Why choose French?

• You want to travel/study/work abroad

• You enjoy the subject and have been successful in it

• You are a good communicator

• You are interested in the history, culture and lifestyle of fellow Europeans

• You want a qualification which is recognised and valued by universities and employers (language graduates are among the most employable)

• You would like to combine your language skills with other subjects (www.ucas.com will show you the wide range of degree courses which include a language)

• You are aware that employment possibilities extend beyond education, translation and tourism – in 2000 over 50% of language graduates gained employment in business services, manufacturing or finance.

Courses available and minimum entry requirements:

• AS  - B grade at GCSE and teacher approval

• A2   - pass at AS

Students are entered for the OCR examination (www.ocr.org.uk for more detailed information)

Brief outline of the course:

AS Topics - Media, Advertising, the Arts, Food and Drink, Sport and Leisure, Travel, Transport and Holidays, Human Interest News items, World of Work

• AS assessment – Oral exam – Presentation + discussion.

• Extended role-play (business /travel context)           30%

• Listening, Reading and Writing exam   

• (includes work related tasks)       40%

• Reading and Writing exam       30%

A2 Topics –  Areas of Francophonie, Modern French Cinema, the Environment, Social Issues  - Drugs, Alcohol, Crime, Unemployment, the Family  - Technology, Political systems and development.

• A2 assessment - Oral exam– discussion of text and topical issues30%

• Written Coursework       30%

• Final exam – listening, reading and writing     40%

• For the AS oral exam and the A2 coursework and oral exam you are able to research any subjects of your own choosing which relate to a French speaking country.

Work Load:

• You have 9 timetabled French lessons a fortnight. In addition you benefit from weekly conversation sessions of at least 30 minutes with our Foreign Language Assistant. The key to Language learning is frequent practice, so you can expect regular assignments. At AS one piece of work (written, preparation, research and/or learning) is usually set per teacher per

week.

• At A2 essays are set as preparation for the written coursework.

Additional information:

• It is very difficult to study a language properly without going abroad. Participation in our well-established Work Experience programme in France will help you to improve your language skills and enable you to research oral/coursework topics.

For more information contact: 

Mr. De Backer or your French teacher.

Tel No. 01480 375700 extn 5797