and 11, grammar and vocabulary will be taught through the following four topic areas:
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Lifestyle
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Leisure
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Home and Environment
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Work and Education
Students will need to complete four Controlled assessments (two written and two spoken) as part of
their GCSE examination. They will do two written pieces of controlled assessments in year 10 and two
spoken pieces of controlled assessments in year 11; these will form each of the above topic areas. The
writing and speaking controlled assessments make a total of 60% of the final GCSE grade. Students will
also do a reading examination worth 20% of the final grade and a listening examination also worth 20%
of the final grade in year 11.
Oasis Academy:MediaCityUK Curriculum 2014-15
Modern Foreign Languages programme of study
Year 7
Term 1 Topics
Listos 1 Unit 1:
Introduction to
Spanish: phonemes, gender and
being able to present yourself
simply (name, age, birthday).
Term 2 Topics
Listos 1 Unit 2:
Term 3 Topics
Listos 1 Unit 3:
Presenting yourself in detail (family,
nationality, pets, and physical
description). Introduction to adjectival
agreements and building up longer
speech and pieces of writing.
Talking about school, school
subjects and a school day.
Introduction to the present
tense and simple opinions.
Term 2 Topics
Term 3 Topics
Year 8
Term 1 Topics
Listos 1 Units 4 and 6:
Introduction to the topics of house
and home and free time. In
introduction to reflexive present
tense as well as the immediate
future tense.
Listos 1 Unit 5:
Talking about where you are going,
sports, giving and understanding
directions, talking about what your
town is like and talking about the
weather.
Listos 1 Revision of
units 1-6:
To consolidate
knowledge gained in
Listos 1.
Year 9
Term 1 Topics
Listos 2 Unit 1
Introduction to the topic of
introducing others and
relationships. In addition to
the introduction of the indirect
object pronoun.
Term 2 Topics
Listos 2 and Unit 2 and unit 3:
Introduction to the topic of food and
drink as well as shopping for clothes
using demonstrative adjectives.
Describing what to wear and the school
uniform.
Term 3 Topics
Listos 2 and Unit 4:
Saying where you go on
holiday, how and who with
as well as using the past
tense to say where you
went.
Year 10
Qualification: GCSE
Term 1 Topics
Term 2 Topics
Listos 2 Unit 5 :
Arranging to go out and saying
what type of films you like.
Using the past tense to describe
an event in the past.
Listos 2 Unit 6 :
Saying what is wrong with you.
Asking for things at the chemist
and talking about a healthy
lifestyle.
Year 11
Qualification: GCSE
Term 1 Topics
Term 2 Topics
Listos 3 Unit 3 and 4:
Revising restaurant language,
weather, holidays, directions,
places in town and transport
problems.
Listos 3 Unit 5 and 6
Revising health problems and advice
as well as healthy lifestyle, work
experience, part time jobs and media.
Term 3 Topics
Listos 2 Revision of
units 1-6:
To consolidate knowledge
gained in Listos 2.
Term 3 Topics
Term 3 Topics
Listos 3 Unit 9 and 10
Describing problems at home
and at school, discussing the
dangers of dependencies and
environmental issues.
Exam practice for reading and
listening.
Year and subject