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A Level French

Blue Coat Church

• f England

Coventry

This presentation will cover..

• A level changes and Q & As
• Year 12
• Year 13
• Exams
• Grammar
• trailer + task
• A level what next
• 10 reasons ...

NEW A LEVEL FRENCH

• New syllabus started in September

2016

• Greater emphasis on French culture

and French-speaking countries

• A full A Level exam at end of year 13

Q+As

* What is different about the new A level in French?

• Greater emphasis on the culture of France

and French-speaking countries. Study of a French film and a book are specified for all exam boards

• Which new skills are examined?
• Translation (from French to English and

from English to French)

• Creating a summary from both a listening

and a reading passage

Year 12 covers 2 themes: Theme 1 - Aspects of French-speaking society: current trends Theme 2 - Artistic culture in the French-speaking world

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Year 12

• Theme one – Aspects of French-

speaking society: current trends

• The changing nature of family
• The cyber-society
• The place of voluntary work

• Theme two – artistic culture
• A culture proud of its heritage
• Contemporary francophone music
• Cinema: the 7th art form

The full A-level covers the Year 12 themes as well as 2 further themes and the study of a film and a piece of literature: Theme 3 – Aspects of French-speaking society: current issues Theme 4 - Aspects of political life in the French-speaking world

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Year 13

Theme 3 Aspects of French-speaking society: current issues:

• Positive aspects of a diverse

society

• Life for the marginalised
• How criminals are treated

Theme 4 Aspects of political life in the French-speaking world:

• Teenagers, the right to vote and

political commitment

• Demonstrations and strikes –

who holds the power?

• Politics and immigration

Study of a Film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIaTVS7iQQk

What do you think?

Study of Literature

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvXYgeYD1FA

What do you think?

• Paper 1: 50%
• Listening
• Reading
• Translation into English
• Translation into French
• Paper 2: 20%
• 2 essays: one on the film and one about a piece of

literature – 300 words each

• Paper 3: 30%
• Discussion based on a stimulus card from 1 sub-

theme

• Individual research project – 21-23 minutes in total

Exams

A-level

Grammar

• We will revise grammar from GCSE and

learn new tenses and grammatical structures

With the person sitting next to you, make a list of what tenses you think you covered at GCSE A level Present – present tense/imperative/present participle Future time frame – near future/future/conditional Past time frame – perfect/imperfect/pluperfect/past participle Plus – subjunctive/passive voice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmUDottEC us

• Le……………….. s’appelle Jules Ferry.
• Il y a …………….. de réussite au bac.
• Gladys est la prof …………..
• Polochon est le prof …………..
• Tirocu est le prof de ………..
• Amina est prof de ………….
• L’objectif est de ………….. au bac

Complete with the words on the side here pire/ redoubler/ cancre/ copier/ hyper fort

A level language what next…

• University subject profile: modern languages and

linguistics : https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/jun/07/s ubject-guide-modern-languages-linguistics

• BA Modern Languages at University of Birmingham:

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/l ang/modern-languages.aspx

• Modern Languages at Warwick

https://warwick.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses- 2020/modernlanguagesandlinguistics/ https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/modernlanguages/

• Linguistics degree:

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/subject s/what-can-you-do-linguistics-degree

Language degree combined with…

• BA Modern Languages with Business Management:

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/lang/mod-lang- business.aspx

• BSc Biomedical Sciences with a Modern Language

https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/2020/06245/ bsc-biomedical-sciences-with-a-modern-language/

• History and Modern Languages

http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/courses-listing/history-and- modern-languages

• Mathematics with Languages BSc (Hons)

https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/mathematical- sciences-with-a-european-language-bsc-hons/overview/

• BA Translation, Media and Modern Languages

https://www2.uea.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/degree/detail/ba-translation- media-and-modern-language-double-honours

• Media with Languages - BA (Hons)

https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/media-with-languages-

• -ba-hons/
• Drama with a Language BA (Hons)

https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/drama-with-a- language-ba

10 careers with Languages

1.Foreign civil service As a foreign civil, or public, servant in civil service, you’ll work overseas for a governmental department or agency, aside from the military. This type of position revolves around foreign affairs and international relations. Individuals with degrees in language are prime candidates, due to the fact that you’ll be placed abroad and likely in a country in which the primary language is not English. The duties assigned to each respective foreign service will vary based on your home country but can range from aiding international adoptions to negotiating and communicating with foreign government officials. A job in foreign service would be perfect for those who have a passion for immersing themselves in new countries and cultures, but who also are highly motivated and dedicated in supporting the U.S. and helping the U.S. gain and maintain positive foreign relations.

