French

Assessment

Paper 1: Listening, reading and translation into English. Paper 2: Written response to film/literary works and translation into French. Paper 3: Speaking. Four themes are covered throughout Y12 and Y13. Theme 1: Les changements dans la société française Theme 2: La culture politique et artistique dans les pays francophones Theme 3: L’immigration et la société multiculturelle française Theme 4: L’Occupation et la Résistance – France 1940-1950. Students also study two films and one work of French literature and two French films over the two year course which could include “Intouchables” and “La Haine” as well as the texts “Un Sac de Billes” and “L’Etranger”. Alongside lessons students have weekly speaking sessions with the French Language Assistant who helps students to develop their confidence and skill levels in spoken French.