Curriculum mapping

Subject: Urdu

Intent of the curriculum – what are the aims of the curriculum and what is the curriculums overall goals?

The aim of the Urdu curriculum is to enable students of all abilities to develop their Urdu language skills to their full potential, equipping them with the knowledge to communicate in a variety of contexts with confidence. We are passionate about the benefits that learning a language can bring. We strongly believe in languages as a skill for life and something students should enjoy and find rewarding.

The overall goal is for the students to be able to:

Listen to standard speech, identify the key points of the speech and understand the spoken passages well.

Speak Urdu by participating in a conversation and responding to questions.

Read different types of written text.

Write an Urdu text and answering to questions bearing in mind vocabulary, grammar and tenses.

Curriculum maps are designed to ensure that all four skills (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening) are covered in every unit and opportunities to revisit key skills, in different ways, are built in to students’ learning journeys.  Grammar is the foundation for building language skills. Learning grammar enables students to speak and write more accurately, confidently and fluently.  Consequently, grammar skills are taught explicitly through every unit of work, and regularly revisited; emphasis is on equipping students with the linguistic skills to unpick and decode unfamiliar language.

How will the Implementation of the curriculum take place in the classroom?

For KS3 the curriculum will be implemented by following the schemes of work which has been made for KS3 in order for students to build upon the foundation of Urdu, developing gradually in the Urdu language, make progression for the future and finally make it easy for students to understand the Urdu curriculum in KS4.

For KS4 the curriculum is implemented by following the Urdu AQA 8648 specification and by focusing on a lot of past papers so that students are prepared for the exams and improve on the foundation of their Urdu skills.

Impact – what will the pupils learn by the end of the year and how does this link to future learning. How will pupils be assessed?

By the end of KS3, pupils will have learnt: the alphabet, Urdu words, numbers, personal identification, days & months, seasons, animals, parts of the body, hobbies, daily routine, grammar, occupations, media, nationality, citizenship, health, local area, and free time. The topics students will have studied will be beneficial and helpful for their preparations of Urdu GCSE exams as well as if they want to pursue further Urdu studies. Pupils will be assessed by term assessments, books being marked, completion of homework and providing extra support whether it maybe from the teacher, parents or other students.

Pupils in KS4 will be preparing for GCSE Urdu exam. The GCSE Urdu specification covers three distinct themes. These themes apply to all four question papers. Students are expected to understand and provide information and opinions about these themes relating to their own experiences and those of other people, including people in countries/ communities where Urdu is spoken.

The four exam papers are:

Listening: understand and respond to Urdu

Students are expected to be able to:

demonstrate general and specific understanding of different types of spoken language

follow and understand clear standard speech using familiar language across a range of specified contexts

identify the overall message, key points, details and opinions in a variety of short and longer spoken passages, involving some more complex language, recognising the relationship between past, present and future events

deduce meaning from a variety of short and longer spoken texts, involving some complex language and more abstract material, including short narratives and authentic material addressing a wide range of contemporary and cultural themes

recognise and respond to key information, important themes and ideas in more extended spoken text, including authentic sources, adapted and abridged as appropriate, by being able to answer questions, extract information, evaluate and draw conclusions.

Speaking: communicate and interact in speech

Students are expected to be able to:

communicate and interact effectively in speech for a variety of purposes across a range of specified contexts

take part in a short conversation, asking and answering questions, and exchanging opinions

convey information and narrate events coherently and confidently, using and adapting language for new purposes

speak spontaneously, responding to unexpected questions, points of view or situations, sustaining communication by using rephrasing or repair strategies, as appropriate

initiate and develop conversations and discussion, producing extended sequences of speech

make appropriate and accurate use of a variety of vocabulary and grammatical structures, including some more complex forms, with reference to past, present and future events

make creative and more complex use of the language, as appropriate, to express and justify their own thoughts and points of view

use accurate pronunciation and intonation to be understood by a native speaker.

