A-level French: Site Joseph Wright Centre

Course Content: Core content AS Level Social issues and trends Artistic culture Grammar Works - Literary texts and films Core content A-level Aspects of French-speaking society: current trends Political and artistic culture Grammar Works - Literary texts and films Individual research project How will I be assessed? The AS Level exams in French include questions that allow learners to demonstrate their ability to: draw together their knowledge, skills and understanding from across the full course of study provide extended responses. The exam board is AQA. Paper 1: Listening, Reading and Writing (Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes; total raw mark: 90, 45% of AS) Paper 2: Writing (Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes; total raw mark: 50, 25% of AS) Paper 3: Speaking (Duration: 12–14 minutes plus 15 minutes supervised preparation time; total raw mark: 60, 30% of AS) Are there any additional costs or specialist equipment required? No What can I do after this course? You may need languages for all sorts of career destinations. Doctors, psychologists and physiotherapists need language skills to communicate effectively with patients whether they work in the UK or overseas. Business people, bankers and entrepreneurs all need language skills to make deals and sell products on the global market. Politicians, historians, geographers and holiday reps all need language skills to get to know the people and area that they are passionate about. Plus careers in teaching, translating/interpreting, journalism, importing/exporting and catering will all require advanced level language skills. A foreign language A-Level will complement and enhance your other studies too.