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What will I study?
This course offers you the opportunity to develop detailed language skills in meaningful contexts of culture, society, learning and work. You will read, listen, talk and write in French, and reflect how this relates to English. You will also learn to understand how language works and how to get across information and ideas.
You will study a wide range of different types of texts in different media. You will also learn to think critically, creatively and develop cultural awareness.
The course comprises three areas of study.
Reading and Writing; Listening
You will develop:
reading, writing and listening skills in French
your knowledge of detailed language in the contexts of society, learning, employability and culture.
Assignment – Writing
You will develop:
writing and grammatical skills in French
your knowledge and understanding of detailed language in the contexts of society, learning, employability and culture.
Performance – Talking
You will develop:
talking and writing skills in French
your knowledge and understanding of detailed language in the contexts of society, learning, employability and culture.
How will I be assessed?
The course assessment has five components totalling 120 marks:
Component 1: question paper 1: Reading – worth 30 marks
Component 2: question paper 1: Writing – worth 20 marks
Component 3: question paper 2: Listening – worth 20 marks
Component 4: assignment - writing – worth 20 marks
Component 5: performance - talking – worth 30 marks.
For the performance component, you will be asked to deliver a spoken presentation and take part in a conversation in French in one of the following contexts: society, learning, employability or culture. Your performance will be set by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and marked internally by an SQA assessor.
The question papers will be set and marked externally by the SQA.
The grade awarded is based on the total marks achieved across all course assessment components.
The course assessment is graded A-D.
Progression
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