Modern Foreign Languages: French - AQA

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Modern Foreign Languages: French - AQA
A Modern Foreign Language combines well with …
... any other ‘A’ level and can be studied at university alongside many other subjects. Such a qualification is highly valued in the world
of work and can give you the edge over other candidates at job interviews because you have a useful communication skill.
The Y12 course is designed to be co-teachable with the first year of the A-Level course
Subject Content
Y12 builds on the knowledge, understanding and skills gained at GCSE. It constitutes an integrated study with a focus on language,
society and culture. It fosters a range of transferable skills, including communication, critical thinking and creativity. The content has
been designed to be of relevance to students of all disciplines, whether they progress to A-Level or not. The approach is a focus on
how French-speaking society has been shaped, socially and culturally and how it continues to change. Students study aspects of the
social context together with aspects of the artistic life of French-speaking countries.
Social Issues and trends
Students must study the following themes in relation to at least one French speaking country.
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Aspects of French-speaking society: current trends
 The changing nature of the family (La famille en voie de changement)
 The cyber-society (La <<cyber-société>>)
 The place of voluntary work (Le rôle du bénévolat)
Artistic culture
 A culture proud of its heritage (Une culture fière de son patrimoine)
 Contemporary francophone music (La musique francophone comtemporaine)
 Cinema: the 7th art form (Cinéma: le septième art)
Grammar
In the exam students will be required to use, actively and accurately, grammar and structures appropriate to the tasks set.
Literary texts and films
Students must study either one text or one film from the list below:
Texts - Molière Le Tartuffe, Voltaire Candide, Maupassant Boule de suif et autres contes de la guerre, 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, No et moi
Films
Au revoir les enfants, La Haine, L’auberge espagnole, Un long dimanche de fiançailles, Entre les murs, Les 400 coups
Assessment for Y12
Paper 1: Listening, reading and writing (90 marks)
Paper 2: Writing (50 marks)
Paper 3: Speaking (60 marks)
A-Level French
Over two years you would cover all the content from the Y12 specification, as detailed above, as well as:
Social Issues and trends
Aspects of French-speaking society: current issues
 Positive features of a diverse society (Les aspects positifs d’une société diverse)
 Life for the marginalised (Quelle vie pour les marginalisés?)
 How criminals are treated (Comment on traite les criminels)
Aspects of political life in the French-speaking world
 Teenagers, the right to vote and political commitment (Les ados, le droit de vote et l’engagement politique)
 Demonstrations, strikes – who holds the power? (Manifestations, grèves – à qui le pouvoir?)
 Politics and immigration (La politique et l’immigration)
Literary texts and films
Students must study either one text and one film over the two years or two texts from the list provided in the Y12 section.
Individual research project
Students must identify a subject or key question of interest to them and which relates to a country or countries where French is
spoken. They must select relevant information in French from a range of sources, including the internet. The aim of the research
project is to develop research skills. Students will demonstrate their ability to initiate and conduct research by analysing and
summarising their findings, in order to present and discuss them in the speaking assessment. Students within a school should each
choose a different subject. It cannot be the literary text studied.
Assessment
Paper 1: Listening, reading and writing (100 marks)
Paper 2: Writing (80 marks)
Paper 3: Speaking (60 marks)
The AQA A-Level specification is available to read here:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/as-and-a-level/french-7652
Specimen exam papers available through the link below:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/as-and-a-level/french-draft-7652/assessment-resources
High Storrs Sixth Form Entry Requirements
Sixth Form Entry Requirements: A minimum of 5 A* - C / Grade 4 at GCSE. This MUST include at least a Grade
4 in English Language.
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Subject Entry Requirements: Grade B in French