A Level French
Business, Administration and Law
What will you be working towards?
| Code | FREN |
| Qualification Type | GCE A/AS Level or Equivalent |
| Qualification Level | Level 3 |
| Course type | Full Time |
Overview
French A-Level is a two-year course, combining the AS and A2 levels, with exams at the end of the first year (AS) and also at the end of the second year (A2).
Details
CORE CONTENT
AS - Spanish/French
Social Issues and Trends
Artistic Culture
Grammar
Literary texts and films
A Level Topics:
Social issues and trends
Political and artistic culture
Grammar
Literary texts and films
You will have the opportunity to use C3 Facilities to improve listening and oral skills. It is intended that the language laboratory is for individual Sixth Form use as well as teaching groups. We currently have French and Spanish foreign language assistants for individual or small group speaking practice.
You will read widely, poetry, magazine and newspaper articles, and then well-known French and Spanish books. You will also watch Spanish films.
How will it be delivered?
A Level Examination
Paper 1 - Listening, Reading & Writing
Paper 2 – Writing
Paper 3 – Speaking
50% of A level
2 hrs. 30 mins written examination
100 marks
20% of A Level
80 marks in total
2 hours
30% of A Level
60 marks in total
Oral exam: 21-23 minutes
Entry requirements
Normally a higher grade at GCSE is required (9-4), preferably 6 or above in your chosen language.
Your next steps...
Your language will be useful to you in your future life in a wide range of careers. Companies are wishing to recruit not just interpreters and translators, but people trained in other areas (from accountancy to zoology) who have a language as an additional skill. Many Universities have re-designed their courses to enable students to continue the study of a language alongside their chosen subject.