French

Taught at The Westwood Academy & Kenilworth Sixth Form

Exam Board: Edexcel

Assessment Method:

80% Examination, 20% assessment.

Why Should I Follow This Course? Languages are an invaluable skill to have. The benefits of studying a language are wide-ranging: from learning to communicate in fresh ways to having a window onto the culture of another country, from learning to express your views and listen to the views of others through the language that you are learning to studying its culture through a variety of modern media. By learning to manipulate a language to generate your own ideas and responses, you will broaden your own horizons and appreciate the variety that other languages offer.

What Will I Learn?

Year 12 Theme 1: “Les changements dans la société française” - This theme covers social issues and trends including Les changements dans les structures familiales; L’éducation; Le monde du travail. Theme 2: “La culture politique et artistique dans les pays francophones”. This theme is set in the context of francophone countries and communities covering artistic culture (through music and festivals and traditions) and political and artistic culture (through media) including: La musique; Les medias; Les festivals et les traditions and Study of a work – Intouchables (2011) – Oliver Nakache / Eric Toledano. Year 13 Theme 3: “L’immigration et la société multiculturelle française” is set in the context of France only covering social issues and trends: L’impact positif de l’immigration sur la société française; Répondre aux défis de l’immigration et l’intégration en France; L’extrême droite. Theme 4: “L’Occupation et la Résistance” covers political culture; La France occupée; Le régime de Vichy; La Résistance and Study of a work – Les petits enfants du siècle – Christiane Rochefort (1961)

Where Will This Qualification Take Me?

You could pursue your Language studies at university as your main subject choice or you could consider a dual honours degree with a Language e.g. Law with French, Engineering with German, Business Studies with Spanish. With a background in a Western language you have the skills to embark on the study of an Eastern language ab initio e.g. Chinese/Japanese/Arabic.

Entry Requirements:

GCSE French Grade 6.