1. AS French - Specification
Unit 1: Listening, Reading and Writing
(70% of AS marks)
Unit 2:Speaking
(30% of AS marks)
26 June 2013
Sixth Form Induction – A-Level French course

2. AS French - Specification
Unit 1: Listening, Reading and Writing
(35% of A-level marks)
Unit 2:Speaking
(15% of A-level marks)
26 June 2013
Sixth Form Induction – A-Level French course

3.  2 hours written examination.  Conducted in June.
AS French - Specification
Unit 1: Listening, Reading and Writing
 2 hours written examination.
 Conducted in June.
26 June 2013
Sixth Form Induction – A-Level French course

4. AS French - Specification
Unit 2: Speaking
 35 min. speaking test.
20 min. preparation.
5 min. stimulus card.
10 min. conversation.
 Conducted in April/May by class teacher.
26 June 2013
Sixth Form Induction – A-Level French course

5. AS French - Specification
Les médias:
La télévision;
La publicité;
Les nouvelles technologies.
La culture populaire:
Le cinéma;
La musique;
La mode et l’image.
Une vie saine:
Le sport;
La santé et le bien-être;
Les vacances.
La familles et les relations personnelles:
En famille;
Bons copains;
Entre nous.
26 June 2013
Sixth Form Induction – A-Level French course

6. A2 French - Specification
Unit 3: Listening, Reading and Writing
(35% of A-level marks)
Unit 4:Speaking
(15% of A-level marks)
26 June 2013
Sixth Form Induction – A-Level French course

7.  2.30 hours written examination.  Conducted in June (second year)
A2 French - Specification
Unit 3: Listening, Reading and Writing
 2.30 hours written examination.
 Conducted in June (second year)
26 June 2013
Sixth Form Induction – A-Level French course

8. AS French - Specification
Unit 4: Speaking
 35 min. speaking test.
20 min. preparation.
5 min. stimulus card (debate on a topical issue).
10 min. conversation (on both cultural topics).
 Conducted in April/May by class teacher.
26 June 2013
Sixth Form Induction – A-Level French course

9. A2 French - Specification
La société multiculturelle:
L’immigration;
L’intégration;
Le racisme.
L’environnement:
La pollution;
L’énergie;
Protection de la planète.
Problèmes sociaux contemporains:
Richesse et pauvreté;
L’ordre public;
Sciences et technologies.
2 dossiers culturels:
Une région française;
La France au XXe siècle;
Un auteur;
Un dramaturge…
26 June 2013
Sixth Form Induction – A-Level French course

10. AS French – How different is it from GCSE?
 A lot of the grammar has been covered briefly in the new GCSE course
 Most topics overlaps with GCSE so you know the basic vocabulary for them
 We use Kerboodle – you have access out of class for listening practice/revision/homework
 The style of the exam paper is similar to the new AQA GCSE
 No controlled assessment!
 For the listening, you can control the CD yourself
26 June 2013
Sixth Form Induction – A-Level French course

11. AS French – Why choose the course?
 University applications (most graduate schools require knowledge of at least one foreign language,…)
 Employability (experience abroad, Europe’s 2nd largest market,…)
 Language enhancement (grammar terminology, vocabulary – 1,700 cognates, 1/3 words borrowed from French, …)
 Tourism (French is spoken in 68 countries…)
 Social life (200 million people speak French…)
 Leisure (500 French films a year…)
26 June 2013
Sixth Form Induction – A-Level French course

12. AS French – Why choose Carmel?
Ils ont dit…
The classes are really small so you get lots of help off students as well as staff.
The atmosphere is really friendly so no one feels nervous about speaking out.
The classes are always in-teresting... and the actual course is interesting too.
26 June 2013
Sixth Form Induction – A-Level French course

13. AS French – Why choose Carmel?
 Much smaller classes than other local 6th forms
 Individual attention and support
 Get to know others in class more easily
 Well resourced MFL dept
 High achieving & motivated staff
 1/1 speaking classes with native French speaker
 Partnership with a French school
26 June 2013
Sixth Form Induction – A-Level French course

14. AS French - Partnership
Lycée Jean Talon
Châlons-en-Champagne
 Trip to France
 Visit of exchange students
 Regular communication:
 Topic-specific projects (videos, surveys, interviews, competitions, etc.)
...
26 June 2013
Sixth Form Induction – A-Level French course