Most Able - MFL
The MFL department has systems in place to recognise achievement and excellence. Our most able students are likely to :
- Be able to grasp grammatical concepts easily
- Be able to transfer their acquired knowledge to other topics
- Be able to manipulate the language by creating new structures in an imaginative way
- Enjoy speaking the language
- Show interest in the cultural aspects of the language
- Be curious and ask further questions
- Be willing to take risks with their use of language
- Imitate to a high degree of accuracy the sounds of the foreign language
- Perceive patterns quickly
- Expand their vocabulary independently
The MFL department provides opportunities for the Most Able students to extend their language skills both within the classroom as well as outside. This includes:
- European Sustainability Project
- Links with various universities
- Visits to German and French Institutes in London
- Visits to Luton Sixth Form College
- Work experience abroad
- Access to foreign language reading materials in all MFL classrooms
- Support to achieve qualifications in languages not being studied in school
- Access to DVDs of important films from the German, French and Spanish-speaking worlds
- Use of authentic materials in lessons including television, film and audio clips
- Competitions
- Using differentiated resources focusing on cultural aspects of French, Spanish or German way of life to stimulate students at beginning/end of lessons
- MFL classroom Task Wall with extension activities
Useful links:
https://www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/spr/unt/ver/nag.html?forceDesktop=1
https://pdfhost.io/v/tWx8zp5Q4_LIS_Work_Experience.pdf
Parents can support their children by encouraging them to immerse themselves deeper into a Foreign Language culture via organisations such as Alliance Française (French), the Goethe-Institut (German) and Instituto Cervantes (Spanish).
https://www.fondation-alliancefr.org/