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Welcome to taslang the website of the Modern Languages' Faculty at the Thomas Alleyne School, Stevenage.

Publication on the original site began in March 2002 with information to help Year 11 to prepare for their GCSE exams and also to respond to interest from other students who wish to extend their work outside school. We would welcome ideas and support in improving our site.

Our aim is to aid learning of Languages by providing some of the material we use at school and to make it accessible to our students and their families when not at school.

  GCSE

  Examinations

  Language Links

  Key Stage 3 (years 7 to 9)

  Key Stage 4 (years 10 to 11)

  Post 16

  Contact Information

GCSE

The examination board for languages is OCR

In all sets students have exams in reading, speaking (French sample questions and German sample questions) and listening as well as either a writing exam or coursework.

Please note that from 2003 dictionaries will not be allowed in Languages' exams.

Students can choose a mixture of papers at higher and foundation level.

Higher = grades A* - D

Foundation = grades C - G

French

German

Spanish

 

Parents will be notified via statements of entry if the written paper is to be taken instead of coursework.

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Please note that the German exams tend to be completed before the May half term.

French

Listening

approx. 40 mins.

 

Writing (for those not doing coursework only)

40 mins. foundation

1 hour higher

 

Reading

45 mins. foundation

50 mins. higher

Between early March and early May

Speaking dates for individual teachers to follow.

12 - 15 mins. + 12 - 15 mins. preparation

 

German

Listening

approx. 40 mins.

 

Reading

45 mins. foundation

50 mins. higher

 

Writing (for those not doing coursework only)

40 mins. foundation

1 hour higher

Between early March and early May

Speaking dates for individual teachers to follow.

12 - 15 mins. + 12 - 15 mins. preparation

 

Spanish

Listening

approx. 40 mins.

 

Reading

45 mins. foundation

 

Writing (for those not doing coursework only)

40 mins. foundation

Between early March and early May

Speaking dates for individual teachers to follow.

12 - 15 mins. + 12 - 15 mins. preparation

 

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Language Links

  www.quia.com

  Click here for links to quia pages created by TAS staff

  www.linguascope.com

  www.bbc.co.uk/revisegcse

  www.thegrid.org.uk

  www.thomasalleyne.herts.sch.uk

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Key Stage 3 (Years 7 - 9)

The study of a foreign language is compulsory as a National Curriculum subject at Key Stage 3. The arrangements shown below apply to the school year 2003 - 2004.

Year 7

All pupils learn French

All pupils have half a year of German and half a year of Spanish

Year 8

All students learn French and German or Spanish.

All year 8 students who returned their reply slips before the start of term have been placed in the language of their choice.

There are 3 sets in each of 2 broad bands

Year 9

All students continue to learn French and German or Spanish.

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Key Stage 4 (Years 10 - 11)

All students learn a foreign language at Key Stage 4. One or two languages can be studied. The arrangements shown below apply to the school year 2003 - 2004.

Students choose French, German or Spanish according to the languages studied in KS3.

Post 16

AS and A2 courses are available in French and German.

Contact Information

Head of Faculty: Ms. R. Hopkins

e-mail:

www.admin.thomasalleyne@thegrid.org.uk

snail-mail:

High Street

Stevenage

Herts. SG1 3BE

telephone:

01438 354145 (school office)

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