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In S2, pupils have the option of participating in an 8-week cultural journey around the world! We will look at many different cultural aspects such as music, food, festivals and more! Some of the countries we have researched so far include:

Spain

Mexico

Brazil

Germany

Japan

South Korea

Austria

France

Italy

During the course, pupils also complete a research booklet and create posters and other different crafts. There is sometimes even some of these countries' food delicacies to sample!

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S2 German

Pupils will be introduced to German in S2. This will be studied 1 period per week in rotation with Spanish. The S2 German course will cover the following:

Module 1 - Basics (10 weeks)

Greetings; days of the week; months; age & birthdays; numbers up to 100.

Module 2 - Family & Descriptions (10 weeks)

Family members; what siblings I have ; hair colour, length & style; eye colour.

S3 German

If pupils choose to continue their study of German in S3, they will do so with 3 periods per week. They will cover 4 topic areas: Society, Lifestyle, Employability and Citizenship.

Module 1 - Relationships:

Family members and descriptions; Family relationships; Household tasks and Friendship.

Module Assessment: Speaking & Writing

Module 2 - Lifestyle:

Food; Healthy lifestyles; Illnesses and advice; Sports; Hobbies; Alcohol and Smoking

Module Assessment: Reading & Listening

Module 3 - Employability:

Jobs; Places of work; Job characteristics and Job duties

Module 4 - Citizenship:

Where you live; Describing your house; Places in town and town descriptions; Directions; Town vs Country and Environment

Module Assessment: Writing

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If choosing to continue in S4, pupils will further develop skills in Reading, Listening, Talking and Writing. Pupils will revisit and expand on various topics covered in S1-3 and will also cover new topics – all of which come under these 4 contexts:

Society – Family and Friends, Lifestyle, Media, Global Languages and Citizenship

Learning – Education, School Systems and Importance of learning a language

Employability – The World of Work, Jobs, Work experience, CVs

Culture – Holidays and Travel, Customs and Traditions, Literature, Film and TV

Regular consolidation and revision at home of topics, vocab and grammar is essential.

How will I be assessed?

The assessment of this course will be across four Unit Assessments - one in each skill (Reading, Listening, Talking and Writing) and an Added Value Unit consisting of Reading, Writing and Talking.

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If choosing to continue in S4, pupils will build on skills already acquired with an emphasis on improving skills in Reading, Listening, Talking and Writing. Pupils will revisit and expand on various topics covered in S1-3 and will also cover new topics – all of which come under these 4 contexts:

Society – Family and Friends, Lifestyle, Media, Global Languages and Citizenship

Learning – Education, School Systems and Importance of learning a language

Employability – The World of Work, Jobs, Work experience, CVs

Culture – Holidays and Travel, Customs and Traditions, Literature, Film and TV

Regular consolidation and revision at home of topics, vocab and grammar is essential.

How will I be assessed?

The assessment of this course will be across

Talking Performance - 30 marks consisting of a 1-2 minute presentation and 5-6 minute conversation. This is recorded a few months before the SQA Exam Diet.

Writing Assignment - 20 marks (scaled down to 15) consisting of a piece of writing on the topic of Education. Pupils are allowed a first draft which they will then receive back with feedback and a correction code in order to complete the final draft that will be sent to the SQA.

In the SQA Exam Diet pupils will sit exams in Reading, Writing and Listening. All four contexts of Society, Learning, Employability and Culture will be assessed across the two papers:

Reading and Writing - 1 hour 30 minutes:

Reading - 3 texts with questions in English - 30 marks

Writing - Job application E-mail - 120-150 words - 20 marks (scaled down to 15)

Listening - approx. 25-30 minutes:

Monologue - 8 marks

Conversation - 12 marks

Total = 120 (each skill worth 25%)

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Welcome to Firrhill High School's Modern Languages department. Here you'll find resources and information that will aid your learning journey with us.

