A Level
Modern Languages
A Level French, German or Spanish
Entry Requirements
GCSE in the relevant language at Grade 6 or higher.
Exam Board: AQA
Why Study French, German or Spanish?
Travel broadens the mind and never more so than when you speak the language.
Languages at A level offer you the fantastic opportunity to work towards becoming a linguist, but that’s not all. Languages are a great subject to study alone but also offer excellent opportunities alongside other subjects.
This course is designed to give you a profound understanding of your chosen language and the cultures of the people who speak it. Not only will you know more about the mechanics of the language, grammar and vocabulary, but you will also learn how people live and use language on a day-to-day basis.
What Topics Will I Study?
The subject content covers the following topics:
Social issues and trends
Political and artistic culture
Literary texts and films
How Will I Be Assessed?
This course is linear which means that you will sit all exams at the end of the two year course.
There are 3 papers:
Paper 1: Listening, Reading and Writing (50% of A Level), assessing topics 1 and 2
Paper 2: Writing (20% of A level), assessing topic 3
Paper 3: Speaking (30% of A level), based on a discussion of a sub-theme from topics 1 and 2 and a presentation of an individual research project.
An Example/Illustration of the Type of Work Involved
In the topic of aspects of political life, you will explore: Teenagers, the right to vote and political commitment, demonstrations, strikes, who holds the power, politics and immigration.
In the topic of literacy texts or films, you will study either one text and one film or two texts from a prescribed list.
What Careers or Higher Education Follow from this Subject?
Your A Level in MFL can help with numerous career paths.
A language degree or having languages as part of your degree will give you broader career options. Studying languages teaches you all the skills that employers look for: excellent communication and presentation skills, fantastic cultural and intercultural awareness, the ability to think critically and analytically and the capacity to retain and recall large quantities of information.
Language skills are invaluable for those interested in travel, the tourism industry, academia and research, translation and interpretation, teaching, international trade and business, foreign aid work, journalism, the diplomatic service and much, much more!
Subjects which combine well with this course include:
Recent RR6 Alumni in this subject include:
Class of 2022 examples:
University of Reading studying Modern Languages
University of Sheffield studying History and Modern Language & Cultures
University of Dundee studying Product Design
University of Westminster, London studying Biomedical Sciences
Royal Holloway, University of London studying Law with Criminology with a year in industry
Swansea University studying Law
University of Surrey studying Psychology
SOAS University of London studying LLB Law
Royal Holloway, University of London studying Business and Management
Kingston University studying Forensic Psychology
Previous Alumni have gone on to, for example :
Nottingham University studying Modern Language Studies
Leeds University studying Languages and Cultures
Universite Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne studying English and French Law
Southampton University studying German
Kent University studying Hispanic Studies
Middlesex University studying International Business
UCL studying Chemistry (International Programme)
UAL studying Art
University fo Plymouth studying Architectural Engineering
University of York studying English
University of Reading studying Physical Geography
St George's University of London studying Biomedical Science
Aberdeen University studying Real Estate
Esports at the University of Staffordshire
Business Management at the University of Surrey
Psychology at the University of Portsmouth
Ecology and Conservation at Royal Holloway University, London
Birmingham University studying History
Oxford Brooked University studying Psychology
Southampton University studying Medicine