French

Assessment

Scheme of assessment Paper 1: Listening, reading and writing Duration 2.5 hours; maximum scaled mark 200 Listening and responding: Students will listen to spoken languages. The content of the passages will be based on the themes and sub-themes in this specification. This examination will now include a passage students will need to summarise in French. Reading and responding: Students will read a range of stimulus texts adapted from authentic sources. This examination will now include a passage students will need to summarise in French. Translation: Students will translate a passage of at least 100 words from French to English. They will now also translate a passage of at least 100 words from English into French. Paper 2: Writing Duration: 2 hours; maximum scaled mark 80 Students will answer an essay question in French for each of the two works they have studied. This will be a book and a film. All questions will require a critical and analytical response as well as an excellent knowledge of the book and the film. Paper 3: Speaking Duration 21-23 minutes (including 5 minutes supervised preparation time); maximum scaled mark 120 Part one: It starts with the stimulus card. The content of the card will be based on one of the sub-themes in the specification The cards will contain three questions. Then the student must ask the teacher-examiner two questions arising from the material on the card. Part two: The student will present the finding of her research for up to two minutes. This will be followed by a discussion of the findings of the student's research. Students will provide in advance on the Individual research project form, a list of headings to indicate the scope of their research and the sources used.