A level French looks at francophone culture, society, literature, film and current affairs. You will develop the skills required by a linguist at advanced level and will learn to bring ideas, opinions and knowledge of current affairs to the classroom. We develop listening, reading, writing and speaking skills to a high standard of fluency and accuracy through interactive, discursive and analytical lessons. You will have the exciting opportunity to study one French-language film and one French-language novel during the two-year course and conduct an independent research project on a topic of your choosing (linked in some way to francophone culture or society) during the second year of the course. Recently, students have researched topics as varied as Coco Chanel; Marine Lepen; the impact of French rule on its former colonies in Indochina; and the depiction of the suburbs in the film Les Misérables (2017).
All offers require at least five 9-7 grades at (I)GCSE and a 9-7 in irrelevant subjects you plan to study at A-Level.
Paper 1 assesses grammar, listening, reading, translation and writing skills across all A-level topic areas. This is a written examination which is worth 50% of the A level. Paper 2 assesses the set film and the set novel studied during the course. Two essays are written in French and this paper is worth 20% of the A level. Paper 3 assesses speaking skills and the Independent Research Project. This is a speaking examination which is worth 30% of the A level.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Oxfordshire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Girls |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £20,685 |
| Address | Faringdon Road, Abingdon, OX14 1BE |
A level French looks at francophone culture, society, literature, film and current affairs. You will develop the skills required by a linguist at advanced level and will learn to bring ideas, opinions and knowledge of current affairs to the classroom. We develop listening, reading, writing and speaking skills to a high standard of fluency and accuracy through interactive, discursive and analytical lessons. You will have the exciting opportunity to study one French-language film and one French-language novel during the two-year course and conduct an independent research project on a topic of your choosing (linked in some way to francophone culture or society) during the second year of the course. Recently, students have researched topics as varied as Coco Chanel; Marine Lepen; the impact of French rule on its former colonies in Indochina; and the depiction of the suburbs in the film Les Misérables (2017).
All offers require at least five 9-7 grades at (I)GCSE and a 9-7 in irrelevant subjects you plan to study at A-Level.
Paper 1 assesses grammar, listening, reading, translation and writing skills across all A-level topic areas. This is a written examination which is worth 50% of the A level. Paper 2 assesses the set film and the set novel studied during the course. Two essays are written in French and this paper is worth 20% of the A level. Paper 3 assesses speaking skills and the Independent Research Project. This is a speaking examination which is worth 30% of the A level.