Subject: French

Examination Board: AQA 

Controlled Assessment: 0%

Examination: 100%

Specific entry requirements: A grade 7 in GCSE French is required. A grade 6 in GCSE English Language or Literature would be an advantage but is not essential.

What will you study?

In Year 12 you will study:

• Aspects of French-speaking society: current trends 

• The changing family environment

• The cyber-society

• The role of volunteering

• Artistic culture in the French-speaking world: 

• A culture proud of its heritage

• Contemporary French music

• The world of cinema

• Film: L’Etranger

In Year 13 you will study: -

• Aspects of French-speaking society: current trends

• The positive aspects of a diverse society

• What is life like for people on the fringes of society?

• How criminals are treated

• Aspects of political life in the French-speaking world:

• Teenagers, the right to vote and political engagement

• Protests and strikes - who has the power?

• Politics and immigration

• Book: La Haine

What Super Curricular opportunities are there linked to this subject?

The opportunity to spend a week on work experience in France.

What can this course lead to?

It will develop and build on the skills acquired at GCSE. Enhance employment prospects, facilitate foreign travel, provide an insight into another culture and society, and provide students with a sound basis for further study.