French GCSE
Year 9 Options
What will I study?
You will study the vocabulary and structures you need to be able to cope with everyday situations you might find yourself in when visiting countries where French is spoken. You will study topics relevant to you as a young person in modern society and will be expected to express your views and opinions on a variety of subjects.
You will also study literary texts, for example short poems, as part of the course. You will practise the skills needed to learn another language which you may choose to do or need to in the future.
How Will I Study This Subject?
How Will I Earn Marks For My Final Grade?
GCSE Modern Foreign Languages are assessed by a final exam in each of the following key skills areas: listening, reading, writing and speaking. Each of these areas is worth 25% of the final grade.
How Will This Subject Help Me In The Future?
Learning a language closes no doors, it only opens them.
Learning another language promotes communication skills, curiosity and enriches your knowledge of other cultures. Both universities and employers rank foreign language skills very highly.
Being able to speak another language makes you stand out from the crowd. Learning a language also showcases commitment and resilience. Having a qualification in languages provides opportunities to study, work and live abroad and also boosts your confidence for when you are trying to order a cup of tea on holiday!
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart”. Nelson Mandela.
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