Aims of the Modern Language Department
- To maintain and/or stimulate lasting pupil curiosity, interest and enjoyment in the chosen Modern Foreign Language
- To create an atmosphere where boys wish to learn, so that they come to enjoy the chosen Modern Foreign Language, because they are active participants in it, and where staff enjoy teaching, so they give of their very best.
- To enable each boy to achieve his potential in a variety of situations, using all available resources appropriately, to ensure the highest level of achievement for each boy.
- To develop the ability to use the chosen Modern Foreign Language effectively for purposes of practical communication.
- To enable boys to be familiar with a body of knowledge, principles, skills and vocabulary in the chosen Modern Foreign Language.
- To enable them to see the chosen Modern Foreign Language as a major cultural feature part of a wider body of knowledge and skills, e.g. analysis, memorising, drawing inferences and scanning texts for information.
- To form a sound base of the skills, language, and attitudes required for further study and work, thereby improving the chances of securing employment in an increasingly competitive job market.
- To encourage the desire to study foreign languages to a higher level.
- To provide enjoyment and intellectual stimulation by the encouragement of positive attitudes to language learning and to speakers of that language, and a sympathetic approach to other cultures and civilisations.
- To enable boys to work independently and as part of a team in varied activities, so as the chosen Modern Foreign Language contributes to the development of core skills such as ICT, reading, writing, listening and speaking.
- To employ teaching methods and resources that allow all boys to have equal access to the chosen Modern Foreign Language and to experience success and enjoyment in their work.
- To value each individual and so encourage each to feel the value and worth of others.
- To foster and encourage a lasting enjoyment and appreciation of the chosen Foreign Language and its associated culture and traditions.
- To enable boys to consider critically the language, customs, and way of life of a country.