Subject area:  Modern Foreign Languages

Staff:  

Victoria Holyoak - Subject Leader of MFL
Leearna Thomas - Assistant Head, Director of Languages and Vocational Specialisms
Maura Favell - Assistant Head, AST in MFL
Jenny Auton - Teacher of MFL
Estelle Thiam - Teacher of MFL
Hannah Liu - Teacher of Mandarin Chinese
Lucia McDonald-Bradley - Teaching assistant of MFL

Awards:
Language College Status
As a Language College, we aim to promote the learning of a foreign language and the importance of a foreign language as a key skill in the work place. In doing so we hope to develop students' cultural perspectives and develop an international diversion to their learning as well as raising achievement and attainment in Modern Foreign Languages. Through the Languages Specialism we will develop links with local businesses and support the need for the teaching of languages. We strive to enhance language learning opportunities and develop strategies to increase numbers post 16 and beyond. Students will benefit from international visits to China, Spain, France, Germany and Brazil.

Latest Results: GCSE results 2008
French - 43% A*-C
German - 80% A*-C
Spanish - 100% A*-C

Trips
Residential visits are a strong attribute of the Modern Foreign Languages Subject Area and visits to France, Germany and Spain take place annually. The Chinese Summer School organised by the British Council proved to be a success in July 2007 whereby 8 students participated in a 3 week immersion programme. We hope to run a similar trip to Beijing this year and look forward to sharing our experiences on our return. In December 2008 year 8 students visited the Rhineland, Germany and in March 2008 year 7 went to Paris. This academic year, year 11 are off to Paris in February and year 7 will be offered the chance to visit Paris in March. We are also investigating the possibility of launching an exchange visit with a school in Barcelona. 
Trips Residential visits are a strong attribute of the Modern Foreign Languages Subject Area and visits to France, Germany and Spain take place annually. The Chinese Summer School organised by the British Council proved to be a success in July 2007 whereby 8 students participated in a 3 week immersion programme. We hope to run a similar trip to Beijing this year and look forward to sharing our experiences on our return. In December 2008 year 8 students visited the Rhineland, Germany and in March 2008 year 7 went to Paris. This academic year, year 11 are off to Paris in February and year 7 will be offered the chance to visit Paris in March. We are also investigating the possibility of launching an exchange visit with a school in Barcelona.

Languages & Business
In March, The Modern Foreign Languages Subject area hosted a 'Languages and Business' event for Year 9 Students led by Dave Routh from Business Dynamics. This involved two sessions whereby students were engaged in a range of activities focused around the importance of languages as a key skill in the workplace. This event was in Preparation for Key Stage 4 Options and highlighted the need for a foreign Language as a means of communication in a business context.

International Day
In June 2008 the Modern Foreign Languages Subject Area hosted a 'Year 7 International Day'. In collaboration with Creative Arts, students were involved in a series of workshops such as African Drumming, Chinese Calligraphy, Indian Dancing, Martial Arts, Mask Making, Martial Arts and French Cuisine. This was an exciting opportunity for students to develop their cultural perspectives and we look forward to the event next year.In June 2008 the Modern Foreign Languages Subject Area hosted a 'Year 7 International Day'. In collaboration with Creative Arts, students were involved in a series of workshops such as African Drumming, Chinese Calligraphy, Indian Dancing, Martial Arts, Mask Making, Martial Arts and French Cuisine. This was an exciting opportunity for students to develop their cultural perspectives and we look forward to the event next year.

KS2 Links
At present we are developing our links with our primary schools in delivering the Key stage 2 MFL strategy.  Having attended training sessions we are looking to launch this initiative after Easter. This will mean delivering training to Primary school Teachers in the Teaching of MFL and offering lessons in Chinese, Italian, French, German, and Spanish.

What We Offer

Students at Etone have the opportunity to learn French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Mandarin Chinese. At present students in years 7,8, and 9 learn a combination of French, German and/or Spanish. We also have a Polish assistant this year who is teaching students about the Polish culture as well as some basic language.
We continue to offer French, Spanish and German at Key Stage 4. 

Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin Chinese taught by our Chinese Foreign Language Assistant now features as a timetabled lesson within Modern Foreign Languages in Key Stage 3. Students have the opportunity to learn about the cultural aspects of the language though small projects. Chinese New Year celebrations took place in February whereby we worked in collaboration with Art to produce a wonderful display of students' work in the Restaurant. Students enjoyed Chinese cuisine in the Restaurant and had lessons on using chopsticks as part of their China project.


Student Information:  P2L / Homework

P2L: Students in year 7, 8, and 9 complete P2L tasks in French, German, and Spanish. All tasks relate to the language and culture of the target language country and develop students' cultural perspectives.

Homework:  Students in Years 10 and 11 learn vocabulary on a weekly basis and are set this each week. Homework tasks include reading and writing exercises in preparation for the GCSE examinations. Students are encouraged to access KS4 MFL websites.

After School/ Extra Curricular:

There are after school revision and coursework clubs after school for all Key Stage 4 pupils. Please speak to your subject teacher for more information.There are after school revision and coursework clubs after school for all Key Stage 4 pupils. Please speak to your subject teacher for more information. 

Useful Links:

The MFL Subject Area subscribes to two useful websites that students can work on independently
1. www.zut.org.uk
account ID : 1206
password: French

2. www.linguascope.com
Please see your subject teacher

MFL Gallery
See some of the photos from our residential trips to China, France and Germany in the MFL Gallery;

· Year 7 Trip to Paris March 2007, February 2005
· Year 8 Trip to Germany December 2006
· Chinese Summer School Xiamen, China July 2006