Languages are an invaluable asset in today’s multicultural world and the course aims to enable students to express themselves proficiently in conversation and in writing on a variety of topical issues, as well as developing research skills. It will develop their ability to extract information from a range of spoken and written texts, to recognise points of view and opinions and develop their awareness of other cultures, including their literary heritage. This is a two year linear course during which time students will study topics under the following four themes: Evolving Society in France (Changing family structures, Education, The World of Work), Political and artistic culture in francophone countries (music, media, festivals and traditions), Immigration and the French multicultural society and The Occupation and the Resistance. There will be a focus on knowledge and understanding of the target language culture. Whilst acquiring a much broader range of vocabulary, students will also consolidate their grammatical knowledge of the subject developing their communication skills. The skills of Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing remain at the core of Language Teaching and students will be engaged in a variety of activities, including presentations and group projects, as well as independent research and teacher led tasks. The course will continually develop accuracy in language and students must be able to discuss one of the above themes orally, explaining their views. They will analyse aspects of the theme by developing arguments and form conclusions. The course will also develop students’ ability to research a theme of their choice independently which they will then present orally demonstrating their knowledge and understanding of the cultural and social context of their research. In addition, either two literary texts or a literary text and a film will be studied over the course of the two years.
Name: French Qualification title: - Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment Awarding - Created 20151020 19:00:37 Updated 20160315 14:11:10
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St Martin's School Brentwood
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