{"id":1601,"date":"2022-01-12T09:50:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T09:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/wwhs3options\/?page_id=1601"},"modified":"2022-01-12T09:50:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T09:50:32","slug":"modern-languages-plus-national-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/wwhs3options\/mod-langs\/modern-languages-plus-national-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern Languages Plus &#8211; National 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Modern Languages Plus- National 4<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pupils will study two languages at National 4 level. French, Spanish and\/or German. There will also be an opportunity to complete National 4 Mandarin if the pupils wish to.<\/p>\n<p>This is an opportunity to learn about a new culture, a new language and developing research and analytical skills, while discovering countries around the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>COURSE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The course is divided into 4 contexts which cover:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Society \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Family and friends, Lifestyles, Media, Global languages, Citizenship.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Learning \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Learning in context, Education<\/li>\n<li><strong>Employability \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Jobs, Work and CVs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Culture \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Planning a trip, Other countries, Celebrating a special event, Literature of another country, Film and television<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is also an opportunity to learn about a new culture, a new language and countries around the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>HOW WILL IT BE ASSESSED?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Modern Languages Plus will be internally assessed over the course of S3 and S4. There is no final examination:<\/p>\n<p>This course has 3 Units:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Unit\u00a0 1- Understanding Language :<\/em><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>In this unit learners will have the opportunity to develop their listening and reading skills.\u00a0 Learners will develop their skills in the target language using straightforward language.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Unit 2\u00a0\u00a0Using Language<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>In this unit learners will be able to develop their talking and writing skills and develop their knowledge of straightforward language in the four contexts.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Unit 3 Added Value Unit:<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Pupils will have the opportunity to complete a film study. The aim is to allow learners the opportunity to research and apply their language skills in a familiar context in the modern language.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Progression<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pupils who have successfully completed the Modern Languages Plus course could progress onto:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National 5 French\/German\/Spanish\/Mandarin<\/li>\n<li>Higher French in S6<\/li>\n<li>Crash Higher Spanish\/German\/ Mandarin in S6<\/li>\n<li>It also provides a good foundation for progression to training or employment in a variety of sectors including business, tourism, teaching.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modern Languages Plus- National 4 Pupils will study two languages at National 4 level. French, Spanish and\/or German. There will also be an opportunity to complete National 4 Mandarin if the pupils wish to. This is an opportunity to learn about a new culture, a new language and developing research and analytical skills, while discovering &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/wwhs3options\/mod-langs\/modern-languages-plus-national-4\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Modern Languages Plus &#8211; National 4<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33190,"featured_media":0,"parent":11,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1601","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/wwhs3options\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/wwhs3options\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/wwhs3options\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/wwhs3options\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33190"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/wwhs3options\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1601"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/wwhs3options\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1602,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/wwhs3options\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1601\/revisions\/1602"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/wwhs3options\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/wwhs3options\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}