• 2. Airline services

In working with an airline that flies internationally, you’ll have passengers from all over the world on every international flight. This isn’t to say you will be required to speak in every passenger’s native tongue, but most likely, you’d be flying back and forth from the U.S. to the same foreign country, and you will need to know both English and the language of that country. For example, if you’d work for Spanish airline Iberia, you would need to speak both Spanish and English to accommodate the majority of the passengers on flights between the U.S. and Spain. Whether as a pilot or a flight attendant, you would get to use both your native and second language on a daily basis at work and be constantly traveling internationally – the perfect job for someone with a language degree and wanderlust.

• 3. Advertising

You could be taking goods and services to an international level of recognition. You could be working in a specific language or cultural division of an agency, in which you are creating advertisements in your second language. In advertising, you could be doing either of these things and more with your language degree. For example, in areas of the U.S. that have a high population density of native Spanish speakers, there are typically entire departments dedicated to creating advertisements in Spanish for a Spanish-speaking market. A career in advertising would be ideal for creative types who are excited by innovation and the ability to evoke reactions and emotions of people through their work.

• 4. Editing and Publishing

The editing and publishing industry includes but is not limited to newspapers, magazines and publishing houses. In fact, most businesses require someone on staff with copy editing abilities to proofread and clean up written work, like newsletters, press releases and important documents. Additionally, there are likely more businesses than you could ever possibly imagine whose daily proceedings demand for bilingual and/or multilingual employees. This could mean drafting and editing letters to clients or business partners in both English and another language. This could mean editing the instruction manual for a product, which comes in a number of different

• languages. It could even mean editing and publishing software in multiple languages. Editing

and publishing is a field that has its hands in every other, putting its finishing touches on the world’s text and giving you the opportunity to exhibit your language degree in international businesses and corporations of all kinds.

• 5. Subtitles and Voice-Overs

Being able to speak properly and write well in another language might mean you’re the perfect fit for the television and movie industries. With a language degree, you could be writing subtitles

• r doing voice-overs for films, documentaries and series. While major film making takes places in

many countries worldwide, the United States is the crux of the industry. When American films are released in other countries, subtitles or voice-overs are necessary for the film to be understood on an international level. For those who feel their strengths lie in written language, writing subtitles for films is a unique career opportunity, in which you must not only translate the word but also their sentiments. On the other hand, voice-overs would be ideal for those who excel in spoken language and have impeccable pronunciation, enunciation, and grammar.

• 6. Event Management

Every day, events are happening all over the world, joining together people from different countries and cultures. Say, for example, you’re planning the wedding of a couple from two different countries. You’ll not only have to cater to the cultures of both families, but it’s likely that you’ll be speaking in more than one foreign language, especially if the event is happening in another country. An event coordinator that is bi- or multilingual would be a huge asset in many arenas, from businesses that have international relationships and are bringing everyone together in one room or an individual wanting to throw a party with international guests in attendance. Thinking on an even larger scale, world events, such as the Olympics, need employees that can speak more than one language to help accommodate the people from over 200 nations that come in for the games, whether as athletes, spectators, reporters and more.

• 7. Nursing

No matter what the medical situation is – whether it be a regular check-up or a surprise trip to the emergency room – the first people you’re going to deal with, and frankly, the people you’re going to interact the most with, are the nurses. While knowing a second language isn’t a nursing requirement, nurses that can help someone struggling with the native language of the doctor’s

• ffice or hospital they’re in are invaluable. What can be a panicked and scary situation for a

patient or a patient’s family can be turned into a tranquil and smooth-rolling process in the matter of seconds, due to a nurse’s knowledge of a patient’s native tongue. Look for areas of the country you want to live in that have a high population of the second language you speak for places where you’d surely be welcomed with open arms as a member of the nursing staff.

