In National 4 you will continue to develop the skills needed to understand and use French or Italian in everyday situations. Your work will cover topics like travel, holidays and free time. You will have the chance to plan and research a topic of your choice, using and developing your reading and writing skills. You will be able to prepare and deliver a short presentation about what you have researched.

 

The course consists of 3 mandatory Units, including the Added Value Unit. Each of the component Units of the Course is designed to provide progression to the corresponding Unit at National 5. All Units are internally assessed against the requirements shown in the Unit Specification. They will be assessed on a pass/fail basis.

 

The assessment of the Units in this Course will be as follows:

 

Understanding Language

The purpose of this Unit is to provide learners with the opportunity to develop reading and listening skills in the Modern Language and to develop their knowledge of straightforward language in the contexts of society, learning, employability, and culture.

 

Using Language

The purpose of this Unit is to provide learners with the opportunity to develop talking and writing skills in the modern language, and to develop their knowledge of straightforward language in the contexts of society, learning, employability, and culture.

 

Assignment

The purpose of this Added Value Unit is to provide learners with the opportunity to apply their language skills to investigate a chosen topic in a familiar context in the Modern Language.

 

To achieve a National 4 award in Modern Languages pupils must pass all of the required units and the added value unit. There is no final exam and the course is not graded.