Intermediate 2 French / German/ Spanish

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CONTENT

The Intermediate 2 Modern Language courses consist of an 80-hour language unit and a 40-hour unit which may be 'Extended Reading and Viewing', ‘Personal Communication’ or ‘Language in Work’, only one of which will be offered in each language in any one session. The units aim to continue the progressive development of pupils’ knowledge about language, their competence in the four skills of speaking, writing, reading and listening, and their ability to use these skills in appropriate ways within familiar contexts.

The main learning outcomes of the course are
1. make an oral presentation and engage in conversation in the target language;
2. show understanding of the target language in spoken form;
3. show understanding of texts written in the target language;
4. write in the target language on a selected topic.

The themes and topics prescribed in the course are

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT

Internal assessment will be spread throughout the session and students must pass tests in each of listening and reading, writing and speaking. If students fail to achieve a pass at this stage, then re-assessment is permitted following further work on areas of difficulty.

EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT

The examination consists of listening, reading, writing - and speaking where the internal test serves as the external test as well.

HOMEWORK

Homework will include the learning of new vocabulary, phrases and structures; grammar; also completion of and preparation for tasks of reading, listening, writing and speaking, in line with the learning outcomes of the course. Homework for these pupils also involves preparation for internal assessments.

VALUE OF COURSE

A course award at Intermediate 2 indicates that the student has reached a worthwhile level of competence in the foreign language and should be able to interact competently with persons or texts in a fairly broad but defined range of personal and/or work-related contexts. They will learn to use language at a level beyond that of a beginner and be able to use and understand known language in an increasing number of new situations.
The course, however, is considered to be a bridging course towards a Higher language course, in that students operate within a similar framework of topics and may be introduced to some of the higher levels of tasks required, as part of the learning process.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Pupils will normally be expected to have achieved a Standard Grade award at General Level
(grade 3 or 4). Individual circumstances will also be considered for pupils wishing to do Intermediate 2 Spanish.

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Higher French / German / Spanish

CONTENT

Higher Modern Languages consists of an 80-hour 'language' unit and a 40-hour unit which may be 'extended reading and viewing' or 'language in work', only one of which will be offered in each language in any one session. The units aim to continue the progressive development of students' knowledge about language and continue the four skills of speaking, writing, reading and listening which are familiar from Standard Grade to a more advanced level.

The main learning outcomes of the course are

1. make an oral presentation and engage in discussion in the target language;
2. show understanding of the language in spoken form;
3. show understanding of texts written in the language;
4. write in the language under specified headings.

The themes and topics prescribed for the course are

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT

Internal assessment will be spread throughout the session and students must pass one test in each of listening and reading and two tests in writing and speaking. If a student fails to achieve a pass at this stage, then reassessment is permitted on further occasions following further work on areas of difficulty.

EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT

The examination consists of listening, reading and writing with the internal speaking test serving as an external test as well.

HOMEWORK

Homework will include the learning of new vocabulary, grammar and structures as well as the completion of and preparation for tasks of reading, writing and speaking in line with the learning outcomes of the course. Homework for these pupils also involves preparation for internal assessments.

VALUE OF COURSE

A course award at Higher in languages is an indicator that the student has reached a level which begins to allow the confident and flexible use of the language. From this level, a student should be able to continue the study of a language or to use the language in a variety of ways, for example
• specialise in the study of the language, literature and culture of the country concerned at    Advanced Higher level, or in higher education;
• study a subject at a university in the foreign language as part of a British degree;
• interact with speakers of the language within an employment situation;
• use the knowledge and skills acquired to begin the study of a different foreign language;
• access TV programmes, films and magazine articles in the language for personal enjoyment.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Pupils would normally be expected to have gained a Standard Grade award at Credit level (grade 1 or 2).

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Advanced Higher French / German / Spanish

Content

Advanced Higher Modern Languages consists of an 80-hour ‘Language’ unit and a 40-hour ‘Extended Reading and Viewing’ unit. The units aim to continue the progressive development of pupils’ knowledge about language and continue the four skills of reading, listening, speaking and writing to a more advanced level; to the equivalent of 1 st year university level.

The main learning outcomes of the course are:

1. to make an oral presentation & engage in lengthy discussion in the language
2. to show understanding of the language in spoken form
3. to show understanding of texts written in the language
4. to write extensively in the target language

The themes and topics prescribed for the course are:

Internal Assessment

Internal assessment will be spread throughout the session and pupils must pass one test in each of the four skills. If a pupil fails to achieve a pass at this stage, then reassessment is permitted on further occasions following further work on areas of difficulty.

External Assessment

The examination consists of reading, translation, listening, writing, an English folio of writing and a speaking assessment.

Homework

Homework tasks will be set for each aspect of the course but to be successful at Advanced Higher level pupils will have to do extra language study outwith the classroom.

Value of Course

A course award at Advanced Higher in languages is an indicator that the pupil has reached a level which allows confident and flexible use of the language. From this level, a pupil should be able to continue the study of a language or to use the language in a variety of ways, for example:

• specialise in the study of the language, literature and culture of the country concerned at university level
• study a subject at a university in the foreign language as part of a degree
• interact with speakers of the language within an employment situation
• use the knowledge and skills acquired to begin the study of a different foreign language
• access TV programmes, films and magazine articles in the language for personal enjoyment

Entry Requirements

Pupils would normally be expected to have gained at least a grade B at Higher Level.

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Int. 2 / H. / Adv. Higher Websites

The following websites will help you while studying French in S5 / S6. You should be able to find information on most of the topics you are studying. If you need any passwords to access the websites then your teacher will be happy to give them to you. Have fun!

www.google.fr
www.yahoo.fr
www.frenchrevision.co.uk
www.paris.org/parisF.html
www.linguastars.com
www.languagesonline.org.uk
www.sgci.mec.es/uk  (Spanish Consulate)
www.google.es
www.elpais.es
www.elmundo.es
www.BBC.mundo.co.uk
www.yahoo.es
www.radioespana.es
www.radioexterior.es

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