French

Assessment

Paper 1: Listening, reading and translation (*Paper code: 9FR0/01) Written examination: 2 hours 40% of the qualification 80 marks Content overview: This paper draws on vocabulary and structures across all four components. Components are based on the society and culture of the language being studied. Assessment overview: Section A: Listening (30 marks) Students will respond to comprehension questions based on a variety of contexts and sources. Section B: Reading (30 marks) A reading assessment based on a variety of text types and genres where students will have to respond to comprehension questions. Section C: Translation into English (20 marks) Paper 2: Written response to works and translation (*Paper code: 9FR0/02) Written examination: 2 hours and 40 minutes 30% of the qualification 120 mark Content overview: This paper draws on the study of two discrete French works: either two literary texts, or one literary text and one film. Assessment overview: This paper includes a translation exercise and two essays on either two literary texts, or one literary text and one film. Section A: Translation (20 marks) Students translate an unseen passage from English into French. Section B: Written response to works (literary texts) (50 marks) Students must write an extended response on either one or two of the literary texts. Section C: Written response to works (films) (50 marks) Students who answer only one question from a literary text in Section B must now write an extended response on one of the films studied. Paper 3: Speaking (*Paper code: 9FR0/03) Internally conducted and externally assessed Total assessment time: between 21 and 23 minutes, which includes a single period of 5 minutes’ formal preparation time 30% of the qualification 72 marks Content overview: - Task 1 draws on vocabulary and structures across all four components. - Task 2 is based on independent research selected and carried out by the student. The research may be based on one of the components or on the student’s own subject of interest related to the society and culture of the language studied. Students will be assessed on their ability to use a range of language accurately, communicate and interact effectively, summarise and analyse findings from written sources relating to their research subject, and show knowledge and understanding about the culture and society where the language is spoken. Assessment overview: Students complete two tasks. - Task 1 is worth 30 marks and Task 2 is worth 42 marks. Task 1 (discussion on a Component) Students discuss one Component from the specification based on a stimulus containing two different statements. - Task 2, Part 1 (independent research presentation) Students present a summary of at least two of the written sources they have used for their research and give a personal response to what they have read. - Task 2, Part 2 (discussion on independent research) Students answer questions on their presentation and then have a wider discussion on their research.