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Faculty: Humanities
Subject: A Level Spanish
Lead Practitioner & Head of MFL: Mr J Jacobe
Staff and Responsibility: Ms G Baker
MFL Teacher: Mr A Couzens
Vision of Modern Foreign Languages at Trinity High School
Building fluency and confidence in Modern Foreign Languages
Content
Assessment
- 2 Assessments per half term
- 1 Feed Forward Assessment – Vocabulary Translation (Spelling) Test into Spanish (approximately 30 words and/or short phrases)
- 1 Key Assessment – Mini skills test i.e. Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening (and translation into Spanish/English), and Past Papers as appropriate
Homework
- “A little bit and often approach” – at least 30 minutes a day
- Weekly Vocabulary Translation (Spelling – accents are included) Test into Spanish (approximately 20 words and/or short phrases)
- Extended Writing (Essay practice)
- Independent Reading (Culture, literary text, history, current affairs)
- Grammar (Understanding and accuracy of recognition and production of complex structures)
Exams
Pearson Edexcel
Literary Text:
Como agua para chocolate
By Laura Esquivel
Film:
El laberinto del fauno
By Guillermo del Toro
Positive
- MFL Rewards Log Sheet – 10 ticks for a House Point, Half completed = Post card home, Completed = Prize Draw for a £5 Amazon voucher (2 winners per term)
- Students of the Week – Effort, work, progress, improvement, and achievement
The Benefits of Learning Languages
Entry Requirement
GCSE Spanish – Minimum Grade 6 / Preferably Grade 7
