Unit 1: Social Issues and Trends: Students will study three topics within this unit; families and citizenship, youth trends and personal identity and education and employment opportunities. Unit 2: Understanding the French speaking world: For this unit students will study regional culture and heritage in France, media, art, film and music in the French speaking world. Prescribed works: Short story: Vercors: Le Silence de la Mer Film: Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache: Les Intouchables. Unit 3: Diversity and difference: In this unit students will study migration and integration, cultural identity and marginalization, cultural enrichment and difference and discrimination and diversity. Unit 4: France 1940-1950: Students will study June 1940-May 1945, The cultural dimension in occupied France and 1945-1950.
• A minimum of five GCSE grades 9 to 5, with at least grade 5 in English and Mathematics. • Exceptions may be made for native speakers. • GCSE grade 6 in French.
Paper 1: Speaking 30%: The speaking assessment will last 21-23 minutes in total. In addition, prior to commencement of the assessment, candidates will have five minutes’ preparation time. Paper 2: Listening, Reading and Translation 50% Stimulus material will be in French, based on the four themes under the areas of interest: social issues and trends and political and/or intellectual and/or artistic culture. Paper 3: Critical response in Writing 20% Candidates write an essay of approximately 300 words on each of the two works they have studied. One essay will be based on a literary work and the second on an additional literary work or film from the prescribed list.
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| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Surrey |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Bagshot Road, West End, Woking, GU24 9PT |
Unit 1: Social Issues and Trends: Students will study three topics within this unit; families and citizenship, youth trends and personal identity and education and employment opportunities. Unit 2: Understanding the French speaking world: For this unit students will study regional culture and heritage in France, media, art, film and music in the French speaking world. Prescribed works: Short story: Vercors: Le Silence de la Mer Film: Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache: Les Intouchables. Unit 3: Diversity and difference: In this unit students will study migration and integration, cultural identity and marginalization, cultural enrichment and difference and discrimination and diversity. Unit 4: France 1940-1950: Students will study June 1940-May 1945, The cultural dimension in occupied France and 1945-1950.
• A minimum of five GCSE grades 9 to 5, with at least grade 5 in English and Mathematics. • Exceptions may be made for native speakers. • GCSE grade 6 in French.
Paper 1: Speaking 30%: The speaking assessment will last 21-23 minutes in total. In addition, prior to commencement of the assessment, candidates will have five minutes’ preparation time. Paper 2: Listening, Reading and Translation 50% Stimulus material will be in French, based on the four themes under the areas of interest: social issues and trends and political and/or intellectual and/or artistic culture. Paper 3: Critical response in Writing 20% Candidates write an essay of approximately 300 words on each of the two works they have studied. One essay will be based on a literary work and the second on an additional literary work or film from the prescribed list.