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Mrs. B Mariani - French, Spanish & Italian (CL)

Mrs. S Barbara - French, Spanish & German

Miss A Chevrou - French & German

Mrs. H Wilson - French, German & Spanish

Mr. G Baxter - French, Spanish, Italian & German

Mrs. I Durante - French, Spanish & Italian

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For this course, pupils will have 1 period per week where they study French, German, Spanish or Italian (depending on staffing) in the context of Life & Work. We will cover different topics such as:

Personality and skills

Hobbies and past-times

Jobs and places of work

Future plans

CV building

There are 7 key tasks that will be completed throughout the year. Two of these are in English and the other five are in the language. The key tasks incorporate a mixture of reading, writing and listening and the final key task will consist of a spoken presentation in the language.

Following completion of all assessments, pupils will be awarded with their Level 3 of Level 4 Languages for Life & Work qualification!

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S1 French

All pupils will study French in S1 for 3 periods a week. The course covers:

Module 1 - Basic Revision

Greetings; days of the week, months; age & birthdays; numbers; the alphabet and classroom language.

Module Assessment: Reading

Module 2 - Family & Descriptions

Family Members; what siblings I have; hair colour; length & style; eye colour and personality.

Module Assessment: Talking & Writing

Module 3 - Where I live

Home area, types of homes, rooms in the house; furniture; what I do in the evening; time & prepositions.

Module Assessment: Reading & Listening

S2 French

All pupils will continue to study French in S2 for 2 periods a week. The S2 course covers:

Module 1 - Town

Places in town; directions; prepositions; giving locations; opinions of town and going to a café.

Module 2 - School

Subjects; opinions; describing timetables; morning and evening routine; clothes and school uniform.

Module Assessment: Reading & Listening

Module 3 - Sports & Leisure

Sports; key verbs - to do and to play; what I do at the weekend; music; sports and weather; hobbies and going to the leisure centre.

Module 4 - Media

TV genres; films; frequency phrases; sequencer phrases; past tense and giving extended opinions.

Module Assessment: Talking & Writing

Module 5 - Food & Drink

Breakfast; lunch; dinner; what I have as a snack; healthy eating; fruits; vegetables; going food shopping.

S3 French

Pupils may opt to continue with French for their choice of Language in S3. The course covers:

Module 1 - Relationships

Describing others; who I get on with; household chores and giving frequencies.

Module Assessment: Reading & Listening

Module 2 - Healthy Lifestyle

Sports; keeping fit; healthy eating; free time activities; illnesses; injuries; going to the doctor; giving advice and the dangers of smoking and alcohol.

Module Assessment: Talking & Writing

Module 3 - Jobs

Jobs; duties; skills and qualities; international business; languages in the world of work and talking about future plans.

Module 4 - Town & Environment

Places in town; describing your town as a tourist area; comparing urban and rural living; problems with the environment; modal verbs and solutions to save the environment.

Module Assessment: Writing

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If choosing to continue in S4, pupils will further develop skills in Reading, Listening, Talking and Writing. Pupils will revisit and expand on various topics covered in S1-3 and will also cover new topics – all of which come under these 4 contexts:

Society – Family and Friends, Lifestyle, Media, Global Languages and Citizenship

Learning – Education, School Systems and Importance of learning a language

Employability – The World of Work, Jobs, Work experience, CVs

Culture – Holidays and Travel, Customs and Traditions, Literature, Film and TV

Regular consolidation and revision at home of topics, vocab and grammar is essential.

How will I be assessed?

The assessment of this course will be across four Unit Assessments - one in each skill (Reading, Listening, Talking and Writing) and an Added Value Unit consisting of Reading, Writing and Talking.

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If choosing to continue in S4, pupils will further develop Pupils will build on skills already acquired with an emphasis on improving skills in Reading, Listening, Talking and Writing. Pupils will revisit and expand on various topics covered in S1-3 and will also cover new topics – all of which come under these 4 contexts:

Society – Family and Friends, Lifestyle, Media, Global Languages and Citizenship

Learning – Education, School Systems and Importance of learning a language

Employability – The World of Work, Jobs, Work experience, CVs

Culture – Holidays and Travel, Customs and Traditions, Literature, Film and TV

Regular consolidation and revision at home of topics, vocab and grammar is essential.

How will I be assessed?

The assessment of this course will be across

Talking Performance - 30 marks consisting of a 1-2 minute presentation and 5-6 minute conversation. This is recorded a few months before the SQA Exam Diet.

