Lower Sixth: • Aspects of society are studied, together with aspects of the artistic life of French-speaking countries, such as family, film, heritage, music and charity work across the Francophone world and their roles in society. • Analytical study of a film, essay writing developing critical thinking. Upper Sixth: • Focus on life for those on the margins of French-speaking society, the positive influences that diversity brings, politics and political engagement in the French-speaking world, immigration and its challenges, criminality and racism are all key themes. • Study of a literary text. • Independent research project on a topic of the student’s choice. All lessons are conducted in French, with students supported by a language assistant.
Students should show willingness to participate in discussions in the target language and to be open to developing speaking skills throughout the course. It will be necessary to demonstrate grammatical prowess from the GCSE course. Having an interest in the French / Spanish/ German speaking world is beneficial to studying a language at A Level.
The A Level examination consists of: Paper 1: Listening, reading and translation 50% Paper 2: Writing 20% Students will write two essays during 2 hours: One essay will be on the film they have studied and the other on the literary work. Paper 3: Speaking 30% This includes a discussion on independent research.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Surrey |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Boys |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £22,572 |
| Address | High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BB |
Lower Sixth: • Aspects of society are studied, together with aspects of the artistic life of French-speaking countries, such as family, film, heritage, music and charity work across the Francophone world and their roles in society. • Analytical study of a film, essay writing developing critical thinking. Upper Sixth: • Focus on life for those on the margins of French-speaking society, the positive influences that diversity brings, politics and political engagement in the French-speaking world, immigration and its challenges, criminality and racism are all key themes. • Study of a literary text. • Independent research project on a topic of the student’s choice. All lessons are conducted in French, with students supported by a language assistant.
Students should show willingness to participate in discussions in the target language and to be open to developing speaking skills throughout the course. It will be necessary to demonstrate grammatical prowess from the GCSE course. Having an interest in the French / Spanish/ German speaking world is beneficial to studying a language at A Level.
The A Level examination consists of: Paper 1: Listening, reading and translation 50% Paper 2: Writing 20% Students will write two essays during 2 hours: One essay will be on the film they have studied and the other on the literary work. Paper 3: Speaking 30% This includes a discussion on independent research.