A-level French

£495.00

Our A-level French course is designed to provide you with the linguistic skills and cultural knowledge needed to navigate both everyday social interactions and professional settings in French-speaking countries. With over 275 million people speaking French worldwide and 29 countries recognising it as their official language, mastering French can open doors to exciting career opportunities in international business, diplomacy, education, tourism, and beyond.

Throughout the course, you will focus on developing confidence in speaking, listening, reading, and writing, ensuring you are well-prepared for exams and future use of the language in professional or academic settings. Whether you aspire to work abroad, pursue further studies, or simply enrich your linguistic abilities, an A-level in French is a valuable asset that will broaden your horizons and set you apart in an increasingly globalised world.

SKU: X911 Categories: ,

250 – 300 Study Hours

Level 3 Difficulty

Up to 56 UCAS Points

AQA Awarding Body

Course Overview

All enrolments now will be for exams in Summer 2024 and beyond.
You will be required to complete the three standard written exams.

Official exams

  • Paper one: Written exam lasting two hours 30 minutes, 100 marks, 50% of A-Level
  • Paper two: Written exam lasting two hours, 80 marks, 20% of A-Level
  • Paper three: Oral exam, 60 marks, 30% of A-Level.

We provide a guaranteed exam space in one of our exam centres around the Country, to take away the hassle of needing to find your own.

Assignments
During your course, you’ll be required to complete a number of assignments.

These do not contribute towards your final grade but provide you with an opportunity to submit work to your tutor for marking and feedback. This will help you to gauge your progress as you work through the course.

Course Content

  • Family structures
  • Relationships between the generations
  • Translating small texts into the target language
  • Forming, recognising and using the imperfect tense
  • Using a monolingual dictionary
  • Grammar: l’imparfait
  • Grammar: le passé simple
  • Grammar: le parfait’ / ‘le passé composé
  • Grammar: ‘les constructions à l’infinitif’
  • Grammar: les pronoms compléments (subject and reflexive pronouns)
  • Grammar: les présent
  • Vocabulary and strategies to expand vocabulary
  • The dangers of the ‘cyber society’
  • ‘Cybernauts’
  • Grammar: coordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions, temporal conjunctions, casual conjunctions
  • Grammar: the conditional
  • Grammar: Future tense
  • Who are volunteers and what do they do?
  • Value of volunteering
  • Who do volunteers help?
  • Grammar: adjectives, comparisons, and superlatives
  • Grammar: ‘Si’ clauses
  • Grammar: the subjunctive
  • Improving your language level
  • National, regional and local heritage
  • Heritage and tourism
  • How heritage reflects culture
  • Grammar: the imperative
  • Grammar: modal and impersonal verbs in the conditional
  • Justifying your opinion
  • The diversity of contemporary Francophone music
  • Who listens to and appreciates contemporary Francophone music?
  • How to safeguard contemporary Francophone music
  • Grammar: ‘Si’ clauses
  • Why is cinema the seventh art?
  • Evolution of cinema: the main lines
  • Cinema: a national passion
  • Grammar: the conditional
  • Enrichment due to ethnic mixing
  • Diversity, tolerance, and respect
  • Diversity – learning for life
  • Grammar: l’imparfait
  • Grammar: ‘le parfait’ / ‘le passé composé’
  • Grammar: le plus-que-parfait
  • Who are the marginalised?
  • What help is there for the marginalised?
  • Attitudes towards the marginalised
  • Grammar: le passé simple
  • Grammar: ‘Si’ clauses
  • Grammar: infinitive constructions
  • Attitudes towards crime
  • Prison – failure or success?
  • Other penalties
  • Grammar: The Passive Voice
  • Grammar: avoiding passive voice
  • Grammar: the subjunctive
  • The right to vote – for or against?
  • Teens and political engagement – ​​motivated or demotivated?
  • What is the future of politics?
  • Trends and statistics
  • Grammar: The use of direct and indirect complimentary pronouns
  • Grammar: Relative pronouns
  • The power of unions
  • Demonstrations and strikes – are they effective?
  • Grammar: demonstrative pronouns and adjectives
  • Grammar: imperfect and past tense
  • Grammar: the future perfect and the conditional
  • Political solutions to the issue of immigration
  • Immigration and political parties
  • Political engagement amongst immigrants
  • Preparation and techniques
  • Planning revision
  • Reinforce vocabulary
  • Preparation and techniques
  • The format of Paper 1
  • Translation from French to English
  • Translation from English to French
  • Preparation and techniques
  • The format of Paper 2
  • Critical and analytical responses
  • Texts
  • Films
  • Awarding body: AQA
  • Our course code: X911
  • Qualification code: 7652

The AQA qualifications are internationally recognised and taught in 30 countries around the world, highly valued by employers and universities and enable young people to progress to the next stage of their lives. AQA qualifications suit a range of abilities and include GCSEs, IGCSEs and A-levels.

Entry Requirements

It is strongly recommended that you have a French GCSE before starting an A-Level French course.

Distance Learning

With online A-level study, you’ll sit the same exams and earn the same qualifications as you would in a traditional school setting, but with the flexibility to study when and where it suits you.
Your final results and transcript will be identical to those of students who studied in a classroom, ensuring your A-levels are fully recognised and respected by colleges, universities, and employers worldwide. Whether you’re looking to broaden your subject choices, balance study with other commitments, or take control of your learning, distance learning gives you the freedom to achieve your academic goals on your terms.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. there will be additional fees for your exams that are payable to the centre upon booking Your personal tutor can provide more details.
You will need to pay separately for your final examinations. Additional texts may also need to be purchased to supplement your learning on the course.
We are able to offer places at partnership exam centres across the UK for our students, therefore, guaranteeing an exam venue. If you choose to find your own exam centre, you can, you will need to register with them as an external or private candidate. Fees vary across the country so we recommend enquiring prior to enrolment.
This course is self-contained so no additional textbooks are required. Where there are required additional text books, we include this as free eBooks.
Yes! You study the same curriculum, take the same examinations and get the same qualification. The only difference is that the course is specially designed to be studied from home in your own time.
You will have access to your personal tutor, via email, who will mark your assignments and guide you through the course to help you get ready for your examinations. In addition, you will be supplied with a comprehensive Study Guide which will help you through the study and assessment process. Assignments are marked by your personal tutor within 5 days. Your personal tutor will be highly experienced in their subject area and qualified to teach.
That’s fine, this course can be studied anywhere and is completed by submitting Tutor marked assignments (TMAs).
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I completed my first course and am already looking for what to do next. The support that I received throughout was amazing. Anything that I didn't fully understand was explained thoroughly and clearly. It was a very involved course and so beneficial. I am amazed at how much I was able to learn through a fully online course. Definitely recommend!

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Alex
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I wanted to express my thanks to my tutor for the very helpful, supportive and constructive feedback provided for my assignments. It is very encouraging and makes studying a positive experience. Thank you also for the very quick response, which is great. It helps to keep motivated and feel valued as a learner. Thanks very much.

Caroline

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