Choosing this Course An A Level in French is a prestigious qualification. Students move beyond the ‘grounding’ of a GCSE and attain a high level of language proficiency. Students would be able to work and live in France with a good A level grade. This course, therefore, offers the exciting opportunity to gain near fluency in a foreign language and to study and immerse oneself in a foreign culture. Due to the high levels of language proficiency students attain, the minimum requirement for entry is a grade 7 at GCSE. Course Content Students will follow the Edexcel course in French and are assessed through speaking exams at the end of year 1 and year 2. Students also take a paper that assesses their writing, listening and reading skills at the end of each year. The A Level French course covers the following topics within the general areas of Social issues and trends, political and artistic French Culture, Immigration and multiculturalism in France and The Nazi Occupation and Resistance. Year 1: ➢ Social Issues and Trends • Changing family structures • Education • Work ➢ Artistic French Culture • Music • Media • Festivals and traditions ➢ Literature • Un Sac de Billes, Joffo, 1972 Year 2: ➢ Immigration and Multiculturalism • Integration and multiculturalism • Rise of the fascist far-right ➢ The Occupation and Resistance • Life in occupied France • Anti-Semitism • Collaboration ➢ Film • La Haine, Kassovitz, 1992 Career Opportunities Wider range of job opportunities: Marketing, Law, Journalism and Advertising, Banking, Tourism, Education and Public Relations. Many students have continued to study a language at degree level or as part of their degree course for example: Law or European Studies.
About Education Provider
| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Sutton |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Sutton Common Road, Sutton, SM3 9PS |
Choosing this Course An A Level in French is a prestigious qualification. Students move beyond the ‘grounding’ of a GCSE and attain a high level of language proficiency. Students would be able to work and live in France with a good A level grade. This course, therefore, offers the exciting opportunity to gain near fluency in a foreign language and to study and immerse oneself in a foreign culture. Due to the high levels of language proficiency students attain, the minimum requirement for entry is a grade 7 at GCSE. Course Content Students will follow the Edexcel course in French and are assessed through speaking exams at the end of year 1 and year 2. Students also take a paper that assesses their writing, listening and reading skills at the end of each year. The A Level French course covers the following topics within the general areas of Social issues and trends, political and artistic French Culture, Immigration and multiculturalism in France and The Nazi Occupation and Resistance. Year 1: ➢ Social Issues and Trends • Changing family structures • Education • Work ➢ Artistic French Culture • Music • Media • Festivals and traditions ➢ Literature • Un Sac de Billes, Joffo, 1972 Year 2: ➢ Immigration and Multiculturalism • Integration and multiculturalism • Rise of the fascist far-right ➢ The Occupation and Resistance • Life in occupied France • Anti-Semitism • Collaboration ➢ Film • La Haine, Kassovitz, 1992 Career Opportunities Wider range of job opportunities: Marketing, Law, Journalism and Advertising, Banking, Tourism, Education and Public Relations. Many students have continued to study a language at degree level or as part of their degree course for example: Law or European Studies.
