Modern Foreign Languages

MFL Department
Head of MFL Department: Mrs M G Foster

MFL Blog

Torquay Boys' Grammar School became a Language College in 1996 and we are currently on our fourth phase. We believe that languages are a very important part in our students’ education. It has a purpose-built block where all languages are taught.

Torquay Boys' Grammar School students have the opportunity to learn the following languages:

French

German

Spanish

Japanese

Chinese

International Baccalaureate

Year 7 - Students start their first language: German or Spanish. There are three groups of German (75 students) and three groups of Spanish (75 students). Students have 6 hrs a fortnight of language lessons.

Year 8 - Students continue with their first language and start their second language: French or Chinese. There are four groups of French (100 students) and two groups of Chinese (50 students). Students have 4 hrs a fortnight per language.

Year 9 - Students continue studying their two languages. Students have 4 hrs a fortnight per language studied.

Years 10 and 11 - As a Language College it is compulsory for all students to study at least one language to GCSE. We normally have a good number of double linguists who continue with both languages to GCSE. Students have 5 hrs a fortnight. All languages do AQA GCSE Examinations.

Sixth Form

A Level – students can study more or one of the following languages at A Level: French, German and Spanish. Chinese A Level will start in September 2011 when the first cohort of students coming with Chinese from Year 8 will start their A Level course. Students have 10 hrs a fortnight of language lessons. Exam board: OCR.

International Baccalaureate (IB) – Torquay Boys' Grammar School started IB in September 2009 and these are the languages that we offer to those students opting to do IB instead of A Level: French, German, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese. Students either have 5 hours (Ab Initio and Standard Levels) or 8 hours (Higher Level).

Japanese ASSET course – some students take a two year Japanese course on two hours a week with OCR ASSET Languages Assessment at the end of the course. 

Links

International Week of Languages

Foreign Language Assistants

Making Languages Our Business Project – CILT European Award 2007

Outreach Programme

Stretching students

Primary Schools Programme

Business Links

International Baccalaureate

Work Experience Abroad

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