Modern Languages : homeAimsOur main aim as a department is to enable students to read, write, speak and listen effectively in the medium of a Modern Foreign Language. We aim to increase the students’ enjoyment of learning a new language by extending their competence to understand and use the foreign language for communicative purposes. Modern Foreign Languages – A DefinitionKnowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation. The four skill areas to be addressed in the delivery of the MFL curriculum are:
A View of LearningLearning is the process of acquiring knowledge or skill through study, experience or teaching. It is a process that depends on experience and leads to long-term changes in behaviour potential. Behaviour potential describes the possible behaviour of an individual (not actual behaviour) in a given situation in order to achieve a goal. A View of the TeacherThe role of the teacher is to facilitate progression through the Modern Languages curriculum in line with the schemes of work and school and departmental policies. StaffDr S. S. Reid (Head of Department) Miss E. A. Woodhouse (French/Spanish) Facilities and ResourcesThe department is housed in nine classrooms on the ground floor of Ormiston (O3, O5, O4, O6, O7) on the ground floor of Middle School (M3, M4, M7) and in H2. There are resource and storage rooms in each area. Each Modern Languages classroom is equipped with a C2K computer with the option of linking to a multi-media projector. The CurriculumOur main aim as a department is to enable pupils to read, write, speak and listen effectively in the medium of a Modern Foreign Language. We aim to increase the pupils’ enjoyment of learning a new language by extending their competence to understand and use the foreign language for communicative purposes. The Department meets the requirements of the Northern Ireland Curriculum and the Programme of Study, and is currently reviewing its policies and strategies in order meet the requirements of the Framework for Entitlement from September 2006. Key Stage 3At Key Stage 3 the curriculum is based on: Key Stage 4At Key Stage 4 we follow the AQA GCSE syllabus in all three languages. The course is based on AS/A2 LevelAt AS/A2 Level we follow the CCEA specification in French and German, and the AQA specification in Spanish. French German Spanish |