Modern Foreign Languages Department

Here at the academy we teach three modern foreign languages on a rolling rota basis.  These are French, German and Spanish.

The course of study at the academy provides students with all the necessary skills and practice to prepare them for GCSE examinations.  There is heavy emphasis on speaking skills from the outset.  Reading and listening skills are also developed in the initial stages of the courses, and writing skills are developed as pupils become more familiar with the language of study at Key Stage 3, and throughout Key Stage 4.

The MFL department has links with schools and other organisations in France and Germany.  French pupils are given the opportunity to correspond with ‘e-pals’ sending emails via the internet to a similar school in Narbonne on the French south coast.   We also organise a short break to Paris during the holidays.  This is offered to all pupils of the academy if numbers allow.  We also have strong links with Salford’s twin town of Lunen in Germany and developing links with Eccles twin town, Narbonne.