A Level French

Kings Ely sixth form

Academic

A Level French

Studying French will allow you to communicate with over 300 million people across all 5 continents.

 

We are very proud of the success of our linguists in their applications to do language degrees at Oxbridge.

Sixth Form French is an exciting challenge and combines language work with more cultural elements of the course such as French film, music and literature.

All lessons are conducted in the target language. All students receive a weekly one-to-one speaking lesson with a French native speaker and regular access to the state of the art digital language laboratory.

The French Department organises a number of cultural events, such as debating and drama competition, as well as theatre and cinema visits. We also run full immersion visits to Toulouse.

Studying languages allows our students to be extremely flexible and highly employable in the global market. It is very common for our linguists to incorporate the study of a language with another subject at university level in order to maximise their employability.

There is the opportunity to Study a AS stand-alone course or the two-year A Level course.

Prerequisite

Minimum grade 6 in GCSE French.
Topic Overview

 

The programme of study is based on the Francophone world.

You will develop your knowledge on a wide range of topics such as the evolution of the family structure, music, cinema, but also the role played by immigration in the shaping of French society, how criminals are treated, and the engagement of young people in the world of politics.

You will also get an insight into French literature and cinema through the study of Un secret by Philippe Grimbert, and La haine by Mathieu Kassovitz.

The Independent Research Project will give you an opportunity to research in depth an aspect of the Francophone world you are interested in. In the past students have looked at the impact of the Tour de France, sexism in French cinema, the work of Christian Dior to name but a few.
Assessment 

 

AS Level

  • Paper 1: Listening, Reading and Writing 1 hour 45 minutes - 45% of AS
  • Paper 2: Writing 1 hour 30 minutes - 25% of AS
  • Paper 3 - Speaking 12-14 minutes (plus 15 minutes' preparation) - 30% of AS

French AS Exam Specification

A Level 

  • Paper 1: Listening, Reading and Writing 2 hours 30 minutes - 50% of A Level
  • Paper 2: Writing 2 hours - 20% of A Level
  • Paper 3: Speaking 21-23 minutes (including 5 minutes' preparation) - 30% of A Level

French A Level Exam Specification

 

 

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