French

Assessment

This qualification is linear, which means that pupils will sit all their examinations at the end of the course. Paper 1: Listening, Reading and Writing - Listening and responding to spoken passages from a range of contexts and sources covering different registers and adapted as necessary. - Reading and responding to a variety of texts written for different purposes, drawn from a range of authentic sources and adapted as necessary. - Translation into English and translation into French. Paper 2: Writing - One question in French on a set text from a choice of two questions and one question in French on a set film from a choice of two questions. - 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 - Discussion of a sub-theme with the discussion based on a stimulus card. Presentation and discussion of Individual Research Project.