French

Course details

Social Issues and trends: current trends
• The changing nature of the French family
• The ‘cyber-society’
• The place of voluntary work

Aspects of French-speaking society: current issues
• Positive features of a diverse society
• Life for the marginalised
• How criminals are treated

Political and Artistic Culture 
Artistic culture in the French-speaking world
• A culture proud of its heritage
• Contemporary francophone music
• Cinema: the 7th art form

Aspects of political life in the French-speaking world
• Teenagers, the right to vote and political commitment
• Demonstrations, strikes – who holds the power?
• Politics and immigration

Literary texts and films
Students must study one film and one text or two texts. There is a list ofset texts/ films to choose from.

Individual research project
Students must identify a subject or a key question which is of interest to them and which relates to a country or countries where French is spoken.

Entry requirements
Students intending to study AS Level and Advanced Level French should aim to obtain a Grade 6 at GCSE French.

Course assessment
This is a linear course. This means that students opting for an A Level in this subject will be committing to a two year course, with all units examined at the end of Year 13.

AS Levels can be taken as a standalone qualification at the end of Year 12, but students taking this option and then continuing to study the subject in Year 13 would have to sit all the A Level units to gain that qualification.

Paper 1: Listening, Reading, and Writing (2 hours 30 minutes) 110 marks (50% of A Level)
Paper 2: Written exam (2 hours) 80 marks in total (20% of A Level)
Paper 3: Speaking exam 21–23 minutes (including 5 minutes preparation time) 60 marks in total (30% of A Level)