Learning Bengali at EGA is fun, interactive and students are encouraged to be independent, reflective learners. 

The Bengali Department plans for each student to develop confidence in their learning skills and ability.  All students will develop an understanding of how language learning can bring global communities closer together, creating a deeper understanding of other cultures.

 

 

Bengali at Key Stage 3   

 

Bengali has traditionally been offered as Language 2  from Year 7 to Year 9. However, from September 2011 Bengali will be taught from Year 8. Pupils will have two lessons a week in Year 8, and those Year 8 students will work towards taking their Language GCSE Short Course in Year 9 which is a really exciting opportunity. 

Each student has a Bengali ICT lesson where they can explore their language skills further by creating power points in the target language and by using online software such as Vokis and Anubadok.  Students also reinforce their language learning by completing challenging exercises on line on www.reefs.com, www.learnbangla.com, and www.languagesonline.org.uk .

All students are assessed after each unit on one or two skills and there is an end of year exam in the summer term which will assess all skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing).

 

 

Year 8

 

The theme in Year 8 is My world and Holidays. Students will have an opportunity to learn, practise basic skills to develop understanding and operate their target language.  They can continue to develop their understanding of tenses by discussing preferences of colours, school subjects, hobbies, weather, previous and future holidays, as well as normal holiday practice. They will study countries, capitals, weather, and different forms of transport. 

They will also develop their research skills by finding out about other countries e.g. traditions, culture, language, food, activities and way of life.  They will continue to develop skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing and consolidate the use of the different tenses.

 

Year 9

 

The theme in Year 9 is “Community” and this examines how students relate to the variety of communities they belong to and the choices they make. It incorporates work on health and lifestyle, career choices and environmental issues 

 

 

Study at Home for KS3

 

Students are actively encouraged to purchase a dictionary for the language they study and teachers recommend regular sessions at home working on www.reefs.com, www.learnbangla.com, and www.languagesonline.org.uk .

 

 

 

 

Bengali at Key Stage 4

 

In KS4 students are studying for their AQA Bengali GCSE which comprises 100% exam. Students study the following topics:

• Leisure and tourism

• Home and environment

• Work and Education

• Lifestyle – Health, Relationships and choices

 

The units are based on some topics already covered in KS3, but they are explored in more depth in KS4 and they are linked to content in other areas of the curriculum and focus on the creative use of language. There is a greater emphasis in KS4 on grammar and developing independent learning.

 

 

 

Study at Home for KS4

 

Students are encouraged to complete vocabulary learning exercises on www.reefs.com, www.learnbangla.org, and www.languagesonline.org.uk .