Paper 1: Listening, reading and writing

What's assessed

Aspects of French-speaking society: current trends
Artistic culture in the French-speaking world
Grammar

How it's assessed

Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
90 marks
45% of AS

Questions

Listening and responding to spoken passages from a range of contexts and sources covering different registers and adapted as necessary. Material will include complex factual and abstract content and questions will target main points, gist and detail. Studio recordings will be used and students will have individual control of the recording.

Questions in French to be answered with non-verbal responses or in French (35 marks).

Reading and responding to a variety of texts written for different purposes, drawn from a range of authentic sources and adapted as necessary. Material will include complex factual and abstract content and questions will target main points, gist and detail.

Questions in French to be answered with non-verbal responses or in French(45 marks).

Translation into English; a passage of minimum 70 words (10 marks).

No access to a dictionary during the assessment.

Paper 2: Writing

What's assessed

One text or one film from the lists in the specification
Grammar

How it's assessed

Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes
50 marks
25% of AS

Questions

Translation into French; a passage of minimum 70 words (15 marks).
Eitherone question in French on a set text from a choice of two questionsorone question in French on a set film from a choice of two questions(35 marks).
All questions will require a critical response to aspects such as plot, characterisation, imagery or other stylistic features as appropriate to the work studied.

No access to texts or films during the assessment.

No access to a dictionary during the assessment.

Students are advised to write approximately 250 words for the essay.

Paper 3: Speaking

What's assessed

One sub-theme from Aspects of French-speaking society: current trends and one sub-theme from Artistic culture in the French-speaking world.

How it's assessed

Oral exam: 12–14 minutes
60 marks
30% of AS

Questions

Discussion of two sub-themes (6–7 minutes on each) with the discussion based on a stimulus card for each sub-theme. The student studies the cards for 15 minutes before the test begins.

No access to a dictionary during the assessment or during the preparation time.

Students may take the assessment only once before certification.