GCSE French

In GCSE French students will continue to develop their ability to recognise, understand, and confidently use French language to communicate clearly and accurately, through speaking and writing.  Students will also develop their listening and reading skills; all 4 of these skills are vital and equally important to success at GCSE French.

Students will return to some topics covered in Key Stage 3 and will travel beyond language they already know to explore the topics in more detail.  New topics that are very relevant in today's society and increasingly more important to students such as protecting the environment, social media usage and future study and career plans, allow students to build upon the important skill of expressing and supporting their opinions.

The examination element to GCSE French takes place at the end of Year 12 and we follow the CCEA French specification.  Students will complete a Speaking assessment with their teacher in April/May of Year 12 and will complete Listening, Reading and Writing assessments in May/June of Year 12.  The Speaking assessment is the same level of challenge for all students and includes one element which students can prepare for in school prior to the assessment, whilst the other 2 elements remain unseen.  The Listening, Reading and Writing assessments can be tailored to Foundation or Higher tier of entry, depending on where each students' strengths lie.  

Studying French at GCSE allows students to study a subject that is creative, fun, and allows for exploring French language social media, TV, radio and film as just a few examples, enabling students to see into a culture and society that is rich, fascinating, and will develop skills that many employers and further education institutions will find very desirable. As an added bnous, studying languages will make future travel incredibly rewarding and enjoyable!   

Useful links:

CCEA GCSE French   https://ccea.org.uk/key-stage-4/gcse/subjects/gcse-french-2017

BBC Bitesize GCSE French   https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zmshxbk

French grammar and vocabulary revision    https://www.languagesonline.org.uk/Hotpotatoes/frenchindex.html#gsc.tab=0

Why learn French?   https://youtu.be/2t03ewfKoIc?si=aZKHdiCmQjUGhNrH

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