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- 1. MFL A-LEVEL YORK PGCEOctober 2016
- 2. “Decoupled” AS andA-level From September 2016 AS-level is a standalone qualification AS-level can be co-taught with A-level AS-level a one year course A-level a two year course with exam at the end No re-sits Same grading structure as now: AS-level A-U, A-level A*-U
- 3. New, more “rigorous”content DfE asked ALCAB to look at existing A-level and suggest improvements ALCAB criticised level of cognitive challenge, inconsistencies across schools and content too general, too much like GCSE All content to be rooted in the culture of the target language cultures Prescribed list of literary works and films Reaffirmation of the importance of grammar and translation
- 4. DfE prescribed content Topicsshould come from general themes: Social issues and trends Political, artistic and intellectual culture Grammar Exam boards have worked within this framework and produced specifications they think students and teachers will enjoy
- 5. AS and A-levelFrench content (1) - AQA • The changing nature of family (La famille en voie de changement) • The ‘cyber-society’ (La « cyber-société ») • The place of voluntary work (Le rôle du bénévolat) • A culture proud of its heritage (Une culture fière de son patrimoine) • Contemporary francophone music (La musique francophone contemporaine) • Cinema: the 7th art form (Cinéma : le septième art)
- 6. AS and A-levelFrench content (2) - AQA • Positive features of a diverse society (Les aspects positifs d’une société diverse) • Life for the marginalised (Quelle vie pour les marginalisés? ) • How criminals are treated (Comment on traite les criminels) • Teenagers, the right to vote and political commitment (Les ados, le droit de vote et l’engagement politique) • Demonstrations, strikes – who holds the power? (manifestations, grèves – à qui le pouvoir? ) • Politics and immigration (La politique et l’immigration)
- 7. AS and A-levelGerman content (1) - AQA • The changing state of the family (Familie im Wandel) • The digital world (Die digitale Welt) • Youth culture: fashion and trends, music, television (Jugendkultur: Mode, Musik und Fernsehen) • Immigration (Einwanderung) • Integration (Integration) • Racism (Rassismus)
- 8. AS and A-levelGerman content (2) - AQA • Festivals and traditions (Feste und Traditionen) • Art and architecture (Kunst und Architektur) • Cultural life in Berlin, past and present (Das Berliner Kulturleben damals und heute) • German and the European Union (Deutschland und die Europaïsche Union) • Politics and youth (Die Politik und die Jugend) • German re-unification and its consequences (Die Wiedervereinigung und ihre Folgen)
- 9. AS and A-levelSpanish content (1) - AQA • Modern and traditional values (Los valores tradicionales y modernos) • Cyberspace (El ciberespacio) • Equal rights (La igualdad de los sexos) • Immigration (La Inmigración) • Racism (El Racismo) • Integration (La Convivencia)
- 10. AS and A-levelSpanish content (2) - AQA • Modern day idols (La influencia de los ídolos) • Spanish regional identity (La identidad regional en España) • Cultural heritage or cultural landscape (El patrimonio cultural) • Today's youth, tomorrow's citizens (Jóvenes de hoy, ciudadanos de mañana) • Monarchies, republics and dictatorships (Monarquías, repúblicas y dictaduras) • Popular movements (Movimientos populares)
- 11. Literature and film AS-level Studentsdo one book or one film Assessed by a target language essay A-level Students do EITHER two books OR one book and one film All works come from prescribed lists
- 12. Literary works (FrenchAQA) • Molière Le Tartuffe • Voltaire Candide • Guy de Maupassant Boule de Suif et autres contes de la guerre • Albert Camus L’étranger • Françoise Sagan Bonjour tristesse • Claire Etcherelli Elise ou la vraie vie • Joseph Joffo Un sac de billes • Faïza Guène Kiffe kiffe demain • Philippe Grimbert Un secret • Delphine de Vigan No et mo
- 13. Films (French AQA) •Les 400 coups François Truffaut (1959) • Au revoir les enfants Louis Malle (1987) • La Haine Mathieu Kassovitz (1995) • L’auberge espagnole Cédric Klapisch (2002) • Un long dimanche de fiançailles Jean-Pierre Jeunet (2004) • Entre les murs Laurent Cantet (2008)
- 14. Literary works (GermanAQA) • Heinrich Böll Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum • Bertolt Brecht Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder • Friedrich Dürrenmatt Der Besuch der alten Dame • Max Frisch Andorra • Heinrich Heine Gedichte – Buch der Lieder • Jana Hensel Zonenkinder • Franz Kafka Die Verwandlung • Wladimir Kaminer Russendisko • Siegfried Lenz Fundbüro • Bernhard Schlink Der Vorleser
- 15. Films (German AQA) •Good bye, Lenin! Wolfgang Becker (2003) • Das Leben der Anderen Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (2006) • Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei Hans Weingartner (2005) • Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland Yasemin Samdereli (2011) • Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage Marc Rothemund (2005) • Lola rennt Tom Tykwer (1998)
- 16. Literary works (SpanishAQA) • Federico García Lorca La casa de Bernarda Alba • Gabriel García Márquez Crónica de una muerte anunciada • Laura Esquivel Como agua para chocolate • Ramón J. Sender Réquiem por un campesino español • Carlos Ruiz Zafón La sombra del viento • Isabel Allende La casa de los espíritus • Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer Rimas • Fernando Fernán-Gómez Las bicicletas son para el verano • Luis de Castresana El otro árbol de Guernica • Gabriel García Márquez El coronel no tiene quien le escriba
- 17. Films (Spanish AQA) •El laberinto del fauno Guillermo del Toro (2006) • Ocho apellidos vascos Emilio Martínez-Lázaro (2014) • María, llena eres de gracia Joshua Marston (2004) • Volver Pedro Almodóvar (2006) • Abel Diego Luna (2010) • Las 13 rosas Emilio Martínez-Lázaro (2007)
- 18. Individual research project Partof A-level only. Student chooses own area of interest Must relate to TL culture Research must include online sources Assessed as part of the A-level speaking test (presentation and discussion)
- 19. Assessment AS-level Three papers, oneof them a speaking assessment. Task types include listening, reading, translation, TL essay (on film or literature). Individual control of audio. A-level Three papers, one of them a speaking assessment. Task types include listening, reading, translation, TL essay on film or literature. Individual control of audio.
- 20. Lesson activities Discussion fromspoken and written texts Listening with audio and video (gap fill, matching, questions, summary, multi-choice, true/false, etc) Translation both ways Grammar exercises (pattern drills, gap fill, etc) Studying film and literature ICT-based tasks Whole class oral work Information gap pair work Task-based activities Games Extensive reading Individual research (reading and listening) Preparing for assessment Essay writing and technique