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JAPANESE
Japanese language and culture will be introduced to students through topic based modules, classroom
activities, worksheets, audio-visual material, Japanese realia, project work, e-workbook and school
trips.

Tribes and Tribulations
This module is focused on the different conflicts that are taking place across the globe today. The
module will draw upon students’ previous knowledge of current affairs, geography and history and it
will also build upon it greatly. The unit will look at various conflicts ranging from violent inter-state
battles between Pakistan and India or the Palestine-Israel conflict to more local disagreements such
as; the Northern Ireland Troubles or those fought out through the courts and protest such as the
construction of the M3 motorway around the Boyne Valley.
While looking as such case studies students will be given a brief introduction to the type of conflict,
the scale on which it is played out over, the causes of the conflict, the consequences of the conflict
before finally looking at the outcome of it or the attempts to find a resolution. Students will be
required to and encouraged to complete further independent research into the conflicts to help
further their knowledge of the battle and form their own opinion on which side if any they support.
Students will be shown while looking at these case studies that both History and Geography play a
central role in these conflicts, students will be shown how far many people are willing to go to defend
or maintain the history and geography of their regions.

SPANISH

Ms Hallissy/Ms Slevin/Ms McKenna

This is a half yearly module that will use Spanish cinema to focus on key moments in Spanish history
in particular, the Spanish Civil War. In addition the module will revise vocabulary and grammar topics
covered in Junior Cycle and consolidate same.
This is a half yearly module so students will do 2 out of the 3 modules on offer. Module A will use a
Spanish film (Pan’s Labryinth) to focus on key moments in Spanish history in particular, the Spanish
Civil War.
Module B will look at the history, geography and culture of South and Central America.

Module C will

In addition all modules will revise vocabulary and grammar topics covered in Junior Cycle and
consolidate same.