French

 

WHAT DO STUDENTS LEARN IN FRENCH IN KEY STAGE 4? 

By the time students opt for their GCSE subjects, they will already have studied a lot of the language required for GCSE French in their lessons in Years 7, 8 and 9. The brand new GCSE course covers:

Theme 1: People and lifestyle Theme 2: Popular culture Theme 3: Communication and the world around us
identity and relationships with others free-time activities travel and tourism including places of interest
healthy living and lifestyle customs, festivals and celebrations media and technology
education and work celebrity culture the environment and where people live

As you can see, the topics dealt with in this course are wide-ranging and will enhance our students’ understanding of themselves and the world around them as well as providing them with a second language and a huge array of transferable skills.

 

HOW WILL STUDENTS LEARN IN THIS COURSE? 

Students learn through a wide variety of activities including role-play, prompt cards, prepared and spontaneous conversation, translation, dictation, reading aloud, games and interactive tasks, and writing for a variety of purposes. This is supplemented by home learning tasks that are typically vocabulary and grammar based to consolidate learning in lessons.

 

HOW ARE STUDENTS ASSESSED IN THIS COURSE? 

GCSE French comprises four skill-based exams in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Each exam is equally weighted at 25%. The speaking element is examined in school with the class teacher and marked externally. 

 

WHAT IS THE LEARNING SEQUENCE? 

  • Year 10
    • Free-time activities with Media and technology
    • The environment and where people live
    • Identity & relationships with others
  • Year 11
    • Customs, festivals and celebrations
    • Retrieval of cross-unit language
    • Exam craft
    • Travel and tourism, including places of interest
    • Retrieval of cross-unit language
    • Exam craft
    • Grammar
    • Retrieval of cross-unit language
    • Exam craft

WHAT QUALIFICATION IS GAINED FROM WHICH EXAM BOARD?

GCSE French – AQA

 

LINK TO EXAM BOARD QUALIFICATION

 

AQA | Languages | GCSE | French

Pearson Edexcel GCSE French (2024) | Pearson qualifications

 

HOW IS IT GRADED? 

Grades available currently are 1-5 at foundation tier and 3-9 at higher tier. 

 

WHAT FURTHER EDUCATION AND/OR CAREERS CAN THIS QUALIFICATION LEAD TO? 

A GCSE language opens so many exciting doors for our students. Students can progress to A-Level French which is offered at Paulet Sixth Form. More importantly, securing a GCSE in a modern foreign language is a hugely desirable skill in all industries. A link to careers in languages can be found here:

What can I do with a modern languages degree? | Prospects.ac.uk

 

 

“One language sets you in a corridor of life. Two languages open every door along the way.”

 

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