Curriculum - MFL - Departmental InformationMFL Department Aims & Objectives
The department aims to enable students to learn one or more modern foreign languages in a lively and stimulating environment, and to contribute as fully as possible to the success of the whole school in its service to the students. Its general aims are: • To motivate students by providing enjoyable learning experiences • To counter prejudice and insular attitudes • To offer insight into and contact with other cultures • To promote a variety of study skills and learning styles • To provide opportunities for pupils to interact socially in a variety of situations • To promote awareness of the nature of language and of language learning process
The specific aims are to: • Equip students with a life-skill and provide a sense of achievement by enabling them to use a foreign language for themselves. - provide a sense of individual worth by allowing students to perform to the best of their ability. - Instil pleasure and challenge in learning that will encourage students to continue in education beyond the age of 16. - Enable students to work harmoniously in pairs or groups, as well as individually. - Enable students to compare and contrast their own society with that of another country and in doing so break down prejudices that may be held against foreign cultures and traditions. - To provide the basis for greater vocational opportunities and recreational fulfilment
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