Modern Foreign Languages
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There are 3 teachers of languages at Staindrop B&E College
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Why study languages at GCSE level?
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Link to MFL Department Handbook here Click here for a link to the powerpoint (.ppt) "Facts about languages"
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The MFL Department at Staindrop B&E CollegeYear 7: All students will study French and/or German in Year 7. Some students will also have the chance to study both. Year 7 students will spend up to 3 hours per week studying languages. Year 8: Students will continue with their languages studies with the top 2 sets being dual linguists. Year 8 options are chosen at Easter. Year 9: Students can opt in Year 8 to study GCSE French and/or GCSE German. There is also a more business orientated course in Applied French which gives successful candidates a GCSE. At Key Stage 4, students can choose from five different courses in the languages department :
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Why Should My Child Choose Languages at GCSE level?
- Analysing skills improve when students study a foreign language.
- Business and foreign language skills make an employee more valuable in the market place.
- Creativity is increased with the study of a language.
- Dealing with another culture enables students to gain a more profound understanding of their own.
- English vocabulary skill increases.
- Foreign language study creates more positive attitudes and less prejudice towards people who are culturally different.
- Graduates often say that foreign language courses are some of the most valuable courses they took in college because of the communication skills they developed in the process.
