"Welcome to the Rodillian MFL Department blog pages. At Rodillian, we are committed to the idea of a global community and these pages allow us to show our work across the world. With the world becoming a smaller and more technological place, there has never been a more important time for languages to be delivered with a fusion of traditional and more modern teaching methods. In doing so, people can see not only that the study of languages is, in itself, modern and relevant but also that through language, and cultural understanding as an explicit part of the curriculum, young people may be offered chances that previous generations have never had.
Young people armed with knowledge of another language, an empathy for other cultures and able to use technology are surely better equipped to enhance their lives in many ways and to have greater opportunities. That is the ethos which drives the MFL Faculty at Rodillian.
The aim of these pages is to showcase work, provide a point of reference and invite constructive comment. In doing so, we can broaden the minds of our young people and, in a multi-faceted process, bring the world to the heart of our learning ".
A big greeting to one and all, students, staff, visitors from outside of Rodillian. I am pleased to have you all here embarking on our technological journey into the future of education at Rodillian MFL Department. I am the Designer and Administrator for this weblog. I have a vision full of ideas of where I want this weblog to take us. The ultimate aim being that it greatly enhances the learning of our students, and more adventurously the learning of all of those accessing us from the world-wide web. It is a pleasure to have you here with us. Technology is the future and we need to embrace that. There are so many wonderful things to learn, and combining MFL with ICT in our lessons will certainly enrich the education of our students.Per aspera ad astra!
As of September 2009 Rodillian MFL Department will be offering pupils in Key Stage 3 the opportunity to learn a non-curriculum language!!
The courses will initially comprise of 12 week ab initio courses with a view to developing these further if the enthusiasm is there.
We aim to offer at least 2 additional languages per academic year. At the end of the course students who have reached a certain level of proficiency will receive a certificate.
Soooooooooo who wants to learn Finnish?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Watch out for an email in your inbox in a few weeks time.
