LANGUAGES: FRENCH

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LANGUAGES: FRENCH

AS and A2

• 30-60 minute small group sessions with a native speaker in Speaking Room, in addition to standard lessons.

• Good languages faculty IT resources.• Excellent links with the Resource Centre at UOP and

amazing dictionary resources at BH.• We order your essential course items for you.• Careful transition: grammar, target language and topics.• We track your progress like no other: 6 data points

throughout each year on the course.• Personalised revision sessions based on performance.

“THE BEST FACILITIES IN THE AREA”

2010-11: AS French 50% A-C A2 French 100% A*-C

2011-12: A2 French 100% A-C

2012-13: AS French 75% A-C

2013-14: AS French 100% A-C A2 French 100% A-B

2014-15: A2 French 100% A*-C

“THE BEST RESULTS”

French language course trip,part of French Exchange to Montpellier in October.

French Language mentorHelp out with KS3 classes.

French lecture at Bristol University and mini series on Global Employability as part of Sixth Form lectures.

“THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES”

Sixth Form Period 6 lecture series

Le multiculturalisme en FranceStéphanie Fleet – New College Swindon • Lecture for KS5 students in the

area.

• Highly relevant to A2 syllabus.

• We reserve tickets in advance for interested students.

Cardiff University Cambridge UniversityNottingham University Birmingham UniversityGlasgow University St Andrews UniversityAberdeen University Manchester UniversityWarwick University Reading UniversityGuilford School of Acting Royal HollowayKings College University of Winchester University College London Sheffield Hallam UniversityBath Spa University Hereford College of Arts Avon and Somerset Constabulary Gap Year

PERSONAL BEST DESTINATIONS

Mariam Abou El Fadl Plymouth International Business with Spanish

Sarah Allen York Linguistics and Mathematics

Hannah Cleland Sheffield Modern Languages

Louisa Hall Manchester English Language and Spanish

Ella Hayes Warwick French and History

Georgina Oxford Exeter English and French

2015 Hayesfield Leavers

Why languages at KS5?• Looks great on your CV.

•Shows strong social and communication skills.

• Real asset to ANY company in an increasingly global world.

• If you are crazy about languages, it is possible to study two languages.

• Stepping stone to range of course options:Single or joint honours.Joint honours main or subsidiary subject.Ideal subsidiary with other main non language subject.

Why French?• France is the world’s top tourist destination, with 80 million visitors per year.

•French is spoken on every continent.

•A quarter of EU residents can speak French.

•French is the official language of the UN, the European Commission, Médecins sans Frontières and the Red Cross.

•French shares many of the same Latin roots as English, and speaking French helps us to understand how our own language works.

Entry requirements: At least a B at GCSE or equivalent.

AS French.3 Exam papers.Paper 1: Listening, Reading and Written Translation. Worth 40% of AS. French to English Translation.Paper 2: Written Response.Worth 30% of AS. English to French Translation. Grammar exercise. Written responses to either a Literary text or a Film.Paper 3: Speaking Exam.Worth 30% of AS. Task 1, discussion about the Theme Les changements dans la société française.Task 2, presentation and discussion on a chosen sub-theme.

Literary texts. Boule de Suif (Un Duel, Deux Amis, La Mère Sauvage), Guy de Maupassant, 1880 La Place, Annie Ernaux, 1983 Le Blé en Herbe, Colette, 1923 Le Château de ma Mère, Marcel Pagnol, 1957 No et Moi, Delphine de Vigan, 2007 Un Sac de Billes, Joseph Joffo, 1973

Films. Au Revoir les Enfants, dir. Louis Malle (1987) Intouchables, dirs. Oliver Nakache, Eric Toledano (2011) La Vie en Rose, dir. Olivier Dahan (2007) Les Choristes, dir. Christophe Barratier (2004) Les 400 Coups, dir. Françöis Truffaut (1959)

A2 French.3 Exam papers.Paper 1: Listening, Reading and Written Translation. Worth 40% of A2. French to English Translation.Paper 2: Written Response.Worth 30% of A2. English to French Translation. Written responses to two Literary texts or one Literary text and a Film.Paper 3: Speaking Exam.Worth 30% of A2. Task 1, discussion about a stimulus card, based on the topics studied.Task 2, presentation and discussion on independent research.

Literary texts. Boule de Suif (Un Duel, Deux Amis, La Mère Sauvage), Guy de Maupassant, 1880 La Place, Annie Ernaux, 1983 Le Blé en Herbe, Colette, 1923 Le Château de ma Mère, Marcel Pagnol, 1957 Le Gone du Chaâba, Azouz Begag, 2005 Les Mains Sales, Jean-Paul Sartre, 1948 Les Petits Enfants du Siècle, Christiane Rochefort, 1961 Le Tartuffe, Molière, 1669 L’Étranger, Albert Camus, 1942 No et Moi, Delphine de Vigan, 2007 Thérèse Desqueyroux, François Mauriac, 1927 Un Sac de Billes, Joseph Joffo, 1973

Films. Au Revoir les Enfants, dir. Louis Malle (1987) Deux Jours, une Nuit, dirs. Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne (2014) Entre les murs, dir. Laurent Cantet (2008) Intouchables, dirs. Oliver Nakache, Eric Toledano (2011) La Haine, dir. Mathieu Kassovitz (1995) La Vie en Rose, dir. Olivier Dahan (2007) Le Dernier Métro, dir. Françöis Truffaut (1980) Les Choristes, dir. Christophe Barratier (2004) Les 400 Coups, dir. Françöis Truffaut (1959) Un Long Dimanche de Fiançailles, dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet (2004)