TMA Learns the Language of Football

Today, Y8 and Y9 were treated to a presentation from Futbol Lingo about the languages of football.  Mark from Futbol Lingo spoke to students about the globalisation of football and the wider football industry and shared personal stories to highlight the advantages of being multilingual in sport.

Head of MFL, Mrs Frank said: "It is important for students, especially Year 9 who are currently choosing their GCSE options, to understand that there is more to learning a language than going on holiday; employment opportunities exist around the world and speaking another language can give you that competitive advantage"  

Many of our students, both boys and girls, play for TMA as well as local sports teams.  They  loved talking about their footballing heroes, and understanding the challenges they could face when they don't speak any other language.