Modern Foreign Languages

Teaching Staff

Mrs Holmes Head of Curriculum Area

Miss Birke - Lead teacher in MFL

Ms Lotz

Miss Baker

Mrs Aravinthan

 Mr Lawn

Mrs Watts

Frau Ruth

Aims

To enable students to develop the ability to use French/German/Spanish effectively as a means of practical communication.

To identify linguistic potential and develop that potential to its fullest, taking into account individual linguistic abilities and potential aspirations.

To make the learning of modern languages an interesting, rewarding and educational experience.

To encourage positive attitudes to speakers of modern languages and a sympathetic approach to other cultures and civilisations.

To offer insights into the culture and civilisation of French/German speaking countries.

To develop an awareness of the nature of language and language learning.

To foster in students a sense of achievement, success, motivation, enjoyment and intellectual stimulation.

To promote learning skills of a more general application, such as analysis, memorising and drawing of inferences.

Qualifications

GCSE French

GCSE German

GCSE Spanish Links