French

Course summary

Students study a range of topics from two themes: Social Issues and Trends and Political, Intellectual and Artistic Culture. Issues range from The Digital World to Cultural Life and from Muticulturalism to Politics. Students also study a novel and a film and conduct an individual research project. There is an emphasis on grammar throughout. Teachers are experienced subjects-pecialists who use a variety of authentic and up-to-date resources. There is an emphasis on discussion, reading, debating, vocabulary building, listening, translation, grammar and essay writing. There are three papers at the end of Year 13: a listening, reading and translation paper, a writing paper including an essay on the set text and film and a speaking examination.