FRENCH

Assessment

All assessment is by end of course exam. Core topics covered are “Les changements dans la société française”, “La culture politique et artistique dans les pays francophones”, “L’immigration”, “L’occupation et la Résistance”, as well as a core grammar content. There are also two literary elements, studying a significant French film (La Haine) and a French novel (No Et Moi) Paper 1: Listening, Reading and Translation 2 hour exam, 80 marks, 40% of overall mark. Students have individual control of listening material on MP3 players. All questions are in target language, focusing on the 4 core themes, Paper 2: Written response to works and translation 2 hour 40 minute exam, 30% of overall mark. 120 marks. Based on the texts and films studied in the target language. Students answer a translation task and two questions from a choice and are expected to write around 600 words in total. Answers will require a good level of critical appreciation. Paper 3: Speaking Around 21 minutes, 30% of overall exam. 72 marks. 5 minutes preparation, discussion of a stimulus card based on one of the 4 themes (6 mins), student presentation of an independent research project, then general discussion of the research project (10-11 mins).