French

Course summary

In Year 12 the Advanced Level course in French enables students to develop and build on skills acquired at GCSE: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The AS course provides a logical progression from GCSE. A-Level students study grammatical structures of the language throughout the course so that they can acquire knowledge, skills, and understanding for practical use. Students study the following: ➢ One theme from Social issues and trends ➢ One theme from Artistic culture ➢ One book or film ➢ Grammar In Year 13 the course encourages students to develop an interest in and an enthusiasm for language learning. Students develop an awareness and understanding of contemporary French society and learn how to communicate confidently, clearly and effectively in the language. The course aims to enable students to take their place in a multilingual global society. Students study the following ➢ A further theme from Social issues and trends ➢ A further theme from Political and/or intellectual and/or artistic culture ➢ One book or film (NB if a film is chosen in year one, then a book must be studied in year two) ➢ Grammar There will also be an individual research project.