French

Assessment

There will be three examinations at the end of the course. One of these is a speaking test (where you discuss your IRP), carried out by one of your class teachers before study leave, leaving only two papers to sit during the examination series. One examination will test listening, reading and writing skills as well as grammatical knowledge. Unlike GCSE, you will have control of the listening material so you can listen as many times as you like. The second examination paper will be an opportunity for you to write about the book(s) and/or film which you have studied. Here is the assessment structure for French, German and Spanish, for which we follow the AQA specification: Paper 1 Listening, Reading and Writing 2 hours 30 minutes 50% Paper 2 Writing 2 hours 20% Paper 3 Speaking 16-18 minutes & 5 minutes preparation 30%