Taking a Language at GCSE
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World Languages
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5th - 8th Grade
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Easy
Laurence Creteau
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21 Slides • 6 Questions
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What do you think the percentage of the world population that speaks English is?
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Multiple Choice
What percentage of the world population speaks English?
20%
50%
75%
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and most of those people are not English natives!
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I don't want to be a teacher/translator
I want to live in Wales
I only travel abroad once in a while
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Poll
Having employees with language skills is important to ...
mainly the tourism industry
most employers
employers that trade with other countries
hardly any employers in Wales
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Facilitating subjects are a handful of A-level subjects commonly asked for in universities’ entry requirements.
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Poll
Most employers are looking for people who ...
are fluent in another language
have some skills in another language or more
don't have other language skills
are willing to try
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There's a lot more to the GCSE than just the language!
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Poll
When you study a language at GCSE you will be developing these skills:
numeracy skills (counting, etc)
listening skills
communication skills
problem-solving skills
IT skills
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communication skills
listening skills
good command of English
and grammar
awareness of other cultures
problem-solving skills
collaborative work
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Which of these industries do not need a Foreign Language?
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Poll
Which of these industries does not need languages
Media
Tourism
Public services
Engineering
Law
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Multiple Choice
Studying a language at GCSE is for people who...
always get "exceeding" marks
get mainly "exceeding" marks
anyone
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