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In the 21st century, competence in a different language and intercultural understanding are an essential part of being an active citizen. Learning a language opens a world of new possibilities and opportunities. Through language learning, we promote pupils’ curiosity, problem solving skills and broaden their understanding, not only of their own identity and culture, but also that of other countries. We are building pupils’ communication and literacy skills and preparing them for a globalised world of work. We have recently adopted the Dr Gianfranco Conti approach based upon his Extensive Processing Instruction (EPI) method to allow students to gain confidence and fluency and prepare them for the demands of the GCSE course from the start of Key Stage 3. Our approach is separated into 4 key areas: modelling/awareness raising to learn language; receptive processing to develop decoding skills and fluency; structured production to produce the target language in a structured and safe context; expansion and spontaneity to develop fluency and spontaneity. |
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| Topics |
-Self and family -School -Where I live |
-Hobbies -Am I fit ? -Media
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French -Family and relationships -School and future plans -Holidays
Spanish -Self and family -School -Holidays and future |
French and Spanish -Holidays -Free time -School -Town and region
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French and Spanish -Current study and future plans -Areas of interest (charity and voluntary work, the environment, poverty and homelessness) |
| Homework |
Retrieval for Morning Meetings due on Fridays
Languagenut assignment will be given at the start of a sentence builder to be completed on Tuesdays over the fortnight as indicated in the pupil planner |
Retrieval for Morning Meetings due on Fridays
Languagenut assignment will be given at the start of a sentence builder to be completed on Tuesdays over the fortnight as indicated in the pupil planner |
Retrieval for Morning Meetings due on Fridays
Languagenut assignment will be given at the start of a sentence builder to be completed on Tuesdays over the fortnight as indicated in the pupil planner |
Exam craft worksheet (foundation and higher tier as appropriate) and a Languagenut assignment given at the start of a sentence builder with two weeks to complete. |
Exam craft worksheet (foundation and higher tier as appropriate) and a Languagenut assignment given at the start of a sentence builder with two weeks to complete.
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Careers
A variety of jobs require you to be able to communicate in one or more languages. The obvious examples are the jobs of translator and interpreter, but there are many more. Some jobs need you to be completely fluent while, for others, it’s enough to be able to hold a basic conversation. Entry requirements vary from GCSEs to postgraduate qualifications.
Some of the main career opportunities that require language skills are described below:
Linguists
Interpreters and translators
Teachers
Using Languages
As tourists, and even in business, we often rely on people from other countries communicating with us in English. However, developing our foreign language skills can benefit us as individuals, as well as helping the UK conduct trade with the rest of the world.
Here are some ideas of jobs offering opportunities for using languages. They certainly aren’t the only ones.
Public sector
Librarianship and information science
Travel and tourism
Hospitality and catering
Media
Law, insurance, accountancy etc
Industry and commerce
Working hard at studying a language you develop your communication skills in general, and, if you have spent time studying abroad, you will also have gained independence, flexibility and organisational skills – all qualities that employers value.
With good language skills, you can widen your search for work across Europe. As a UK citizen you have the right to work in any of the member states of the European Economic Area (EEA) and many qualifications gained in the UK are recognised by European employers. For example, qualifications in accountancy, engineering, teaching, nursing, construction trades and so on, are likely to be recognised.
Many UK companies have commercial links with Europe and beyond, and many multinational firms have bases in Britain. So, as the workplace becomes more global, more people can expect to travel abroad as part of their job and the ability to speak another language would be most advantageous.
People who can communicate in languages such as Russian, Japanese, Mandarin and Arabic are needed as well as European languages.
Languages skills often enhance other skills such as secretarial, administrative or customer services, or professional and technical skills such as marketing, journalism or engineering. There are many areas of work in which languages can be a real asset.
