OUR OBJECTIVES

  • This project aims to explore via MFL, Spanish, German, French and British heritage and how we can conjugate our unique identity with being part of a larger entity: Europe, by learning how Europe's heritage is made up of the diversity of all its nations, which is a key element to understand and explore in today's context, especially after Brexit. At the same time, from a Teaching and Learning point of view,  the project also aims to measure the impact of innovative ICT practices and transnational collaboration in increasing motivation and language uptake in all students, while developing innovative ways to ensure sustainable investment in learning.The teaching of MFL in the UK is becoming increasingly difficult and in other countries is perceived as a necessary subject but frequently too academically orientated. This project, by making cross curricular links with other themes and putting transnational collaboration in the core; allows teachers to add a unique practical element to the teaching of languages (use of Project Based Learning) which, we believe, will be the future of language teaching and learning in the future.The project has 7 clear objectives:
     
     1.     Raising awareness of the importance of Europe’s cultural heritage and its diversity within a common project.
     2.     Supporting social inclusion and tolerance, developing critical thinking and youth engagement in the community and beyond.
     3.     Development of linguistic skills in the TL within the curriculum.
     4.     In the case of the British school: increase/ positive impact in numbers of students wanting to study their chosen TL to GCSE and/or Alevel. 
     5.     Use of innovative practices via technology to enhance collaboration and language acquisition. 
     6.     Development of advanced digital skills within an educational context. 
     7.    Motivation of disengaged students via the use of digital technologies. 

    Objectives 5, 6 and 7 clearly develop our main priority of : "Open education and innovative practices in a digital era".  Objectives 1 to 4 are linked to the development of relevant and high quality skills and competences. We believe all the 7 objectives, also,promote the acquisition of key skills and competences, not only from a language point of view but also culturally and politically as the project develops tolerance, critical thinking and understanding of different cultures and traditions, long term benefits.