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1st Year (French, German, Italian, Spanish)

2nd Year (French, German, Italian, Spanish) 

3rd Year (French, German, Italian, Spanish)

4th Year/(French ,German, Italian, Spanish)

Language Club (French, German, Italian, Spanish)

1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
4th Year

No prior knowledge required.

By the end of first year students will be able to:

  • Introduce themselves
  • Ask and answer others about their jobs, family and interests
  • Understand simple questions and instructions
  • Understand and use basic grammar structures
  • Get by in a native speaking environment
  • Students have completed Year 1 or equivalent course at another institution.
  • Students can use and understand simple phrases and sentences on familiar topics. 

By the end of 2nd year students will be able to:

  • Improve spoken and written skills i.e. expressing simple opinions/requirements in a familiar context e.g. shopping, ordering a meal, booking a room
  • Understand and use relevant grammatical rules
  • Improve understanding of the language
  • Communicate and interact at relevant level i.e. survival language skills for everyday needs
  • Express opinions about current topics (TV, weather)
  • Students will have reached approx GCSE/NVQ Level 1
  • Students have completed Year 2 or equivalent course at another institution or have reached approximately GCSE/NVQ Level 1 standard. 
  • Students can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling and can describe experiences, events, plans and hopes.  Students have survival skills for everyday needs.

By the end of 3rd year students will be able to:

  • Use more complex oral structures e.g. start, and maintain, a simple face-to-face conversation on topics of personal interest.
  • Understand the language on a higher level eg understand main points in short articles about familiar topics
  • Read different types of text and appreciate different styles
  • Engage in discussions both orally and in written form.
  • Students who have completed 3rd year
  • Students who have a very good knowledge of the language at an intermediate level

By the end of 4th year students will be able to:

  • Show a good command of all  verb tenses with a focus on the subjunctive
  •  Have a deeper understanding of a few cultural issues (history, festivities etc)
  •  Use confidently some work place and business related vocabulary

Language Club (French, German, Italian, Spanish)

  • Students who have completed 3rd year or equivalent course at another institution. 
  • Students who have A level + language skills
  • Students have lived in the country
  • Students can follow / give a talk on a familiar topic or keep up a conversation on a fairly wide range of topics.

By the end of the year students will be able to:

  • Use more complex oral structures e.g. start, and maintain, a simple face-to-face conversation on topics of personal interest.
  • Understand the language on a higher level e.g. understand main points in short articles about familiar topics
  • Read different types of text and appreciate different styles
  • Engage in discussions both orally and in written form.

PLEASE NOTE: THE ABOVE IS A ROUGH GUIDE