French

Course summary

Component 1: speaking exam. 30% of the qualification, 2 tasks. Task 1: presentation of an independent research project and a discussion on the content of the research project. Task 2: a discussion based on a stimulus card relating to one of the themes studied. Component 2: listening, reading and translation from French into English and English into French. 50% of the qualification. Topics covered include French and Francophone societal issues, marginalisation and discrimination, and French history between 1940 and 1950. Component 3: critical and analytical response in writing. 20% of the qualification. It comprises two essays: one based on a literary work (currently No et Moi) and the second on a film (currently La Haine).