French A-Level (2028 exam) – Term 3b (April 2027)

Important note

Do not purchase Term 3b if the student intends to study only for the AS-Level (purchase Term 3a instead)! Term 3b is for students taking the A-Level exam.

Course Overview

This course covers content for the AQA specification for French. It is a two-year course and assumes GCSE/IGCSE or equivalent level knowledge.

Course Method

Lessons are interactive in order to develop the four core skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Class notes are distributed in advance (when required) and are filled in during the class.

Lessons and homework follow the current AQA coursebook which must be acquired in advance:

AQA French A-Level Year 1 and AS Student Book (OUP; ISBN 9780198366881).

Homework consists of both self-marked and teacher-marked assignments. Students are expected to record and learn topic-based vocabulary each week. For a student of average ability, this course requires each week about six hours of self-study in the first year, and about eight hours in the second year, in addition to the two hours of lessons.

Course Details

Term 3 comprises 21 twice-weekly lessons. Each lesson lasts 60 minutes.

Term 3 continues Artistic culture in the French-speaking world:

• Unit 5: La musique francophone contemporaine
• Au Revoir les Enfants by Louis Malle

Term 3 in the second part focuses on:

• the speaking exam
• an introduction to the Individual Research Project
• mock exams and feedback
• the study of the novel No et Moi by Delphine de Vigan.

This PX Classroom is held on Tuesdays at 9am and Fridays at 10.30am (London time zone), starting from Tuesday, 20th April 2027. There will be no lessons on 1st or 4th June. The last lesson is due to be on Tuesday, 6th July 2027.

Private tuition in speaking practice may be purchased separately. Please arrange with the Teacher.