Modern Languages French A Level

Folkestone School for Girls, The

Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3RB

GCE A/AS Level or Equivalent

Level 3

Available start dates

Sunday, 01 September 2024

The Folkestone School for Girls

2 Year(s)

Full time

Daytime/working hours

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Application Instructions

Applications Open: - 30 January 2026

Applications Close: - 8 May 2026

Entry Requirements: - For entry onto our A Level and BTEC courses we require:

• a minimum of 6 separately identifiable GCSE subjects at an average grade 5.5 or above and at least a grade 5 in English and a grade 4 in Mathematics;

• a grade 6 or above in the chosen course of study or a related subject as specified in the sixth form prospectus.

• two grade 7sin Mathematics or Sciences, to study 2 or more Sciences or Mathematics and Science.

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices

Course Summary

Modern Languages French

Course Details

Course content French:

Study of Themes including Family, Modern Technologies, Voluntary Work, Music, Cinema & Cultural Heritage in the French-Speaking World, A Diverse Society/Immigration, Crime, Young People Rights, Demonstrations and Strikes.

Study of literature and film (or two pieces of literature). Current students are studying:

•No et Moi (Delphine de Vigan)

• La Haine (Mathieu Kassovitz)

How will it be delivered and assessed?

Assessment French:

Paper 1: Listening, Reading and Translation (50%)

Paper 2: Written Response to Work (20%)

Paper 3: Speaking (30%)

All examinations are externally marked. Speaking exams are usually conducted by one of the class teachers.

Entry requirements

Grade 6 or above at French GCSE.

Your next steps...

Why choose French:

French is an excellent A Level to study, because it’s a real chance to develop your opinions and analytical skills. Although it’s sold as ‘French’ you actually get a good overview of society, history and literature, as well as achieving an almost fluent level of a foreign language by the end of the course. This makes it an excellent subject for preparing you for further study and you will be the master of university quizzes and have a good knowledge of culture after the A Level. Also many leading universities, including Russell Group, consider MFL as facilitating subjects for entry to all courses.

There are lots of excellent ways to improve your French, and each theme fits nicely with a film to watch and music to listen to, making a change from formal reading and essay-writing which you might be doing a lot of during your A Level Studies.

Skills and progression:

Studying French will lead you to a variety of options, whether you’d like to study it at degree level, or not. French study can lead to jobs in the European Union: imagine interpreting for Brexit Negotiations, or translating legal documents. You could work abroad; in any Francophone country, not just France, and it would set you up to learn other languages. You could be posted to other countries working for the government after intensive language courses in lesser-known languages.

If you choose not to study French past A Level, you will have gained skills in debate, essay writing, analysis, interpreting data and statistics and independent research, all of which set you up as a very effective student or colleague for the future.

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