1. A Level MFL for beginners
Dave Gilwhite

2. A Level for Beginners - Discussion
What is the plan for A Level in your department next year?
2. What do you want to get from today’s session?
If you have any experience of A Level teaching share it with your table!

3. Objectives
To share and discuss the practicalities of A level Teaching …
Specification, SOWs and Content of Year 12 and 13 Courses
Literature and Film
Assessment for AS and A2
Independent learning resources and text books
To start to get ready for A Level teaching next year
Resources available at …

4. Course Content French – AS

5. French Course Content – A Level

6. German Course Content - AS

7. German Course Content A Level

8. Spanish Course Content AS

9. Spanish Course Content A Level

10. AS Content - Discussion
Which topics are you looking forward to teaching? Why?
Which topics will be the most challenging?
How will you split up topics if you are sharing groups?
How will you resource each topic area?

11. Assessing AS Content – paper 1
Pages 8 and 9 in AS Specs
Covers all topic areas
4 listening questions
5 reading questions
All questions in the target language
1 translation into English
1 literary text

12. Assessing AS Content – paper 1
Typical Assessment Tasks (2018) …
Listening (All in Target Language)
Positive, Negative or both?
Match the statements to the people (1 from 3)
Multiple choice (1 from 3)
Find the true statements (7 from 15, 6 from 13)
Summary (3 bullet points)
Target Language Questions (1-2 marks each)

13. Challenging Listening Tasks – Find the true statements

14. Challenging Listening Tasks - Summary
Extra Language Marks

15. Assessing AS Content – paper 1
Typical Assessment Tasks (2018) …
Reading (All in Target Language)
Find the synonyms
Match statements to names (1 from 3)
Multiple choice (1 from 3)
Text level gap fill (8 words from a longer list)
Summary (3 bullet points)
Target Language Questions (1-2 marks)
Choose 5 true statements from 11
True, False or Not in Text?
Translation of a text into English (10 marks)

16. Challenging Reading Tasks – Text Level Gap Fill
Could be nouns, adjectives, infinitives, past participles
8 from 14

17. Challenging Reading Tasks – Translation into English

18. Challenging Reading Tasks – Summary

19. Paper 1 – A Level Key differences …
Questions contain content from AS and A Level
Passages and texts slightly more complex
More grammatical knowledge needed
Reading Paper includes a translation into the Target Language (10 marks)

20. Paper 1 – A Level Translation

21. Paper 1 – A Level Translation

22. Paper 1 - Discussion
Level of the exam? Resources? Difficult tasks? Exam practice? Supporting students? Anything else?

23. Assessing AS Content – paper 3 (Speaking)
2 cards from 4
3 bullet points / questions per card
1. What do we learn from the card?
2. Reaction to the card / sub topic
3. Sub topic linked to TL speaking countries
Teacher asks extra questions in between bullet points
Students must ask teacher 2 questions (1 per card)

24. Stimulus Cards - French

25. Stimulus Cards - German

26. Stimulus Cards - Spanish

27. Paper 3 Speaking – A Level Key differences
1 speaking card only (choice of 2)
Less preparation time (5 minutes)
Second part of the interview based on an Individual Research Project
2 minute presentation
10 minutes of follow up questions

28. Individual Research Project
a subject or a key question which is of interest to students
relates to a country or countries where French/ German/ Spanish is spoken.
Can’t be based on their research on the same literary text or film that they refer to in their written assessment.
Students use a range of sources including the internet.
Students develop research skills.

29. IRP Ideas German
Gender equality in Germany. Past achievement and future challenges
The role of Angela Merkel in modern Germany
Why is the German international football team so successful? An analysis of the organisation of football in Germany
What do we learn from the Günther Grass novel Katz und Maus?
The development of post-war Berlin. Past achievements and future challenges
The Bauhaus movement in German arts and architecture. What were its origins and legacy?
An analysis of Oliver Hirschbiegel’s film Der Untergang
The importance of tourism to the Austrian economy: successes and challenges
What does the car industry contribute to the German economy? An analysis of past achievements and current challenges.
The importance / influence of a German / Swiss / Austrian artist / architect / writer / film maker
Museums and memorial sites in the German-speaking world
A historical event or building such as: ‘Berlin am 13. August 1961’, ‘Der Reichstag’
The importance of festivals in German speaking countries
A case study on a city in a German speaking country

