Project Description

Exam Board:

AQA

Units Studied:

At Painsley Sixth Form College, A Level courses in French, German and Spanish are offered. The AQA specification is followed.

Year 12 Topics

The following topics are covered:

Social issues and trends:

• The changing nature of the family
• The “cyber-society” francophone music
• The place of voluntary work

Artistic culture:

• A culture proud of its heritage
• Contemporary
• Cinema: the 7^th art form

Literary texts and films

One film or book from a prescribed list.

Paper One: Listening, Reading and Writing (40% of AS qualification)

• Listening and responding to spoken passages from a range of contexts and sources
• Reading and responding to a variety of texts written for different purposes
• Translation into English

Paper Two: Writing (30% of AS qualification)

• Translation into French
• Essay (choice of two questions) on a film studied

Paper Three: Speaking (30% of AS qualification)

• Discussion of two themes studied during the year based on a stimulus card

Year 13

The A Level course is assessed in the second year, with students covering all of the above topics, plus the following:

Aspects of political life:

• Teenagers, the right to vote and political commitment
• Demonstrations, strikes – who holds the power?
• Politics and immigration

Literary texts and films

One film or book from a prescribed list

Individual research project

Assessment:

Listening, Reading, Writing, Translation and Speaking exams.

College Entry Requirements:

College entry requirements.

Subject Specific Requirements:

Grade 6 or above at GCSE in chosen language (French, German or Spanish) and a firm understanding of the grammar covered during the GCSE course is essential

Career Links:

• Translating
• interpreting and language teaching
• languages with IT
• law
• finance or sales skills are in demand.