Exam Board: AQA
What will you learn?
Year 1
Aspects of French-speaking society: current trends
- The changing nature of family.
- The ‘cyber-society’.
- The place of voluntary work.
Artistic culture in the French-speaking world
- A culture proud of its heritage.
- Contemporary francophone music.
- Cinema: the 7th art form
Year 2
Aspects of French-speaking society: current issues
- Positive features of a diverse society.
- Life for the marginalised.
- How criminals are treated.
Aspects of political life in the French-speaking world
- Teenagers, the right to vote and political commitment.
- Demonstrations, strikes – who holds the power?
- Politics and immigration.
How will you be assessed?
Students are assessed through three papers:
- Language skills – Listening, reading and responding to passages where students have individual control of the recording. Translation into English; Translation into French (50%)
- Film (La Haine – Year 1) and Literature (No et moi – Year 2 ) – one essay question on each. (20%)
- Speaking – discussion of the topics studied and Individual Research Project (30%)
Where could the course take you?
- Further French studies at university, or combined with other subjects such as other languages, Psychology, Law, Journalism, Business, Finance & Economics.
- Translation and interpreting university courses.
- Languages’ teaching courses.
- Higher level apprenticeship.
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