Students who choose to study GCSE French build upon their aural, oral, comprehension and writing skills taught at KS3.

At St. Patrick's Grammar School all students sit CCEA examinations in French.

The Modern Foreign Languages Department facilitates and actively promotes our gifted and talented students to study more than one Modern Foreign Language at GCSE level.

Why Study French at GCSE?

• More than 275 million people speak French throughout the world.

• French is spoken in 54 countries either as a first or second language.

• If you can speak French, you can learn other romance languages such as Spanish and Portuguese.

• French is the official language in 29 countries.

• French is the official language of the United Nations.

• You learn transferable skills such as communication, expression and cultural awareness.

• You have better career prospects, especially Post-Brexit.

• You improve your understanding of the rich and vibrant francophone culture including festivals, music and literature.

• You improve your understanding of your own language.

CCEA GCSE French Contexts for Learning

There are three broad Contexts for Learning which are studied over the two year GCSE course.

GCSE French Examinations

There are four modules in the New GCSE French Specification which are all worth 25 % of each student's overall grade.

GCSE French Examination Dates

Unit 1: Listening May 2022

Unit 2: Speaking April/May 2022

Unit 3: Reading May/June 2022

Unit 4: Writing May/June 2022