French

Year 12 Topic 1

Aspects of French-speaking society

• The changing nature of family

• The ‘cyber-society’

• The place of voluntary work

Year 12 Topic 2

Artistic culture in the French-speaking world

• A culture proud of its heritage

• Contemporary francophone music

• Cinema: the 7th art form

Book

Bonjour Tristesse

Year 13 Topic 1

Aspects of French-speaking society – current issues

• Positive features of a diverse society

• Life for the marginalised

• How criminals are treated

Year 13 Topic 2

Aspects of political life in the French-speaking world

• Teenagers, the right to vote and political commitment

• Demonstrations, strikes – who holds the power?

• Politics and immigration

Film 

La Haine

Costs

Literature text - £7 approx.

French exchange trip - £450 approx.  

Paris trip - £500 approx.

Please note that trips are optional

Assessment

Paper 1

• Listening and Reading on the 4 topic areas, translation into English and French.  

• 2½ hours

• 40% 

Paper 2

• 2 essays on book/film.  

• 2 hours 

• 30%

Paper 3

• Discussion of a sub-topic from one of the 4 areas followed by a 2 minute presentation and an 8-10 minute discussion of a topic of your own choice

• 21-23 minutes

• 30%

Destinations for AHS students who studied this subject are on display outside the subject classrooms

AHS students can use Unifrog to explore how this subject might be used in life after A Levels