French - WJEC Eduqas A Level

Languages, Literature and Culture

We are only accepting one application per candidate.

What will you be working towards?

Code	FRENCa2
Qualification Type	GCE A/AS Level or Equivalent
Qualification Level	Level 3
Course type	Full Time

Overview

Head of Department: Ms. Y. Sperry

Three members of staff deliver the A level courses. All are rated "outstanding" teachers and have excellent linguistic and subject knowledge with over 20 years experience teaching MFL.

Students have access to a large variety of commercial and teacher-produced resources. All students access audio material on individual i-pods and have individual and constant access to digital and interent resources via individual i-pads. One-one teacher coaching for speaking and individual and personalised feedback for all skills.

Details

Summary of Subject Content:

• Being a young person in French-speaking society

• Understanding the French-speaking world

• Diversity and Difference

• France 1940-1950: The Occupation and post-war years June 1940–May 1945

"Les Choristes", a feature film by the director Christophe Barratier

"L'Etranger" – a novel by Albert Camus

How will it be delivered?

Component 1. Speaking (21-23 minutes) (30% of A-level)

Task 1- Presentation and discussion of an independent research topic of an aspect that interests you related to the countries or communities where French is spoken.

Task 2 – Discussion based on a written stimulus

Component 2. Listening, Reading & Translation (2h30) (50% of A-level)

Listening – True/False answers, multiple choice answers, answers to questions in French

Reading – Gap fill tasks and answers to questions in French

Translation – One translation into English. One translation into French. (100 words each)

Component 3. Critical response in writing. (2 hours) (20% of A-level)

Two essays of 300 words each; on the film and one on the novel in which you write a critical response referring to characters, themes, structure and social & historical context.

Entry requirements

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Countesthorpe Academy

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Winchester Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester , Leicestershire, LE8 5PR

Available dates

01/09/2021 to 31/08/2023
Countesthorpe Leysland Community College
2 Year(s)
Full time
Daytime/working hours