Summary
This specification is designed to encourage candidates to:
- develop the knowledge and skills acquired at GCSE level and use the language learned in a wide range of contexts
- gain a useful insight into another culture and reflect on aspects of contemporary society
- enhance their employment prospects, facilitate foreign travel and experience the enjoyment and motivation of improving their linguistic level.
AS Outline
The AS course covers:
- Media: TV, advertising and communication technology
- Popular culture: cinema, music and fashion/trends
- Healthy living/lifestyle: sport/exercise, health and well-being and holidays
- Family/relationships: relationships within the family, friendships and marriage/partnerships.
The AS specification has 2 units:
- Unit 1: Listening, Reading and Writing
- Unit 2: Speaking Test.
A2 Outline
The A2 course covers:
- Environment: pollution, energy and protecting the planet
- The multi-cultural society: immigration, integration and racism
- Contemporary social issues: wealth and poverty, law and order and the impact of scientific and technological progress
- Cultural topic: the study of a target language speaking region/community or the study of a period of 20th century history from a target language-speaking country/community or the study of a novelist/dramatist/poet from a target language-speaking country/community or the study of a director/architect/musician/painter from a target language-speaking country/ community.
The A2 specification has 2 units:
- Unit 3: Listening, Reading and Writing
- Unit 4: Speaking Test.
For a full breakdown of the unit topics and assessment requirements, see the specification.
Full details
| Qualification type | A-level |
| Specification title | French |
| Course type | Full Course |
| Specification code | 2650 |
| Classification code | 5650 |