Reading: understand and respond to written language

Students are expected to be able to:

understand and respond to different types of written language

understand general and specific details within texts using high frequency familiar language across a range of contexts

identify the overall message, key points, details and opinions in a variety of short and longer written passages, involving some more complex language and recognising the relationship between past, present and future events

deduce meaning from a variety of short and longer written texts from a range of specified contexts, including authentic sources involving some complex language and unfamiliar material, as well as short narratives and authentic material addressing relevant contemporary and cultural themes

recognise and respond to key information, important themes and ideas in more extended written text and authentic sources, including some extracts from relevant abridged or adapted literary texts

demonstrate understanding by being able to scan for particular information, organise and present relevant details, draw inferences in context and recognise implicit meaning where appropriate

translate a short passage from Urdu into English.

Writing: communicate in writing

Students are expected to be able to:

communicate effectively in writing for a variety of purposes across a range of specified contexts

write short texts, using simple sentences and familiar language accurately to convey meaning and exchange information

produce clear and coherent text of extended length to present facts and express ideas and opinions appropriately for different purposes and in different settings

make accurate use of a variety of vocabulary and grammatical structures, including some more complex forms, to describe and narrate with reference to past, present and future events

manipulate the language, using and adapting a variety of structures and vocabulary with increasing accuracy and fluency for new purposes, including using appropriate style and register

make independent, creative and more complex use of the language, as appropriate, to note down key points, express and justify individual thoughts and points of view, in order to interest, inform or convince

translate sentences and short texts from English into Urdu to convey key messages accurately and to apply grammatical knowledge of language and structures in context.

Assessments

GCSE Urdu has a Foundation Tier (grades 1–5) and a Higher Tier (grades 4–9). Students must take all four question papers at the same tier. All question papers must be taken in the same series.

Paper 1: Listening - Understanding and responding to different types of spoken language. (written exam)

Paper 2: Speaking - Communicating and interacting effectively in speech for a variety of purposes. (oral non-exam assessment)

Paper 3: Reading - Understanding and responding to different types of written language. (written exam)

Paper 4: Writing - Communicating effectively in writing for a variety of purposes. (written exam)

Throughout the GCSE course, students will be assessed through written and oral assessments.

Students at Key Stage 3 and 4 will complete an end of unit test so that their progress can be monitored. The end of term exams are based around the topics completed within that term and previous terms so continue encouraging pupils to retain their knowledge.

Students are given written and verbal feedback given to help them improve their learning. Students are given enough time to practise what they’ve learnt through activities in the classroom and through retrieval practices. 

Overview of topics to be taught each half term

Year 7

1A/1B

2A/2B

3A/3b

1a

1. Baseline test &Introduction to Urdu

To assess the ability of the students from the begininng.

To enable pupil grouping accordingly

2. Urdu alphabet and the joining forms.

To give students a firm foundation in learning a language

3. Constructing Urdu words with letters from the Alphabet.

Steady progress is important for the students so learning step by step skills with the use of the alphabet is a must

4. Urdu numbers 1 - 20

With the use of numbers students can now make sentences using 2 words

This will enable pupils to describe and add detail

5. Days of the week.

1b

1. Months of the year.

Days of the week and months of the year will enable the students to write or speak in different contexts

This vocabulary can also make them aware of tenses and time depending on the work set

2. About myself.

Students can give a brief self introduction

Will enable students to say basic things like what their name/age/gender etc is.

Introduce students to speaking skills so they can speak to each other and maybe ask each other questions

3. Masculine and feminine rules of Urdu.

4. Singular and plural rules of Urdu.

Students will now begin to focus on grammar, by learning M/F and S/P forms they can have a better use of the words learnt so far

This will enable pupils to enhance their speaking/writing

Produce higher standard of content overall

5. Colours in Urdu - Introduction to using descriptive words in Urdu

To know how to use descritpive words, using colours as an example

This will enable students to lengthen sentences by including basic adjectives

(Dependant on the ability of the year, may adjust to match needs)

2a

1. Fruits and vegetables in Urdu.

2. Clothing in Urdu.

To be able to use a wider range and variety of vocabuary

To enable them to use common everyday words in different tasks

3. Emotions in Urdu - likes and dislikes

To express feelings and emotions in Urdu

To be able to give an opinion on what they like and don't like

To be able to speak/write in 1st person

4. Different types of weather conditions in Urdu.

5. Seasons and further weather related vocabulary

Students can identify and describe factors of various types of weather using key vocabulary

Students can compare factors and talk/write about individual weather types

They can learn relevant vocabulary and give summaries of the four seasons

2b

1. Animals in Urdu.

Students will be able to identify different categories of animals, eg; farm/zoo animals and pets etc.