• 8. Sommelier

Particularly for those who have a language degree in French, although also extremely pertinent to Italian and Spanish as well, becoming a sommelier is a unique career path that could lead you to a position in a fine dining establishment in any number of countries. A sommelier is a wine professional, who deals with every aspect of the wine for a business, most commonly a restaurant, from procurement and storage to cellar rotation and consumer services. Tasks such as creating wine pairings and lists can also be part of the job description. As France, Italy and Spain are the top three wine-producing countries in the world, the ability to speak French, Italian and/or Spanish, while not necessary, would be extremely beneficial to this career path, especially when communicating with vintners, i.e., winemakers, international dining guests or at international wine events.

• 10. Hotel Management

Hotel management is the perfect career opportunity to live and work in another country – or your

• wn country – and put your language degree to good use. If abroad, you’ll likely be using your

second language with fellow hotel staff and locals the majority of the time, but your native tongue will also come in handy with guests from your home country. If you’re based at a hotel in your home country, try to find a position in a hotel that receives a large number of international guests, particularly from countries that speak the language you studied in college. By working in a hotel, or even a hostel, you will get the most well-rounded use of your language degree, since you will be explaining many basic things to people, like the layout of the hotel and attractions nearby.

• 9. Import/Export Specialist

While the international shipment of products is a process that is constantly happening all around us, it is a process we are largely unconscious of. However, import/export specialists are the individuals who perform the tasks of making sure products meet customs rules and regulations, helping clients with insurance and reducing their taxes and duties, and preparing and tracking the shipments. Import/export businesses are stationed all over the world, providing you with the opportunity to use both your native language and second language on a daily basis when communicating with clients and customs agents.

10 reasons to learn French.

1.A world language More than 220 million people speak French on the five continents. The OIF, an international

• rganisation of French-speaking countries, comprises 77 member States and governments. French is

the second most widely learned foreign language after English, and the sixth most widely spoken language in the world. French is also the only language, alongside English, that is taught in every country in the world. France operates the biggest international network of cultural institutes, which run French-language courses for close on a million learners.

• 2. A language for the job market

The ability to speak French and English is an advantage on the international job market. A knowledge of French opens the doors of French companies in France and other French-speaking parts of the world (Canada, Switzerland, Belgium, and the continent of Africa). As the world’s fifth biggest economy and third-ranking destination for foreign investment, France is a key economic partner.

• 3. The language of culture

French is the international language of cooking, fashion, theatre, the visual arts, dance and

• architecture. A knowledge of French offers access to great works of literature in the original French,

as well as films and songs. French is the language of Victor Hugo, Molière, Léopold Sendar Senghor, Edith Piaf, Jean-Paul Sartre, Alain Delon and Zinedine Zidane.

• 4. A language for travel

France is the world’s top tourist destination and attracts more than 79,5 million visitors a year. The ability to speak even a little French makes it so much more enjoyable to visit Paris and all the regions of France (from the mild climes of the Cote d’Azur to the snow-capped peaks of the Alps via the rugged coastline of Brittany) and offers insights into French culture, mentality and way of life. French also comes in handy when travelling to Africa, Switzerland, Canada, Monaco, the Seychelles and other places.

• 5. A language for higher education

Speaking French opens up study opportunities at renowned French universities and business schools, ranked among the top higher education institutions in Europe and the world. Students with a good level of French are eligible for French government grants to enroll in postgraduate courses in France in the discipline of their choice and qualify for internationally recognised degrees.

• 6. The other language of international relations

French is both a working language and an official language of the United Nations, the European Union, UNESCO, NATO, the International Olympic Committee, the International Red Cross and international courts. French is the language of the three cities where the EU institutions are headquartered: Strasbourg, Brussels and Luxembourg.

• 7. A language that opens up the world

After English and German, French is the third most widely used language on the Internet, ahead

• f Spanish. An ability to understand French offers an alternative view of the world through

communication with French speakers from all over the world and news from the leading French- language international media (TV5, France 24 and Radio France Internationale).

• 8. A language that is fun to learn

French is an easy language to learn. There are many methods on the market that make learning French enjoyable for children and adults alike. It does not take long to reach a level where you can communicate in French.

• 10. The language of love and reason

First and foremost, learning French is the pleasure of learning a beautiful, rich, melodious language, often called the language of love. French is also an analytical language that structures thought and develops critical thinking, which is a valuable skill for discussions and negotiations.

• 9. A language for learning other languages

French is a good base for learning other languages, especially Romance languages (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian) as well as English, since fifty per cent of current English vocabulary is derived from French.