The course

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The course comprises of 3 main themes:

• Identity and culture

• Local, national, international and global areas of interest

• Current and future study and employment

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What sort of student does well at this subject?

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Someone who has studied French in KS3

Someone who can work both independently and as part of a group

Someone who enjoys communicating

Someone who enjoys learning about and experiencing other cultures

Someone who is willing to build their confidence with the language by contributing orally in class & using the target language in lessons at every opportunity.

Someone who is willing to take positive risks in lessons in order to improve their fluency and accuracy.

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The work you would do

• You will study a wide range of topics within the three themes

• You will build up your listening, reading, speaking and writing skills for each topic

• You will sit separate listening, reading, speaking and writing exams at the end of Year 11 (each worth 25% of your final grade)

• You will sit your final exams either at foundation tier (maximum possible grade 5) or higher tier (grades 4 – 9). All four skill areas will have to be entered at the same tier.