A Level French

Assessment

Assessment takes place at the end of Year 13: Component 1 - Speaking (30%) ▪ A structured discussion based on a short-written stimulus linked to one of the four A Level themes mentioned above ▪ An Oral Exposé and discussion. Candidates give a short presentation on an independent research project of their choice. This can be related to a book or film or an area of French life which interests them. This is followed by a discussion on the topic of the exposé and related issues ▪ The test is conducted by a visiting examiner Component 2 - Listening, Reading and Translation (50%) ▪ Listening - This part of the examination focuses on the ability to understand and respond to extracts drawn from a range of everyday situations such as brief conversations, news items, interviews and reports. Candidates are issued with individual CDs. They have control of the recordings and are able to stop and replay them at any time ▪ Reading - The examination is based on a number of items taken from newspapers, magazines and advertisements ▪ Students are asked to translate short texts from French into English and English into French Component 3 - Critical and analytical response in Writing (20%) ▪ Students study the film ‘‘Les Choristes’’ and the book ‘’No et moi’’ by Delphine de Vigan. They must write essays of about 300 words on each, in French