French

Course summary

UPPER SIXTH FRENCH COURSE OVERVIEW: The first year of the course is the same for all Lower Sixth (see above). The second year includes the following: Aspects of French-speaking society: current issues • Positive features of a diverse society (Les aspects positifs d'une société diverse) • Life for the marginalised (Quelle vie pour les marginalisés) • How criminals are treated (Comment on traite les criminals) Aspects of political life in the French-speaking world • Teenagers, the right to vote and political commitment (Les ados, le droit de vote et l'engagement politique) • Demonstrations, strikes - who holds the power? (manifestations, grèves - à qui le pouvoir?) • Politics and immigration (La politique et l'immigration) Literary texts and films: Pupils must study either one text and one film or two texts from a set list. Independent Research Project (IRP)