Sixth Form Subjects

Modern Languages - French

 Course Overview

•  to broaden the language skills acquired at GCSE, with a greater emphasis placed on grammar and linguistic structures
•  to give students the skills to understand, explore and discuss, aspects of culture and society. The emphasis is on real fluency.
•  to give the opportunity to analyse information and express opinions

Course Content and Assessment

Social issues and trends in French-speaking society including:

• The changing nature of family (La famille en voie de changement)
• The ‘cyber-society’ (La « cyber-société »)
• The place of voluntary work (le rôle du bénévolat)
• Positive features of a diverse society (Les aspects positifs d’une société diverse)
• Life for the marginalised (Quelle vie pour les marginalisés?)
• How criminals are treated (Comment on traite les criminels)

Political and artistic culture in France or a French-speaking country including:

• A culture proud of its heritage (une culture fière de son patrimoine)
• Contemporary francophone music (La musique francophone contemporaine)
• Cinema: the 7th art form (Cinéma : le septième art)
• Teenagers, the right to vote and political commitment (Les ados, le droit de vote et l’engagement politique)
• Demonstrations, strikes – who holds the power? (Manifestations, grèves – à qui le pouvoir ?)
• Politics and immigration (La politique et l’immigration)

Literary texts and films:

Students must study either one text and one film or two texts

Individual research project:

Students must identify a subject or a key question which is of interest to them and which relates to a country or countries where French is spoken.

Assessments:

There will be three assessments at the end of the course:

Paper 1: Listening, reading and writing.
Paper 2: Writing
Paper 3: Speaking

Future Pathways

 Entry Requirements

Normal Sixth Form entry requirements to include:

• Grade 6 or above at GCSE French
• A commitment to learning

Student Testimonial

Testimonial in the pipeline

Other courses of interest

• Creative Digital Media
• Sociology
• Psychology

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