French

  • Board: WJEC
  • Syllabus: AS – 2191; A2 – 3191
Modules
  1. AS Leisure and Lifestyles –travel and tourism, sport, hobbies and entertainment, customs and traditions, healthy living, unhealthy living.
  2. The Individual and Society – relationships and responsibilities, gender issues, youth culture, fashions and trends, education, future careers.
  3. A2 Environmental Issues – pollution, global warming, transport, energy, conservation and sustainability, recycling.
  4. Social and Political Issues – EU, multi-culturalism, immigration, social exclusion and integration, terrorism, the world of work, globalisation.
  5. Guided Studies Essay – any two of the following need to be studied: a book, a film or an area of France.
Method of Assessment

AS There are two exams: an oral examination of 12-15 minutes (20%) and a 2½ hour paper involving listening, reading and essay-writing, (30%)

A2 Thee are two exams: an oral examination of 15-20 minutes (20%) and a 3 hour paper involving listening, reading, translating and essay-writing (30%)

Further information

The course involves a mixture of various learning activities, including oral work, discussion in class and with the French conversation assistant, grammar practice, reading, listening, multi-media work in the language lab, and writing essays in French. There is no course-work in French A Level.

If you study French in the Sixth Form you will develop fluency in speaking French. This fluency will stay with you for the rest of your life. The course is stimulating and interesting, and you will have an opportunity in the Sixth Form to take part in our exchange to Burgundy to further your language skills, and to make friends with young French People.

The facilities and resources for learning languages at Clayesmore are excellent, with conversation lessons available with a native speaker, and a state-of-the-art multi-media language learning centre.

The fluency you develop in the Sixth Form will enable you to study in a number of different European countries, should you wish to do so. It will also give you an advantage in the job market and may well lead to opportunities to work in French-speaking countries throughout the world.