French

Assessment

The A Level papers extend the range of the language skills. Paper 1 includes listening, reading and translation from French/Spanish into English. Paper 2 includes the written response to works (a book and a film) and translation into French/Spanish; Paper 3 is speaking and includes the individual research project (IRP). The additional topics for A Level French are “Immigration and the multicultural society”, as well as, “France during WW2” and “contemporary social issues”. The additional topics for Spanish are “the Spanish dictatorship” and “the transition to democracy”.