“With languages, you are at home anywhere.” ― Edward De Waal

Language skills are an important part of every area of the curriculum and take you far beyond the classroom, in terms of your global potential. Languages open doors and give you an edge over others.

Course content and assessment criteria

Three papers:

Paper 1

· Aspects of French-speaking society: current trends

· Aspects of French-speaking society: current issues

· Artistic culture in the French-speaking world

· Aspects of political life in the French-speaking world

· Grammar

Listening, reading and writing

Assessment: written exam 2 hours 30 minutes, 50% of A Level, 100 marks

Listening and responding to spoken passages from a range of contexts and sources covering different registers.  All questions in French, to be answered with non-verbal responses or in French (30 marks)

Reading and responding to a variety of texts written for different purposes, drawn from a range of authentic sources.  All questions in French, to be answered with non-verbal responses or in French (50 marks)

Translation into English; a passage of minimum 100 words (10 marks)

Translation into French; a passage of minimum 100 words (10 marks)

Paper 2: Writing

One text and one film, or two texts from a set list from the specification

Grammar

Assessment: written exam 2 hours, 20% of A level, 80 marks

Paper 3: Speaking

Individual research project

One of four themes – as specified in Listening, reading and writing (1. above)

Assessment: oral exam, 21-23 minutes (including 5 mins preparation), 30% of A level, 60 marks

Head of subject : Ms de Groot

Exam Board: AQA

Entry Requirements: 6 in French , 5 in English Lit and Lang, 5 in Maths

Are you interested in? Doing something that gives you the most flexibility for future employment, engenders versatility and opens up the possibilities of working abroad?

Future paths:

Diplomat, Foreign Office, Advertising, Broadcasting, Marketing, Film, Cosmetics (Chanel, Lancôme etc),  Engineering, Publishing, Journalism, Media, PR

With a language, you are opening up doors to work globally in all these fields.

This subject goes well with: Anything!