French

Course summary

If you want the ‘X-factor’, something to make you stand out, then studying a language will do just that. During your French A Level, you will develop all the skills that are required in several other subjects: comprehension, essay writing, analysing and evaluating literature, debating, problem solving and delivery of presentations – but what makes you special, is you will be doing it all in another language. A Level French will provide a variety of study areas, which will challenge you and provide a deeper insight into another culture and society. The set topics you will study over both years are: social issues and trends; political and artistic culture; grammar and study of a literary text and film. Studying A Level French will expand your linguistic abilities, providing you with a sound basis for further study, as well as offering you an opportunity to immerse yourself into an alternative perspective. In order to develop your range of skills and express yourself independently, you will learn through a mixture of class teaching, individual and group study, debates, visits, lectures and discussions. You will use authentic material and be required to read and discuss literature, in short extracts, use the internet, newspapers and magazines to research and support arguments. Course content A LEVEL (7652) Core Content 1. Social issues and trends 2. Political and artistic culture 3. Grammar 4. Literary texts and films 5. Individual Research Project.