Modern Languages Nuadh- chànain

Broad General Education

Pupils at Castlebay have the opportunity to learn both French and German, building on all aspects of literacy including, speaking, reading, writing and listening. Through learning a new language pupils can:

• Gain a deeper understanding of their first language and appreciate the richness and interconnected nature of languages,
• Enhance their understanding and enjoyment of other cultures and gain insights into other ways of thinking and other views of the world
• Develop skills that can be used to enjoy work and leisure throughout their lives.

National 5 Course

The course enables candidates to communicate, to be critical thinkers, to develop cultural awareness, and to be creative. The following summarises the skills, knowledge and understanding for the course:
– reading, listening, talking, and writing skills in a modern language in the contexts of
society, learning, employability, culture
– knowledge and understanding of detailed language required to understand and use a
modern language
– applying grammatical knowledge and understanding

Component	Marks	Scaled Marks	Time
Question paper – Reading	30	NA	1 hr 30
Question paper – Writing	20	15	Included in 1 hr 30
Listening Paper	20	30	30 min
Assignment	20	15	Varies
Speaking Performance	30	NA	6-8 min

Higher Course

The following provides a broad overview of the subject skills, knowledge and understanding developed in the course:

• reading, listening, talking and writing skills in a modern language in the contexts of society, learning, employability, culture
• applying knowledge and understanding of detailed and complex language to understand and use a modern language
• applying knowledge and understanding of language to translate detailed and complex language
• applying grammatical knowledge and understanding

Component	Mark	Scaled Mark	Time
Question paper – Reading	30	NA	2 hr
Question paper – Writing	20	15	Included in the 2hr
Listening Paper	20	30	30 min
Assignment	20	15	varies
Speaking Performance	30	NA	10 min

For more information visit the SQA Modern Languages webpage:
https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/45669.html