French Details

AS Level: As for GCSE, you will learn your language through practising the four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. There will also be regular vocabulary and grammar learning. The reading and writing materials are based on 2 different topic areas which at this level include: Leisure and lifestyles, including travel and tourism, customs and traditions, hobbies and entertainment, and healthy living (sport, eating disorders, drugs, smoking etc.) The Individual and Society, to include relationships and responsibilities, gender issues, youth culture and education and the world of work. A Level: Learning the language at this level means that you will acquire much deeper cultural awareness of French-speaking communities. You will continue to practise reading, writing, speaking and listening and to build upon your grammar and vocabulary skills acquired at AS level. A Level topics include: environmental issues, social and political issues including media, immigration, commerce and globalisation. The Guided studies option entails study of two or three cultural topics taken from either The World of Cinema, The World of Literature or The Regions of France.