French at A level is an exciting and versatile course that opens your mind to other countries; their traditions, history and culture. French is spoken by about 300 million people around the world. The topics studied in this course offer a multitude of cross-curricular links making it an ideal option to complement any other courses you may choose such as History, Science, English, Law, Business, Politics and Media Studies. It equips you not only with linguistic skills but also with transferable skills such as cognitive flexibility, autonomy, resourcefulness, creativity and critical thinking.
In order to enter the Sixth Form, it is a requirement that you attain an average of Grade 4 from your Key Stage 4 courses and meet the individual subject requirements. It is also a requirement that you will have achieved at least a Grade 4 in Mathematics and English at GCSE level.
At the end of the course you will complete the following assessments: Paper 1: Listening, reading and writing assessments on the four topics covered, together with translation both into and from the target language (40%) Paper 2: Writing. Written response to the film and text studied (30%) Paper 3: Speaking. Discussion based on a stimulus card on one of the themes covered, together with a presentation and discussion of the individual research project (30%)
About Education Provider
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Local Authority | North Yorkshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Toulston, Tadcaster, LS24 9NB |
French at A level is an exciting and versatile course that opens your mind to other countries; their traditions, history and culture. French is spoken by about 300 million people around the world. The topics studied in this course offer a multitude of cross-curricular links making it an ideal option to complement any other courses you may choose such as History, Science, English, Law, Business, Politics and Media Studies. It equips you not only with linguistic skills but also with transferable skills such as cognitive flexibility, autonomy, resourcefulness, creativity and critical thinking.
In order to enter the Sixth Form, it is a requirement that you attain an average of Grade 4 from your Key Stage 4 courses and meet the individual subject requirements. It is also a requirement that you will have achieved at least a Grade 4 in Mathematics and English at GCSE level.
At the end of the course you will complete the following assessments: Paper 1: Listening, reading and writing assessments on the four topics covered, together with translation both into and from the target language (40%) Paper 2: Writing. Written response to the film and text studied (30%) Paper 3: Speaking. Discussion based on a stimulus card on one of the themes covered, together with a presentation and discussion of the individual research project (30%)