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Bienvenue! ¡Bienvenidos!
WRSC students at a languages workshop at the University of Manchester
Did you know that...
- 94% of the world's population don't speak English?
- British businesses are always asking for more people qualified in languages
- Even MI5 finds it difficult to recruit linguists!
- You earn on average 10% more than people who can’t speak a foreign language
- People with languages find it far easier to get jobs
That’s why we teach Modern Foreign Languages.
Possible languages career routes:
Banking & Finance; International Business; Law; Journalism; Travel & Tourism;Education; Hospitality & Catering; Translation & Interpreting
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Faculty
We teach French and Spanish at Wright Robinson and have a long and successful history of doing so. There are six teachers in the Modern Languages Faculty and all are specialists in either French or Spanish. The Modern Languages faculty also has the following features:
- Teaching and leadership rated as "Good" and "Very Good " (OFSTED 2003)
- Up to date Schemes of Work as specified by QCA and Edexcel
- Data projectors being rolled out to all classrooms
- Accredited as a teacher-training department by Manchester Metropolitan University
- Specialist attention to Special Educational Needs teaching
- Teachers are all specialists
- Provision for a full-time Foreign Languages Assistant
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Key Stage 3 - Years 7 and 8
Students study either French or Spanish upon entry to College in Year 7. It is possible to change to study of the other language in Year 9, should students wish to.
In Years 7 and 8, students study the Key Stage 3 Curriculum. They are introduced to a range of topics that are relevant to their lives and which
are useful to study in a foreign language. These include understanding
and giving personal information about themselves, talking about their families, expressing likes and dislikes and participating in situations
that they might encounter abroad; for example, buying and ordering
food and drink.
They also discover the differences between life in this country and France or Spain and learn to understand and appreciate different cultures.
Students are taught to develop language skills in four areas: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. They are regularly assessed in each and progress is shown on each student’s individual “Languages Ladder”. In this way students always know what level they are at and what they need to do to improve.
The Languages Ladder: more information.
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Key Stage 4 - Years 9 to 11
Languages are a popular choice at GCSE at Wright Robinson - our GCSE examination results are consistently amongst the highest in Manchester comprehensive schools. Languages students may study French, Spanish or both at GCSE level. Students need to have been successful in Years 7 and 8 before starting a GCSE languages course.
The emphasis is on students acquiring practical and relevant language, which will enable them to both succeed in their examination and operate reasonably successfully in the foreign country. For example, there is a lot of emphasis on practising role-play situations: these are practical, everyday activities such as finding out and giving information and solving problems. Students also prepare a written coursework portfolio which counts for 25% of their final grade.
Students participate in educational visits, such as to the University of Manchester languages programme, which offers them a different perspective on language learning and allows them to meet university staff and students.
 
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