French
King James's School - North Yorkshire
01423866061
King James Road, Knaresborough, HG5 8EB
Course summary

By studying French, you’ll stand out from the crowd: 61% of the UK population doesn’t speak a foreign language! A language opens opportunities and widens career choices as well as employment prospects: almost 300 of Britain’s top employers believe an additional language boosts employability. Universities look favourably at language qualifications and some courses even require a language. Many scientists believe that knowledge of another language can boost your brainpower! There are four main topic areas: ● Social issues and trends ● Political and artistic culture ● Grammar ● Works: either one literary text and a film or two texts

Entry requirements

Five GCSEs at Grade 4 and above including English and Maths AND Grade 6 in GCSE French.

How you'll be assessed

This qualification is linear and students will sit all their exams at the end of the two years. There are three papers: Paper 1 - Listening, reading and writing Written exam - 2 hours 30 minutes 100 marks - 50% of A Level Paper 2 - Writing Written exam - 2 hours 80 marks - 20% of A Level Paper 3 - Speaking Oral exam - 21-23 minutes 60 marks - 30% of A Level

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Local AuthorityNorth Yorkshire
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressKing James Road, Knaresborough, HG5 8EB