We want to ensure that students can communicate and interact with the world around them.
Through teaching a variety of key grammatical structures and developing a wide-ranging vocabulary, we equip our students with the knowledge to express their ideas through writing and speaking and comprehend materials from a range of sources.
We want to create confident communicators who can speak wit increasing confidence, fluency and spontaneity. We want our students to develop a curiosity about the world around them, so that students leave with the foundations for further study of languages or to work or travel abroad.
Enrichment
During your study of French at Beckfoot Thornton, there will be a range of opportunities available to enrich your subject knowledge outside of the classroom, including:
- Languages Day at Beckfoot Allerton Primary School – Spelling Bee competition with other Trust schools
- Languages Ambassadors representing MFL at school events.
- Explore Languages visit to the University of Leeds, including a project about different languages.
Assessment
Internal assessments will take place throughout each year to monitor pupil progress and further inform teaching and learning.
KS4 Specification
Careers
The study of German prepares students for the opportunity to choose A Level and to go on to study a Modern Foreign Language in Further Education. Students will develop transferable skills to work abroad or to work for companies in the UK with links to Europe. It is ideal preparation for employment in the following fields: Leisure, Tourism, Travel, Journalism, Teaching, Engineering and many others.
Curriculum Overview
| Year | Cycle 1 | Cycle 2 | Cycle 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | Introducing yourself: learn how to introduce yourself to others in German, including greetings, talking about where your age, birthday, where you live, your personality and your appearance. | Sports and hobbies: explain which sports and hobbies you do and why. | Next weekend: describe which free time activities you are going do in the future and why. |
| Year 8 | Healthy living: talk about healthy and unhealthy habits. | School: describe your school and give opinions about it. Describe your studies using three tenses. Give positive and negative opinions, with reasons, about your school subjects. | Holidays: describe a holiday in the past tense, including where you went, how got there and what you did. |
| Year 9 | Where you live: describe where you live and give opinions, with reasons, about your area. | Festivals and celebrations: describe what you do to celebrate special occasions, using three tenses. Develop your understanding of German festivals and traditions. | Technology: describe how you use technology and what you do online, with reasons. Make use of three tenses. |
| Year 10 | Education and school: give opinions on school subjects, describe your school routine and habits, discuss school rules and school uniform. | Media, technology and celebrity culture: talk about the devices and social media that you use, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of life online, discuss celebrities and popular culture | Healthy living and lifestyle: describe what you do to be healthy, discuss the body, pain and illnesses, expand on how you can be healthier in the future. |
| Year 11 | Where you live: describe where you live and talk about it in three tenses – public transport and local amenities. | Environment: Discuss environmental issues in our community and across the world. Explain what you do to help the environment. | Revision – preparation for exams |