If you are looking for a future using communication skills, interpersonal skills, problem-solving, team-work, organisational skills and independence, as well as excellent job prospects, then a modern language is for you. Languages are a personal skill and as such are an enriching experience with plenty of added value.
A qualification in AS or A2 French is very highly regarded by universities.
If you are looking for a future using communication skills, interpersonal skills, problem-solving, team-work, organisational skills and independence, as well as excellent job prospects, then a modern language is for you. Languages are a personal skill and as such are an enriching experience with plenty of added value.
A qualification in AS or A2 French is very highly regarded by universities.
Wood Green Academy is one of Sandwell’s longest-established and highest-achieving Sixth Form Centres.
Course Overview
Entry Requirements
Assessment Information
Progression Route
How do I prepare?
Course Overview
If you are looking for a future using communication skills, interpersonal skills, problem-solving, team-work, organisational skills and independence, as well as excellent job prospects, then a modern language is for you. Languages are a personal skill and as such are an enriching experience with plenty of added value.
A qualification in AS or A2 French is very highly regarded by universities.
Areas of interest (i)
Social Issues and trends
Areas of interest (ii) Political, intellectual and artistic culture
Theme 1
Being a young person in a French speaking society
• Family structures, traditional and modern values, friendships/relationships
• Youth trends, issues and personal identity
• Educational and employment opportunities.
Theme 2
Understanding the French-speaking world
• Regional culture and heritage in France, French-speaking countries and communities
• Literature, art, film and music in the French speaking world
Theme 4
Diversity and difference
• Migration and integration
• Cultural identity and marginalisation
• Cultural enrichment and celebrating difference
• Discrimination and diversity
Theme 4
France 1940-1950: The Occupation and the post-war years
• From June 1940-May 1945 (occupation, liberation and end of World War II)
• Life in Occupied France and the cultural dimension (théâtre, cinéma, littérature)
• 1945-1950: rebuilding and restructuring
• Repercussions for modern day France
Entry Requirements
Sixth Form Entry Criteria:
A minimum of 5 9-5 GCSE grades, which must include a grade 5 or above in either English Language or English Literature. If students do not have a grade 4+ in GSCE Maths they will be required to re-sit this qualification.
Special Entry Requirements:
GCSE French 6+
Students must be prepared to work long hours outside lesson time to regularly review the topics covered.
English Language or English Literature 5
French 6
Assessment Information
All assessments are to be taken at the end of Year 13.
Assessment
Topic
Area
Value
Component 1
Speaking Exam
Presentation and discussion of independent research project followed by discussion of stimulus card.
30%
Component 2
Listening, Reading and Translation
Answering questions based on French passages, translation from French into English.
50%
Component 3
Critical and analytical response in writing
Two written essays- one based on the literary work (No et Moi) and the second on a film (Les Choristes).
20%
Progression Route
Language study gives you invaluable practical and transferable skills for the future. You may choose to specialise in French at university or combine your language with other subjects such as Engineering, Management and Business Studies, Teaching, Fashion Design, Travel and Hospitality Management, Accountancy, European Studies, or even Medicine.
How do I prepare?
Read the specification and know what is expected of you during the 2 year course.
Click on ‘Download’ underneath A Level French Specification in Key Documents. There are links below to the film (Les Choristes) and the novel (No et Moi) that you will study.
Recap basic rules on how to conjugate verbs into the present, past and future tenses. *You can use your grammar book or your revision guide from GCSE French to help you with this. Alternatively, click on the link below as a refresher.
Recap basic rules on how adjectives work in French. *You can use your grammar book or your revision guide from GCSE French to help you with this. Alternatively, click on the link below as a refresher.
Recap basic direct and indirect object pronouns. *You can use your grammar book or your revision guide from GCSE French to help you with this. Alternatively, click on the link below as a refresher.
Click on the links below to view the most common vocabulary from the first few A Level topics. Can you correctly translate the vocabulary and questions? Can you answer the questions in French?
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