French

Course summary

An A-Level in French is always highly regarded by top universities and employers, particularly as there are 300 million people in the world who speak French every day, and it is an official language of many institutions including the UN, NATO, World Trade Organisation and the International Olympic Committee. The French course emphasises the integration of the four language skills: listening, reading, writing and speaking and the study of “contemporary society” with reference to countries where French is spoken. Resources include recorded television programmes, magazine and newspaper articles downloaded from the Internet as well as text books. We also offer a residential trip to Paris and a day trip to the BFI in London for lectures on La Haine and New Wave French cinema. We believe that in order to speak the language and understand the culture you need to experience life in France and we encourage all A level students to participate in both trips. In addition pupils are allocated 1:1 speaking practice sessions with our native French assistant as part of their timetable.