French

Assessment

ASSESSMENT: This qualification is linear, so students will sit all their exams at the end of the course. Paper 1: Listening, reading and writing (Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes up to 100 marks - 50% of A Level. No access to dictionary) · Aspects of French-speaking society: current trends · Aspects of French-speaking society: current issues · Artistic culture in the French-speaking world · Aspects of political life in the French-speaking world · Grammar Paper 2: Writing (Written exam: 2 hours up to 80 marks in total - 20% of A Level. No access to dictionary) · An essay on “Candide” and an essay on “L ’Auberge espagnole” · Grammar Paper 3: Speaking (Oral exam: 21-23 minutes (including 5 minutes’ preparation time) up to 60 marks in total - 30% of A Level. No access to dictionary) · Discussion of a sub-theme (card discussion) · Presentation and discussion of IRP