Teaching and Learning Aims

In the Modern Foreign Languages Department, we encourage pupils to have a passion for language learning. Students have access to native speakers and are provided with the opportunities to attend educational trips to the Gaeltacht, France and Spain. The Department invites guest speakers who can provide them with up to date information on languages in the world of work. Students are encouraged to participate in competitions such as the All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad and to attend summer courses abroad.

Through the study of Modern Foreign Languages, we aim to:

• stimulate interest in and enjoyment of language learning;

• encourage and enable students to reach their full potential through support and challenge;

• enable students to become confident citizens by developing skills, knowledge and understanding, enabling them to formulate and communicate their own opinions about developments in the Target Language;

• develop students' knowledge and understanding of culture, traditions and literature;

• encourage students to become independent learners;

• develop skills in data handling, ICT, communication and investigative work, as well as problem solving, organisational, research and analytical skills;

• ensure all students reach their potential.