French

Course summary

The stimulating and varied course covers many societal topics from an international perspective, ranging from contemporary social issues to technology, from political and historical aspects of the countries to its artistic output. The course also encourages boys to appreciate and analyse literary works and films and we are happy to take into account boys’ preferences when choosing these. Suitable works available on Edexcel’s website. The skills boys develop will enable them to use the language spontaneously in a wide range of situations, to hold conversations and construct well-reasoned arguments in speaking and writing. The boys will carry out independent research into an interesting aspect of the language’s home countries. This is the mainstay of the oral exam. Translations from English into the language studied and from the language into English also feature in the exam.