Subject Template - MFL
Subject/s
| MFL – French and Spanish |
Curriculum Leader | Mrs G Perseu |
Teaching Staff | Mrs G Perseu Miss S Halpin
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KS4 (Years 10 and 11) Exam Board and Course | AQA GCSE French 8658 AQA GCSE Spanish 8698
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Course Breakdown
| Students study all of the following themes on which the assessments are based. Theme 1: Identity and culture Theme 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest Theme 3: Current and future study and employment
Paper 1: Listening Understanding and responding to different types of spoken language How it's assessed: • Written exam: 35 minutes (Foundation Tier), 45 minutes (Higher Tier) • 40 marks (Foundation Tier), 50 marks (Higher Tier) • 25% of GCSE (Each exam includes 5 minutes’ reading time of the question paper before the listening stimulus is played.) Questions: Foundation Tier and Higher Tier • Section A – questions in English, to be answered in English or non-verbally • Section B – questions in French, to be answered in French or non-verbally
Paper 2: Speaking Communicating and interacting effectively in speech for a variety of purposes How it's assessed : Non-exam assessment • 7–9 minutes (Foundation Tier) + preparation time • 10–12 minutes (Higher Tier) + preparation time • 60 marks (for each of Foundation Tier and Higher Tier) • 25% of GCSE Questions: The format is the same at Foundation Tier and Higher Tier, but with different stimulus questions for the Photo card and different stimulus materials for the Role-play. The timings are different too: • Role-play – 15 marks (2 minutes at Foundation Tier; 2 minutes at Higher Tier) • Photo card – 15 marks (2 minutes at Foundation Tier; 3 minutes at Higher Tier) • General conversation – 30 marks (3–5 minutes at Foundation Tier; 5–7 minutes at Higher Tier)
Paper 3: Reading Understanding and responding to different types of written language How it's assessed: • Written exam: 45 minutes (Foundation Tier), 1 hour (Higher Tier) • 60 marks (for each of Foundation Tier and Higher Tier) • 25% of GCSE Questions: Foundation Tier and Higher Tier • Section A – questions in English, to be answered in English or non-verbally • Section B – questions in French, to be answered in French or non-verbally • Section C – translation from French into English (a minimum of 35 words for Foundation Tier and 50 words for Higher Tier)
Paper 4: Writing Communicating effectively in writing for a variety of purposes How it's assessed : • Written exam: 1 hour (Foundation Tier), 1 hour 15 minutes (Higher Tier) • 50 marks at Foundation Tier and 60 marks at Higher Tier • 25% of GCSE Questions: Foundation Tier • Question 1 – message (student produces four sentences in response to a photo) – 8 marks • Question 2 – short passage (student writes a piece of continuous text in response to four brief bullet points, approximately 40 words in total) – 16 marks • Question 3 – translation from English into French (minimum 35 words) – 10 marks • Question 4 – structured writing task (student responds to four compulsory detailed bullet points, producing approximately 90 words in total) – there is a choice from two questions – 16 marks Higher Tier • Question 1 – structured writing task (student responds to four compulsory detailed bullet points, producing approximately 90 words in total) – there is a choice from two questions – 16 marks • Question 2 – open-ended writing task (student responds to two compulsory detailed bullet points, producing approximately 150 words in total) – there is a choice from two questions – 32 marks • Question 3 – translation from English into French (minimum 50 words) – 12 marks
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Number of Lessons Per Week | 2 lessons per week at KS3 3 lessons per week at KS4 |