Writing Assignment - 20 marks (scaled down to 15) consisting of a piece of writing on the topic of Education. Pupils are allowed a first draft which they will then receive back with feedback and a correction code in order to complete the final draft that will be sent to the SQA.

In the SQA Exam Diet pupils will sit exams in Reading, Writing and Listening. All four contexts of Society, Learning, Employability and Culture will be assessed across the two papers:

Reading and Writing - 1 hour 30 minutes:

Reading - 3 texts with questions in English - 30 marks

Writing - Job application E-mail - 120-150 words - 20 marks (scaled down to 15)

Listening - approx. 25-30 minutes:

Monologue - 8 marks

Conversation - 12 marks

Total = 120 (each skill worth 25%)

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S2 Spanish

Pupils will be introduced to Spanish at the beginning of S2 in rotation with German. This will be studied one period per week. The S2 Spanish course covers the following:

Module 1 - Basics (10 weeks)

Greetings; days of the week; months; age & birthdays; numbers up to 100.

Module 2 - Family & Descriptions (10 weeks)

Family members; what siblings I have ; hair colour, length & style; eye colour.

S3 Spanish

Pupils may continue studying Spanish as their choice of Modern Language for S3 for 3 periods a week. The topics covered include:

Module 1 - Describing Self & Others

Hair colour, length & style; eyes; personality; physical descriptions; using the third person of verbs.

Module Assessment: Reading & Talking

Module 2 - Town & Home Area

Countries; nationalities; weather; describing my town; asking for directions; places in town; describing my home; transport; prepositions.

Module Assessment: Reading & Writing

Module 3 - School

Subjects; giving opinions; opinions of teachers; what I wear to school; describing school uniform; time and timetables; what I eat at lunch; describing my school; giving frequencies; hobbies and sports.

Module Assessment: Listening

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If choosing to continue in S5/6, pupils will further develop their skills in Reading, Listening, Talking and Writing. Pupils will also add the skills of Translation and Discursive Writing.  They are now expected to be able to cope with and use detailed and complex language across all the skills as well as showing good grammatical knowledge. The course is built around the same 4 contexts as National 5 but with more detailed and complex language.

Society: Family models & relationships, mobile phones & the internet and citizenship

Learning: Education, school systems comparison, university, and importance of learning a language

Employability: Equality in the workplace, work experience

Culture: Travel, customs and traditions, film

Regular consolidation and revision at home of topics, vocab and grammar is essential.

How will I be assessed?

The assessment of this course will be across:

Talking Performance:  30 marks consisting of a 10-minute conversation where pupils must cover two of the contexts studied.  This is conducted by the class teacher & usually takes place about mid-March.  The performance is recorded.

Writing Assignment:  20 marks (scaled down to 15) This is a piece of discursive writing (200-250 words) where pupils are expected to make use of appropriate discursive language.  In class under exam conditions, pupils write their first draft.  The class teacher marks this using a correction code.  Pupils then redraft their work (again under exam conditions).  The final drafts are sent to the SQA for marking.

In the SQA Exam Diet pupils will sit exams in Reading, Writing and Listening. All four contexts of Society, Learning, Employability and Culture will be assessed across the two papers:

Reading and Writing (2 hours):

Reading – 1 longer text with comprehension questions (20 marks) & Translation section (10 marks)

Directed Writing – Writing an account of an event in the past tense – 150-180 words - 20 marks (scaled down to 15)

Listening (approx. 25-30 minutes):

Monologue - 8 marks

Conversation - 12 marks

Pupils hear each text twice & answer questions in English.

Total = 120 (each skill worth 25%)

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If choosing to continue in S5/6, pupils will further develop their skills in Reading, Listening, Talking and Writing. Pupils will also add the skills of Translation and Discursive Writing.  They are now expected to be able to cope with and use detailed and complex language across all the skills as well as showing good grammatical knowledge. The course is built around the same 4 contexts as National 5 but with more detailed and complex language.

Society: Family models & relationships, mobile phones & the internet and citizenship

Learning: Education, school systems comparison, university, and importance of learning a language

Employability: Equality in the workplace, work experience

Culture: Travel, customs and traditions, film

Regular consolidation and revision at home of topics, vocab and grammar is essential.

How will I be assessed?