Depending on ability they may be able to describe general knowledge regarding different animals

To be able to say what they look like for example.

2. Relevant describing words in Urdu - Use of adjectives

To be able to correctly identify adjectives in a text

To be able to use adjectives correctly in their writing/speaking

Simple sentences in Urdu.

Towns and cities in Urdu.

Where they live and nationality.

3. Verbs and how to use them

To be able to correctly identify verbs in a text and understand what they are used for

To know how and where to insert a verb into an Urdu sentence

By learning vocabulary related to verbs it enables students to produce work of a higher level by lengthening sentences and including multiple words

4. Simple sentences - Subject/Object/Verb

To understand what the Subject, Object and Verb is in a basic sentence.

To be able to identify and label the meaning and purpose of words in a sentence

To learn basic sentence structure and order of words when writing/speaking.

(Dependant on the ability of the year, may adjust to match needs)

3a

1. School Subjects

To be able to recognise the Urdu names of subjects taught at school

To be able to use key vocabulary and make an exemplar timetable in Urdu

2. Opinions on the subjects studied at school.

To be able to share opinions of what they do and don't like in school.

Talk/Write about their favourite subject giving reasons why

3. School uniform & Timetable

4. Different types of free time and leisure activities.

To be able to give examples of leisure and free time activities in Urdu.

To use a dictionary to help them extend and enhance their work

To be able to give an insight, using basic language skills and key vocabulary learnt so far, into a tyoical day. (School day and what they do at home for example)

3b

1. Connectives

To know what connectives are used for in a sentence and how to use them effectively

To identify connectives and learn the relevant words

To be able to create more complex sentences by joining sentences together and possibly writing in paragraphs.

2. Rooms in their houses.

3. About my home/bedroom

To be able to identify and label different rooms in a house

To learn and apply general words for location and place

To be able pick and choose key vocabulary from their wordbanks to write/speak about a favourite room, for example.

4. Role play activities in Urdu on a topic already covered

To repeat and practice a topic already covered

A fun way of recapping vocabulary and grammar

To enhance speaking skills and help build their confidence in class

(Dependant on the ability of the year, may adjust to match needs)

Year 8

1A/1B

2A/2B

3A/3b

1a

Reviewing last year knowledge/About Myself

Understanding others talking about themselves - Role play (speaking) - pair work

To be able to identify key topics and grammar rules covered in Y7

To come back to a new year and be able to have a basic conversation with each other

To improve confidence levels and brush up on speaking skills

Hobbies - follow on from 'About Myself'.

Understanding what a hobby is and to identify and name activities

To learn to express one's likes and dislikes in regards to hobbies and activities

Body parts.

Describing body parts

To identify and label the main body parts, internal and external

To implement the use of relevant adjectives to describe the body parts

Illnesses and remedies

To increase general knowledge

To be able to participate in general everyday conversation

To be able to identify a variety of medical problems and talk about them

1b

Daily routine.

To identify key moments of the day

To be able to use time accurately

To be able to use tenses

Connecting sentences - Complex sentence structures

To be able to connect sentences using conjunctions

To improve written work by writing longer and more complex sentences

Morning and night time routine

Daily meals (Food vocabulary)

To learn and implement the food and drink vocabulary

Enhance their other topic work, eg; daily routine.

What you do in the evening

To be able to give examples of evening activities

To be able to talk about their evenings

2a

Eating and Drinking

To be able to identify vocabulary relevant to food and drink

To be able to use food items in their spoken tasks, for example, how to order food from a menu etc

Different occupations

Identify different jobs and occupations in Urdu

Implement the vocabulary learnt in tasks relevant

Jobs and family members

Relate the occupations to family members

To be able to talk about people in your family and the jobs that they do

Future jobs

To be able to talk about or write about your aspirations and wishes

Possible ideas of what career paths you may choose for the future

To give a relevant written piece of work, for example, a cv or a job application

Understanding other people jobs.

