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Entry Level Spanish

Institution: Ringwood School

Case study

Introduction
The aims were to provide accreditation at a basic level for students beginning Spanish in KS4.and to make the course motivating by incorporating current affairs and topics of specific interest to the students.
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Associated video clips
Teacher: Julie McKernan

The video clips below shows a KS4 class who are beginners in Spanish having studied French in KS3. They are working towards an Entry Level Certificate in Spanish.

The lesson
Image from videoIn this introductory lesson on castles, the students are learning basic vocabulary connected with the topic. Over a series of lessons, students will construct their own castle and give a presentation about it in Spanish. This activity had already been trialled with a Year 7 CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) group in French. This clip shows the beginning of the lesson on castles and is then followed by a short commentary by the teacher.
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The interviews
What is Entry Level Certificate and why is it successful at Ringwood?
Image from video clipHear about how Ringwood students work towards the Certificate of Achievement in Spanish, how the course is taught and why it is successful.
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This work for the Entry Level Certificate was based on a CLIL module originally. How is CLIL being developed at Ringwood?
Image from videoHear how Ringwood School is beginning to introduce CLIL in a simple way.
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