French

Assessment

Paper 1: Listening, Reading and Writing (2h30) (50% of total marks) * Listening comprehension: students have an individual mp3 file or CD which they can control. * Reading comprehension. * Translation into and out of the language. Paper 2: Writing (2h) (20% of total marks) * One essay question on the film studied in Year 12 and one on the text in Year 13, answered in German or French. No texts or dictionaries are allowed in the exam. All questions will require a critical appreciation of the concepts and issues covered in the work and a critical and analytical response to features such as the form and the technique of presentation, as appropriate to the work studied (e.g. the effect of narrative voice in a prose text or camera work in a film). Paper 3: Speaking (21-23m including 5m preparation) (30% of total marks) * Discussion of one of the topics covered during the course based on a stimulus card, prepared beforehand (5-6m). * Presentation (2 minutes) and discussion (9–10 minutes) of the individual research project.