The assessment of this course will be across:

Talking Performance:  30 marks consisting of a 10-minute conversation where pupils must cover two of the contexts studied.  This is conducted by the class teacher & usually takes place about mid-March.  The performance is recorded.

Writing Assignment:  20 marks (scaled down to 15) This is a piece of discursive writing (200-250 words) where pupils are expected to make use of appropriate discursive language.  In class under exam conditions, pupils write their first draft.  The class teacher marks this using a correction code.  Pupils then redraft their work (again under exam conditions).  The final drafts are sent to the SQA for marking.

In the SQA Exam Diet pupils will sit exams in Reading, Writing and Listening. All four contexts of Society, Learning, Employability and Culture will be assessed across the two papers:

Reading and Writing (2 hours):

Reading – 1 longer text with comprehension questions (20 marks) & Translation section (10 marks)

Directed Writing – Writing an account of an event in the past tense – 150-180 words - 20 marks (scaled down to 15)

Listening (approx. 25-30 minutes):

Monologue - 8 marks

Conversation - 12 marks

Pupils hear each text twice & answer questions in English.

Total = 120 (each skill worth 25%)

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If choosing to continue in S4, pupils will further develop skills in Reading, Listening, Talking and Writing. Pupils will revisit and expand on various topics covered in S1-3 and will also cover new topics – all of which come under these 4 contexts:

Society – Family and Friends, Lifestyle, Media, Global Languages and Citizenship

Learning – Education, School Systems and Importance of learning a language

Employability – The World of Work, Jobs, Work experience, CVs

Culture – Holidays and Travel, Customs and Traditions, Literature, Film and TV

Regular consolidation and revision at home of topics, vocab and grammar is essential.

How will I be assessed?

The assessment of this course will be across four Unit Assessments - one in each skill (Reading, Listening, Talking and Writing) and an Added Value Unit consisting of Reading, Writing and Talking.

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If choosing to continue in S4, pupils will further develop Pupils will build on skills already acquired with an emphasis on improving skills in Reading, Listening, Talking and Writing. Pupils will revisit and expand on various topics covered in S1-3 and will also cover new topics – all of which come under these 4 contexts:

Society – Family and Friends, Lifestyle, Media, Global Languages and Citizenship

Learning – Education, School Systems and Importance of learning a language

Employability – The World of Work, Jobs, Work experience, CVs

Culture – Holidays and Travel, Customs and Traditions, Literature, Film and TV

Regular consolidation and revision at home of topics, vocab and grammar is essential.

How will I be assessed?

The assessment of this course will be across

Talking Performance - 30 marks consisting of a 1-2 minute presentation and 5-6 minute conversation. This is recorded a few months before the SQA Exam Diet.

Writing Assignment - 20 marks (scaled down to 15) consisting of a piece of writing on the topic of Education. Pupils are allowed a first draft which they will then receive back with feedback and a correction code in order to complete the final draft that will be sent to the SQA.

In the SQA Exam Diet pupils will sit exams in Reading, Writing and Listening. All four contexts of Society, Learning, Employability and Culture will be assessed across the two papers:

Reading and Writing - 1 hour 30 minutes:

Reading - 3 texts with questions in English - 30 marks

Writing - Job application E-mail - 120-150 words - 20 marks (scaled down to 15)

Listening - approx. 25-30 minutes:

Monologue - 8 marks

Conversation - 12 marks

Total = 120 (each skill worth 25%)

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If choosing to continue in S5/6, pupils will further develop their skills in Reading, Listening, Talking and Writing. Pupils will also add the skills of Translation and Discursive Writing.  They are now expected to be able to cope with and use detailed and complex language across all the skills as well as showing good grammatical knowledge. The course is built around the same 4 contexts as National 5 but with more detailed and complex language.

Society: Family models & relationships, mobile phones & the internet and citizenship

Learning: Education, school systems comparison, university, and importance of learning a language

Employability: Equality in the workplace, work experience

Culture: Travel, customs and traditions, film

Regular consolidation and revision at home of topics, vocab and grammar is essential.

How will I be assessed?

The assessment of this course will be across:

Talking Performance:  30 marks consisting of a 10-minute conversation where pupils must cover two of the contexts studied.  This is conducted by the class teacher & usually takes place about mid-March.  The performance is recorded.

