Modern Languages (Y7-11)

At BWH, pupils study French and Spanish and our intention is to share knowledge and experiences of the Francophile and Hispanic worlds in order to encourage travel and a passion for the culture, language and people of their countries.

We aim to:

motivate and inspire students and kindle a lifelong love of learning languages
foster curious, confident, independent and resilient learners
promote an awareness and acceptance of different cultures locally, nationally and globally
provide students with the skills to communicate effectively in at least one foreign language
build students’ cultural capital by engaging in and learning from culturally enriching activities
enable students to use the foreign language in real life contexts
broaden students’ horizons through educational visits abroad, contact with foreign language speakers and extra-curricular clubs

Subject staff

Mrs M-C D'Arcy-Barron - Assistant Principal and Curriculum Lead

Miss E Brull-Llao - Progress Lead for Spanish

Miss A Day

Curriculum Overview

All students at Blessed William Howard have the opportunity to study either French or Spanish from Year 7 to Year 9.

In Year 7 to 9 students are taught the building blocks of languages through the 3 pillars: key vocabulary, phonics and grammar. In Year 10 we start to introduce topics in preparation for studying the language at GCSE.

SPANISH:

Year 10 Course Outline

Topics studied in Year 10 include:

Term 1: Interests and Influence

Term 2: Home, cities, towns and neighbourhood

Term 3: Habits and Customs

Year 11 Course Outline

Topics studied in Year 11 include:

Term 1: The world of work and further education

Term 2: Environment and the world around us

Term 3: Exam preparation

FRENCH:

Year 10 Course Outline

Topics studied in Year 10 include:

Term 1: Living in the town and country

Term 2: Holidays and travel

Term 3: At School

Year 11 Course Outline

Topics studied in Year 11 include:

Term 1: The world of work and further education

Term 2: Environment and the world around us

Term 3: Exam preparation

Years taught:

Y7-11

Specification:

GCSE - AQA French

GCSE - AQA Spanish

Curriculum Mapping & Rationale

Extra-curricular

The MFL is open every lunch time to build key skills through Quizlet.

The departments cultural trips to France (Paris) and Spain (Barcelona/Madrid). These allow the students to practice their language skills in a real world setting and embed a long lasting love of the language.