French

Assessment

Exams AS Level: Paper 1 - Listening, Reading and Writing. 1 hour and 40 minutes. 45% of total AS marks (90 marks). Candidates will listen, read and respond to spoken passages from a range of contexts and sources. Questions in French/Spanish to be answered with non-verbal responses or in French/Spanish Summarising information from spoken and written sources, reporting key points and subject matter in speech and writing. There will also be a translation into English. Paper 2 - Writing. 1 hour and 30 minutes. 25% of AS (50 marks). Either one question in French/Spanish on a set text from a choice of two questions or one question in French/Spanish on a set film from a choice of two questions (35 marks). Translation into French/Spanish; a passage of minimum 70 words (15 marks). Paper 3 - Speaking. 12 – 14 minutes plus 15 minutes preparation time. 30% of AS marks (50 marks). Candidates will discuss two sub-themes (6 – 7 minutes on each) with the discussion based on a stimulus card for each sub-theme. A Level - Second Year: Paper 1 - Listening, Reading and Writing. 2 hours and 30 minutes. 50% of total A level marks (100 marks). Summarising information from spoken and written sources, reporting key points and subject matter in speech and writing translating an unseen passage from French/Spanish into English translating an unseen passage from English into French/Spanish. Paper 2 - Writing. 2 hours. 20% of A level (80 marks). Either ONE/TWO questions in French/Spanish on a set text from a choice of two questions AND/OR one question in French/Spanish on a set film from a choice of two questions. 300 words (40 marks each). Paper 3 - Speaking. 21-23 minutes (16-18 plus 5 minutes preparation time). 30% of A level marks (60 marks). 16-18 minutes plus 5 minutes preparation. The 5 minutes’ preparation time will take place in the examination room in the presence of the examiner. Students may make notes during the preparation period. One Stimulus Card: 5-6 minutes. Presentation of Individual Research Project: 2 minutes Discussion based on Individual Research Project: 9-10 minutes Set Texts for French: Molière Le Tartuffe Voltaire Candide Guy de Maupassant Boule de Suif et autres contes de la guerre Albert Camus L’étranger Françoise Sagan Bonjour tristesse Claire Etcherelli Elise ou la vraie vie Joseph Joffo Un sac de billes Faïza Guène Kiffe kiffe demain Philippe Grimbert Un secret Delphine de Vigan No et moi Set Films for French Les 400 coups François Truffaut (1959) Au revoir les enfants Louis Malle (1987) La Haine Mathieu Kassovitz (1995) L’auberge espagnole Cédric Klapisch (2002) Un long dimanche de fiançailles Jean-Pierre Jeunet (2004) Entre les murs Laurent Cantet (2008)