French
Canons High School - Harrow
02089515780
Shaldon Road, Edgware, HA8 6AN
Course summary

Who is the course for? Students wanting to study a language or language-related subject at university. Many university courses are also available that combine languages with other subjects, for example business or law. Course Content The course is designed to give linguists an opportunity to build their quality of language. The topics are engaging and motivating and allow students to relate the language to their own lives. Differentiated work is built in to the schemes of learning to enable students to achieve this. What will I study? The subject content is divided into four areas: 1. Aspects of French-speaking society: current trends 2. Aspects of French-speaking society: current issues 3. Artistic Culture in the French-speaking world 4. Aspects of political life in the French-speaking world.

Entry requirements

9-5 in French

How you'll be assessed

The course is 100% examination assessed. ▪ Paper 1 – Listening, Reading & Translation (50%) Candidates will answer a range of questions based on listening material and on a selection of written texts. They will also complete two translations; one into English (min. 100 words), one into French (min. 100 words). ▪ Paper 2 – Writing (20%) Candidates will respond in writing to two questions based on set texts and films in French ▪ Paper 3 – Speaking (30%) Speaking exam, candidates will discuss a target-language stimulus card based on one of the sub-themes for 5-6 minutes, and will prepare a 2-minute presentation, followed by a 9-10-minute discussion of an individual research project in French.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionLondon
Local AuthorityHarrow
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressShaldon Road, Edgware, HA8 6AN