French A Level

Studying French A-Level will give students the ability to advance their linguistic and communication skills and further insights into a range of social, artistic, cultural and political topics.

French is a beautiful language that is spoken around the world. The ability to be able to communicate in another spoken language than your own gives you another perspective of everything.

Studying French A-Level will give students the ability to advance their linguistic and communication skills and further insights into a range of social, artistic, cultural and political topics.

A Level French is regarded by many universities as a 'facilitating subject' and can make a significant difference in UCAS applications.

Students will delve into the country's art and culture by studying literary texts, music and films and hone their language skills through a focus on grammar and translation.

The course covers a variety of topics including the importance of family in French society, Francophone music, French cinema, French politics and current issues in immigration and integration of French society. For the literature part of the course we study the film, La Haine by Mathieu Kassovitz and the book No et Moi by Delphine de Vigan. Students also undertake their own research project for the speaking exam based on any topic of their choice.

5 GCSEs Level 9-4, Level 5 in relevant subject area.

If you are doing GCSE French you need to get a Grade 5+.

If you are not doing GCSE French then you need to have had experience living or studying in a French speaking country.

Learning French makes you a great communicator and listener and a reflective learner who can think on their feet. You could have the opportunity to work or study abroad or even start another language alongside French at university or law or history.