Languages
A Level French
Our A-level course is a two year course following the AQA syllabus and is assessed at the end of Year 13. Students continue to develop and deepen their communication skills, their understanding of grammatical structures, and culture and lifestyle in the French-speaking world.
In Year 12, they will study topics about changes in family life, Internet usage, volunteering, the importance of cultural heritage, music and cinema.
In Year 13 they will study topics about diversity, young people and their involvement in politics, the role of protests and strikes in French society, attitudes to crime and issues surrounding immigration and politics.
They will also study a film – ‘La Haine’ by Mathieu Kassowitz, and a novel: ‘L’Etranger’ by Albert Camus.
A Level French Specification:
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/as-and-a-level/french-7652
A Level German
Our A-level course is a two-year course following the AQA syllabus and is assessed at the end of Year 13. Students continue to develop and deepen their communication skills, their understanding of grammatical structures, and culture and lifestyle in the German-speaking world.
In Year 12, they will study topics about changes in family life, Internet usage, fashion, the festivals and traditions, music and cinema.
In Year 13 they will study topics about diversity, young people and their involvement in politics, racism and issues surrounding immigration.
They will also study a film – ‘Goodbye Lenin’ by Wolfgang Becker, and a novel: ‘Der Vorleser’ by Bernhard Schlink.
A Level German Specification:
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/as-and-a-level/german-7662
Enrichment opportunities
We offer a wide and varied enrichment programme in the languages department.
We have an annual exchange trip to Austria, we offer additional language teaching as after school clubs, currently Japanese, Spanish and Italian. At KS4 and KS5 we will have a study trip to Paris in October.
Useful links:
https://learngerman.dw.com/de/langsam-gesprochene-nachrichten/s-60040332 Audio practice - news in slow German!
www.kerboodle.com - you will be registered with this in sixth form for extra audio, reading and grammar practice
https://www.pasch-net.de/de/lernmaterial.html Texts and audio by topic.
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/slow-german/id1085828103 Podcasts on different themes.
https://www.20minutes.fr/ Short news articles
https://www.newsinslowfrench.com/ Audio practice - news in slow French!
https://www.hellofrenchpodcast.com/ A news article published every week with key words in English
Videos
French
Madame Wilson discusses the Y12 and Y13 French course
The French course is discussed with a student from Y12 and a student from Y13 and why they enjoy the subject