To be able to talk in 1st, 2nd and 3rd person

2b

Past, present and future tenses.

Making references related to food.

How to order from a food menu.

Acting out a role-play as a family relating to food. (For example, at a restaurant)

3a

Transportation

Travelling to school and other places.

Tourists’ attractions from chosen places.

How to book an airline ticket

3b

Luggage and packing - How to say what you need to take on holiday.

Identify different activities on holidays.

Reasons for a holiday - Understanding what other people will do on a holiday.

Giving an account of a holiday - How to talk using the past tense, relating to yourself or others where they have been.

Role play on travelling.

Year 9

1A/1B

2A/2B

3A/3b

1a

Reviewing last year

Body parts. And organs

Holidays

Transportation

Shopping for food

Meeting and greeting

Weather

1b

Likes and dislikes

Past tense

Present tense

Future tense

Writing about real things that have happened

2a

Different family members

Family and friend (relationships)

Role models in your life.

Daily life, and food you eat daily.

Description of a person

2b

Giving and asking for directions

Shopping for clothes

Places to see and things to do

Rules, pressures and success.

3a

Past papers - listening

Role play – making/attending an appointment

Role play – writing a script – Complaining about a missing child to the police

3b

Further studies

Volunteering

Sports events

Environment

Presentation on Technology

Year 10

1A/1B

2A/2B

3A/3b

1a

Me, my family and friends – Students will learn new and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic.

Relationships with family and friends. Marriage/partnership. - Students will learn new and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic

Social media and Mobile technology - Students will learn new and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic.

1b

Free-time activities including music, Cinema and TV, Food and eating out and Sport - Students will learn new and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic.

Customs and festivals in Urdu-speaking countries/communities - Students will learn new and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic.

2a

Home, town, neighbourhood and region - Students will learn new and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic.

Top Social issues including Charity/voluntary work and Healthy/unhealthy living - Students will learn new and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic.

2b

Global issues including the environment, Poverty/homelessness - Students will learn new and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic.

Travel and tourism - Students will learn new and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic.

3a

My studies - Students will learn new and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic.

Life at school/college - Students will learn new and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic.

3b

Education post-16 - Students will learn new and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic.

Jobs, career choices and ambitions - Students will learn new and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic.

Year 11

1A/1B

2A/2B

3A/3b

1a

Me, my family and friends - Students will revise and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic. Students will complete past papers in Urdu reading, writing, speaking and listening.

Relationships with family and friends and Marriage/partnership - Students will revise and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic. Students will complete past papers in Urdu reading, writing, speaking and listening.

Social media and Mobile technology - Students will revise and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic. Students will complete past papers in Urdu reading, writing, speaking and listening.

1b

Free time activities including Music, Cinema and TV, Food and eating out and Sport - Students will revise and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic. Students will complete past papers in Urdu reading, writing, speaking and listening.

Customs and festivals in Urdu-speaking countries/communities - Students will revise and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic. Students will complete past papers in Urdu reading, writing, speaking and listening.

2a

My studies - Students will revise and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic. Students will complete past papers in Urdu reading, writing, speaking and listening.

Life at school/college - Students will revise and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic. Students will complete past papers in Urdu reading, writing, speaking and listening.

Education post-16 - Students will revise and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic. Students will complete past papers in Urdu reading, writing, speaking and listening.

Jobs, career choices and ambitions - Students will revise and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic. Students will complete past papers in Urdu reading, writing, speaking and listening.

2b

Charity/voluntary work - Students will revise and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic. Students will complete past papers in Urdu reading, writing, speaking and listening.

Healthy/unhealthy living - Students will revise and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic. Students will complete past papers in Urdu reading, writing, speaking and listening.

Global issues including the environment, poverty and homelessness - Students will revise and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic. Students will complete past papers in Urdu reading, writing, speaking and listening.

Travel and tourism - Students will revise and build on previous vocabulary learnt. Students will complete and take part in writing, speaking, listening and reading tasks. Students will be made familiar on exam-style questions for the topic. Students will complete past papers in Urdu reading, writing, speaking and listening.

3a

Revision and GCSE speaking exams

3b

Revision and GCSE exams