30. IRP Ideas French
A historical event or building such as: L’Arc de Triomphe, le Centre Pompidou, la prise de la Bastille (14 juillet 1789), mai 68.
A person such as François Mitterrand, José Bové, Léopold Sédar Senghor, Marie Curie, Toussaint Louverture, Jeanne d’Arc,
Performers such as MC Solaar, or Amadou & Mariam
An issue such as ‘Les langues minoritaires en France’
A phenomenon such as 'La Sape'
A topic related to a personal interest such as ‘La France (/l'Algérie/La Côte d'Ivoire/La Belgique etc.) et la Coupe du Monde de football’, ‘Les sentiers de grande randonnée’, ‘la mode en France’
A comparative topic such as ‘Les partis politiques de gauche [ou de droite] en France et en Grande-Bretagne’, ‘L’art contemporain en France et en GrandeBretagne’, ‘La gastronomie en France et en Grande-Bretagne’
Les Grands Projets (Monumental building projects)

31. IRP Ideas Spanish
How successful is the Spanish high speed train network? An economic and environmental analysis
To what extent are women equal citizens in Spanish society? Law and reality
The Spanish Civil War: what were its causes and consequences?
How has membership of the EU affected the development of Spain?
What demographic challenges are faced by Mexico City and how is the city responding?
An analysis of wind energy policy in Spain
Bull-fighting in Spain: its origins, historical development and current debates
The role of tourism in Barcelona: successes and challenges for the future
An evaluation of La sombra del viento, a novel by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona football clubs: its history and modern manifestations
An analysis of Pedro Almodóvar’s film Volver
Why is Salvador Dalí so well-known as an artist? An analysis of three major works.

32. IRP Assessment Criteria

33. IRP Assessment Criteria

34. IRP Assessment Criteria

35. IRP Assessment Criteria

36. Speaking Exam- Discussion
Challenges?
Positives?
Who will conduct it?
How will you prepare students?

37. Paper 2 - Works (Literature and Film) AS Specs page 15 AS – 1 book or film A2 – 1 book or film Have to study 1 book and 1 film over the 2 years

38. Works (Literature and Film) - French

39. Works (Literature and Film) - German

40. Works (Literature and Film) - Spanish

41. AS Literature and Film Assessment – Paper 2
Essays (mostly!) on …
Characters
Themes
Techniques
4 bullet points
Concise style (point, example / quote / justify)
Approximately 250 words
1 sentence level translation into German

42. AS Paper 2 Example Question - Translation

43. AS Paper 2 Example Question - Film

44. AS Paper 2 Example Question - Film

45. AS Level Paper 2 Example Question - Film

46. A Level Paper 2 – Main Differences
2 questions (1 film, 1 book)
No bullet points provided
Longer responses (approx. 300 words)
More challenging questions / analysis – concepts, issues, techniques etc.
No translation

47. A Level Paper 2 French Questions

48. A Level Paper 2 German Questions

49. A Level Paper 2 Spanish Questions

50. Works (Literature and Film) - Discussions
Which book / film will you be doing next year? Why? Which book / film will you be doing in year 2? Why? Who will be teaching them? What will be the key challenges?

51. AS Schemes of Work - French
Content / grammar / skills
Split up for shared groups
Assessment at the end of each unit
Textbooks / grammar books to support
Literature / Film – after Christmas

52. AS Schemes of Work - German

53. AS Schemes of Work - Spanish

54. A Level SOW
Same principles as AS
Revisit grammar
Revisit film

55. A Level SOW – introduce the book

56. Film / Literature Study Guides
Characters
plot
Themes
Example essays
Use vocab and phrases
Around £11

57. Course Books - Kerboodle
Kerboodle Demo

58. End of Unit Assessments - Kerboodle

59. End of Unit Assessments
Mini-Mocks (Exampro)

60. Covering Content
Homework / Independent Learning Tasks and high expectations are crucial!

61. Getting Started - AS Considerations
Exam Board
Dividing up content – who does what?
Film or book – who teaches it?
Course book
Schemes of Work
Assessment – end of Unit / year 12 exam
Study Guides / Extra Resources (independence)
Trips – year 12 join existing trips?
Expectations for A Level students
What training do you need?
Moving into year 13 …
Film / book
Independent Research Project
Final Discussion

62. A Level for Beginners – Planning Time!