St John's RC AcademyModern Languages
Staff
The Modern Languages department consists of 2 members of staff who are Ms Miller (Head of Department) and Miss del Río. The department offers both French and Spanish across the BGE curriculum and senior phase.
BGE
In S1 pupils have 3 French lessons per week. In S2, pupils have two periods of French and they are also given the opportunity to experience one period of Spanish as part of the BGE curriculum to help inform them of their language choice in S3.
In S3, pupils are given the choice to study French/Spanish or both to prepare for the National 3, National 4 and National 5 courses that they will follow in S4.
Senior Phase
In S4-6, pupils follow the National course appropriate to their level developing the four skill areas of talking, writing, reading and listening. Pupils complete unit assessments as per the SQA requirements to achieve the award.
Extra Curricular
BGE pupils are offered the opportunity to attend the Modern Languages Media club on a weekly basis where they watch films covering a range of languages to promote diversity and respect for other cultures across the school and within society.
Pupils also have the opportunity to learn additional Spanish through participating in a range of activities linked to areas of language pupils are interested in learning.
Senior pupils are offered study support to further develop their language skills and prepare them for their final SQA exams.
Exam / Assessment Revision Links
BGE
Senior Phase
Online dictionary: www.wordreference.com
SQA Website: www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/45775.html