YEAR 11 - Broughton Hall High School

Spanish NVQ3 lessons per weekThis course builds on the level 1 NVQ completed in Year 9 and the assessmentscompleted in Year 10 and is therefore suitable for students in set 3,4 and 5.Students must have their own ring binder.NVQ stands for National Vocational Qualifications. It was developed by industry tomeet the needs of the modern work place. Students will have to build up a portfolio ofassessments over the duration of the course. Therefore, there is no exam at the end ofyear.As this is a continual assessment based course attendance is essential.As well as covering the main grammar points in a language, the NVQ content is varied.The materials focus on a variety of topics such as:Business introductions.Dealing with business visitors.Making appointments and reservations.Travel arrangements.Socialising with business colleagues.Communications.Work experience abroad.Performance criteria:Personal / social facts.Work facts.Instructions / directions.Main points from statements/ descriptions.Questions/responses in reference to personal/ social matters.Questions / responses in relation to work matters.Requests.Feeling and preferences.Main points from conversations.Main points from a text.Information.At level 2 more advanced elements of language are covered:Vocabulary and language are unpredictableWider common alternatives.Understand and use of grammar.Simple past.Present and future.Views and opinions.Link words (because, however)Conditional.Compound.Extra-curricular provisionExtra support will be available.Within the department staff will arrange after school or lunchtime revision sessions, itis essential that students take advantage of this opportunity.37