Why study French? Studying A Level French equips you to become a confident global communicator while offering a wealth of enrichment opportunities. These experiences broaden your cultural awareness, bring the language to life beyond the classroom, and deepen your understanding of French-speaking societies. Course Content Year One: Aspects of Francophone society: • Modern and traditional values • Cyberspace • Equal rights • Artistic Culture in the Francophone: • Modern day idols • Francophone regional identity • Cultural heritage or cultural landscape • You will also study a French language film in the first year (La Haine by Mathieu Kassovitz) Course Content Year Two: You will build on the topics studied in Year One and study new topics. • Multiculturalism Francophone society: • Immigration • Racism • Integration • Aspects of political life in the Francophone world: • Monarchies, republics, and dictatorships • Popular movements • You will study a book in the second year (Un Sac de Billes by Joseph Joffo) • Individual Research project as part of the Speaking Exam. Where could this course lead to? Studying A Level French opens doors to a wide range of opportunities for higher studies and future careers. In higher studies, French can be studied as a single honours degree or combined with almost any other subject in a joint honours programme. In today’s globalised world, strong language skills are highly sought after and valued across many sectors, such as interpretation, translation, business, international cooperation, and politics. You can combine a language with almost any degree. What can I do with a Modern Foreign Language degree? https://www.prospects.ac.uk/careers-advice/what-can-i-do-with-my-degree/modern-languages Suggested Reading and resources Reading and listening skills are important to progress and mainly to have a soft landing on to the A Level course. It’s important to listen to and read French even if you don’t understand everything. • Read French online newspapers and radios on TV5 Monde or RFI (https://francaisfacile.rfi.fr/fr/) • Listen to French music while reading the lyrics • Listen to French podcasts on Spotify • Watch French speaking films with subtitles (i.e. on Netflix)
Listening, Reading and Writing Examination: 2hr 30mins Writing Examination: 2hrs Speaking Examination: Approx. 30mins
About Education Provider
| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Barking and Dagenham |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Parsloes Avenue, Dagenham, RM9 5QT |
Why study French? Studying A Level French equips you to become a confident global communicator while offering a wealth of enrichment opportunities. These experiences broaden your cultural awareness, bring the language to life beyond the classroom, and deepen your understanding of French-speaking societies. Course Content Year One: Aspects of Francophone society: • Modern and traditional values • Cyberspace • Equal rights • Artistic Culture in the Francophone: • Modern day idols • Francophone regional identity • Cultural heritage or cultural landscape • You will also study a French language film in the first year (La Haine by Mathieu Kassovitz) Course Content Year Two: You will build on the topics studied in Year One and study new topics. • Multiculturalism Francophone society: • Immigration • Racism • Integration • Aspects of political life in the Francophone world: • Monarchies, republics, and dictatorships • Popular movements • You will study a book in the second year (Un Sac de Billes by Joseph Joffo) • Individual Research project as part of the Speaking Exam. Where could this course lead to? Studying A Level French opens doors to a wide range of opportunities for higher studies and future careers. In higher studies, French can be studied as a single honours degree or combined with almost any other subject in a joint honours programme. In today’s globalised world, strong language skills are highly sought after and valued across many sectors, such as interpretation, translation, business, international cooperation, and politics. You can combine a language with almost any degree. What can I do with a Modern Foreign Language degree? https://www.prospects.ac.uk/careers-advice/what-can-i-do-with-my-degree/modern-languages Suggested Reading and resources Reading and listening skills are important to progress and mainly to have a soft landing on to the A Level course. It’s important to listen to and read French even if you don’t understand everything. • Read French online newspapers and radios on TV5 Monde or RFI (https://francaisfacile.rfi.fr/fr/) • Listen to French music while reading the lyrics • Listen to French podcasts on Spotify • Watch French speaking films with subtitles (i.e. on Netflix)
Listening, Reading and Writing Examination: 2hr 30mins Writing Examination: 2hrs Speaking Examination: Approx. 30mins