French

Assessment

Paper 1: 2 hours 30 minutes: Exam testing listening, reading and translation skills. 40% of the A‐level grade. Paper 2: 2 hours: Exam. 2 essays in French, on books/ films studied during the course. 30% of the A‐level grade. Paper 3: 16‐18 minutes: A speaking test, comprising a discussion of a stimulus card and an individual research project carried out by the student. 30% of the A‐level grade. Students will have the option of taking AS French at the end of the two-year course as an alternative to the full A‐level.