Writing Assignment:  20 marks (scaled down to 15) This is a piece of discursive writing (200-250 words) where pupils are expected to make use of appropriate discursive language.  In class under exam conditions, pupils write their first draft.  The class teacher marks this using a correction code.  Pupils then redraft their work (again under exam conditions).  The final drafts are sent to the SQA for marking.

In the SQA Exam Diet pupils will sit exams in Reading, Writing and Listening. All four contexts of Society, Learning, Employability and Culture will be assessed across the two papers:

Reading and Writing (2 hours):

Reading – 1 longer text with comprehension questions (20 marks) & Translation section (10 marks)

Directed Writing – Writing an account of an event in the past tense – 150-180 words - 20 marks (scaled down to 15)

Listening (approx. 25-30 minutes):

Monologue - 8 marks

Conversation - 12 marks

Pupils hear each text twice & answer questions in English.

Total = 120 (each skill worth 25%)

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In S5 and 6, pupils have the opportunity to choose Italian. This will develop skills in Reading, Listening, Talking and Writing. Pupils will explore a range of topics, all of which come under these 4 contexts:

Society – Family and Friends, Lifestyle, Media, Global Languages and Citizenship

Learning – Education, School Systems and Importance of learning a language

Employability – The World of Work, Jobs, Work experience, CVs

Culture – Holidays and Travel, Customs and Traditions, Literature, Film and TV

Regular consolidation and revision at home of topics, vocab and grammar is essential.

How will I be assessed?

The assessment of this course will be across

Talking Performance - 30 marks consisting of a 1-2 minute presentation and 5-6 minute conversation. This is recorded a few months before the SQA Exam Diet.

Writing Assignment - 20 marks (scaled down to 15) consisting of a piece of writing on a topic they have studied. Pupils are allowed a first draft which they will then receive back with feedback and a correction code in order to complete the final draft that will be sent to the SQA.

In the SQA Exam Diet pupils will sit exams in Reading, Writing and Listening. All four contexts of Society, Learning, Employability and Culture will be assessed across the two papers:

Reading and Writing - 1 hour 30 minutes:

Reading - 3 texts with questions in English - 30 marks

Writing - Job application E-mail - 120-150 words - 20 marks (scaled down to 15)

Listening - approx. 25-30 minutes:

Monologue - 8 marks

Conversation - 12 marks

Total = 120 (each skill worth 25%)

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In S5 and 6, pupils have the opportunity to choose Italian. This course will develop their skills in Reading, Listening, Talking and Writing. Pupils will also add the skills of Translation and Discursive Writing.  They are now expected to be able to cope with and use detailed and complex language across all the skills as well as showing good grammatical knowledge. The course is built around the same 4 contexts as National 5 but with more detailed and complex language.

Society: Family models & relationships, mobile phones & the internet and citizenship

Learning: Education, school systems comparison, university, and importance of learning a language

Employability: Equality in the workplace, work experience

Culture: Travel, customs and traditions, film

Regular consolidation and revision at home of topics, vocab and grammar is essential.

How will I be assessed?

The assessment of this course will be across:

Talking Performance:  30 marks consisting of a 10-minute conversation where pupils must cover two of the contexts studied.  This is conducted by the class teacher & usually takes place about mid-March.  The performance is recorded.

Writing Assignment:  20 marks (scaled down to 15) This is a piece of discursive writing (200-250 words) where pupils are expected to make use of appropriate discursive language.  In class under exam conditions, pupils write their first draft.  The class teacher marks this using a correction code.  Pupils then redraft their work (again under exam conditions).  The final drafts are sent to the SQA for marking.

In the SQA Exam Diet pupils will sit exams in Reading, Writing and Listening. All four contexts of Society, Learning, Employability and Culture will be assessed across the two papers:

Reading and Writing (2 hours):

Reading – 1 longer text with comprehension questions (20 marks) & Translation section (10 marks)

Directed Writing – Writing an account of an event in the past tense – 150-180 words - 20 marks (scaled down to 15)

Listening (approx. 25-30 minutes):

Monologue - 8 marks

Conversation - 12 marks

Pupils hear each text twice & answer questions in English.

Total = 120 (each skill worth 25%)