Learning a modern language for GCSE is a matter of taking your first steps. You learn rudimentary grammar and vocabulary that enable you to get by but real conversations are still beyond your reach. It is at the sixth-form level that you will deepen your grammatical competence and broaden your vocabulary so that you can converse about and debate real-world issues, and immerse yourself into the culture, literature and arts of the country. Even though we live in an age where it seems English is spoken everywhere and where Google Translate will help you where it is not, there is nothing like the experience and satisfaction of being able to step inside a different way of speaking and seeing the world. The Russian A level will introduce you to real Russian in real situations. You will look at the media, literature and film to acquaint you with and develop your knowledge of Russia, her language and culture from past to present. In the second year, you will cover two more topic areas as well as undertaking a detailed study of another short novella, “A Week Like Any Other”, by Natalia Baranskaya. The first of the new topics is Population and the Russian Multi-Cultural Society in which you will look at the variety of regions in the Russian Federation. The second new topic is Russia in the post-Soviet World. Here, you will look at political issues and the contemporary Russian state. Finally, you will have to work through improving your translation skills in a range of texts covering the four main themes.
You should ideally have a 7 grade or higher at GCSE. If it is your mother tongue or a second language, you will need to be able to speak and write it proficiently. You will also need an interest in other cultures and a logical mind to cope with the grammar.
There are three exams at A level, all testing your competency on the topics learned. Paper 1 (Listening Reading and Translation ) test your comprehension, your ability to respond to a variety of texts and to translate an unseen passage into English in a 2-hour exam worth 40% of the A level. Paper 2 (Written response and translation) examines you in Russian on ‘The Queen of Spades’ and a second text (or film ) that you will have studied, as well as translate an unseen passage into Russian, in a 2 hour 40 minute exam worth 30% of the A level. Paper 3 (Speaking) is an oral exam consisting of a thematic discussion, plus a presentation and further discussion on independent research, in a 21-23-minute exam worth 30% of the A level.
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| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Cambridgeshire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
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| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £34,233 |
| Address | 3-4 Brookside, Cambridge, CB2 1JE |
Learning a modern language for GCSE is a matter of taking your first steps. You learn rudimentary grammar and vocabulary that enable you to get by but real conversations are still beyond your reach. It is at the sixth-form level that you will deepen your grammatical competence and broaden your vocabulary so that you can converse about and debate real-world issues, and immerse yourself into the culture, literature and arts of the country. Even though we live in an age where it seems English is spoken everywhere and where Google Translate will help you where it is not, there is nothing like the experience and satisfaction of being able to step inside a different way of speaking and seeing the world. The Russian A level will introduce you to real Russian in real situations. You will look at the media, literature and film to acquaint you with and develop your knowledge of Russia, her language and culture from past to present. In the second year, you will cover two more topic areas as well as undertaking a detailed study of another short novella, “A Week Like Any Other”, by Natalia Baranskaya. The first of the new topics is Population and the Russian Multi-Cultural Society in which you will look at the variety of regions in the Russian Federation. The second new topic is Russia in the post-Soviet World. Here, you will look at political issues and the contemporary Russian state. Finally, you will have to work through improving your translation skills in a range of texts covering the four main themes.
You should ideally have a 7 grade or higher at GCSE. If it is your mother tongue or a second language, you will need to be able to speak and write it proficiently. You will also need an interest in other cultures and a logical mind to cope with the grammar.
There are three exams at A level, all testing your competency on the topics learned. Paper 1 (Listening Reading and Translation ) test your comprehension, your ability to respond to a variety of texts and to translate an unseen passage into English in a 2-hour exam worth 40% of the A level. Paper 2 (Written response and translation) examines you in Russian on ‘The Queen of Spades’ and a second text (or film ) that you will have studied, as well as translate an unseen passage into Russian, in a 2 hour 40 minute exam worth 30% of the A level. Paper 3 (Speaking) is an oral exam consisting of a thematic discussion, plus a presentation and further discussion on independent research, in a 21-23-minute exam worth 30% of the A level.