French

Course summary

YEAR 1 The course builds on and extends GCSE knowledge through the following topics: • The changing nature of the family • The ‘Cyber-society’ • The place of voluntary work • Culture – contemporary francophone music and the cinema • Study of one film YEAR 2 Year 2 of the course is based on the following topics: • Positive features of a diverse society • Life for the marginalized • How criminals are treated • Politics and immigration • Study of one book and one film • Individual research topic COMPLEMENTARY SUBJECTS French combines well with any subject in the Arts and Humanities, but many students view a language as a useful and worthwhile addition to the study of scientific and mathematical courses, leaving them with an extra career alternative later in life.