Why choose a language GCSE WHY STUDY ANOTHER

Why choose a language GCSE?

WHY STUDY ANOTHER LANGUAGE? Better communication Cultural awareness Better maths skills Improves your English Improved logic Better career prospects Easier travel Opportunities for combined degrees Better memory

Where could languages take me? • A GCSE in French or Spanish makes you really employable. • People who speak a foreign language earn on average 10 – 15 % more from their job than people who don’t! • A language gives you the edge in the job market! • Languages are highly valued by colleges and universities. • Here are just a FEW IDEAS of how a language GCSE could help you in the future. . .

Something to remember If you want to improve your job prospects, WHATEVER you want to do…. . Take a language GCSE.

2. Local, national, international and global areas of interest What will we study? Three Themes • • • 1. Identity and culture • • Types of family Relationships Marriage/partnerships Social media Music Cinema & TV Food Sport 3. Current and future study and employment • • Your studies Life at school Education after GCSEs Jobs, careers & ambitions Where you live Charity work Healthy & unhealthy living The environment Poverty & homelessness Social issues

How will I be assessed? READING WRITING SPEAKING LISTENING 25% of GCSE Questions in English and Two writing tasks 2 minute role-play Questions in English and the target language Translation from English into target language 3 minute discussion of a photo card the target language Translation from target language into English 5 -7 minute general conversation

FAQS I DON'T LIKE SPEAKING! WILL I HAVE TO DO A SPEAKING EXAM? Yes, but this is done with your normal class teacher and we do lots of practice in class. After we've practised and got lots of 1 to 1 feedback, you'll feel confident. HOW DIFFERENT IS IT TO YEAR 9? There is an increase in the challenge at GCSE, but the same skills are covered - reading, listening, speaking, writing, and even some of the same topics, just in more depth.

FAQS HOW DO I LEARN ALL THE VOCABULARY? We give you lots of support, strategies and resources to help you learn vocabulary and grammar. There are lots of apps online to help too. WHAT IF I SPEAK A LANGUAGE THAT ISN'T FRENCH OR SPANISH ALREADY? This is great and means you will most likely pick up Spanish or French easily. If you can read, speak, understand write another language fluently, talk to us about possibly taking an extra GCSE as a community language.

Words of Inspiration "If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart. " Nelson Mandela

Thank you for listening. Please get in touch if you have any further questions about GCSE French or Spanish. languages@hallgreen. bham. sch. u k