French

Course summary

Although the disciplines associated with this subject are the same as GCSE - Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking, and the study of grammar - the A-level course offers you a broad “liberal arts” education. France has played a key role in European and world history, culture, art and literature, and studying French at A-level will broaden your mind. You will learn about the current trends, social issues, history, politics, art, literature and film of the francophone world. French links well to Humanities and Arts A-levels, whilst offering a refreshing blast of culture for those studying mathematics and Science. French A-level is a taster of what you can expect to study if you choose a modern Languages degree at university or provides the option of maintaining a language to a high level at university alongside a more science - or humanity-based course.