French

Do you like to discuss subjects close to your heart and engage in passionate debates about them? Do you want to extend and increase your knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary of the French language?

If the answer is yes to these questions, then think seriously about studying Modern Foreign Languages in the Sixth Form.

COURSE CONTENT Unit 1 – Les aspects positifs d’une société diverse

● Consider the benefits of living in an ethnically diverse society ● Consider the need for tolerance and respect of diversity ● Consider how we can promote diversity to create a richer world

Unit 2 – Quelle vie pour les marginalisés?

● Examine different groups who are socially marginalised ● Discuss measures to help those who are marginalised ● Consider contrasting attitudes to people who are marginalised

Unit 3 – Comment on traite les criminels

● Examine different attitudes to crime ● Discuss prison and its merits and problems ● Consider alternative forms of punishment

Unit 4 – Les ados, le droit de vote et l’engagement politique

● Discuss arguments relating to the vote and examine the French political system and its evolution ● Discuss engagement levels of young people and their influence on politics ● Discuss the future of politics and political engagement

Unit 5 – Manifestations, grèves – à qui le pouvoir?

● Understand the important role of unions ● Talk about strikes and protests and consider different methods of protesting ● Discuss different attitudes towards strikes, protests and other political tensions

Unit 6 – La politique et l‘immigration

● Discuss some of the political issues concerning immigration in francophone countries ● Consider the viewpoints of political parties regarding immigration ● Consider immigration from the standpoint of immigrants, as well as aspects of racism

ASSESSMENTS

Paper 1: Written exam which assesses all aspects of life in French society studied throughout the course (2 hours 30 minutes). Paper 2: Written exam covering translation and one essay question on the book or film, which you have studied (2 hours). Paper 3: Speaking exam (21-23 minutes) which includes one stimulus card and the IRP discussion.

FRENCH

Book Study - Kiffe Kiffe Demain

Doria lives in the the Paradise estate, only a few metro stops from the heart of Paris, but here it's a whole different kind of France. Doria's father, the Beard, has headed back to their hometown in Morocco, leaving her and her mother to cope with their mektoub—their destiny—alone. They have a little help from a social worker sent by the city, a psychiatrist sent by the school, and a thug friend who recites Rimbaud. It seems like fate’s dealt them an impossible hand, but Doria might still make a new life. She'll prove the estates aren't only about rap, football, and religious tension. She’ll take the Arabic word kif-kif (same old, same old) and mix it up with the French verb kiffer (to really like something). Now she has a whole new motto: Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow.

SKILLS DEVELOPED

● communicate spontaneously in French ● listen, understand and respond to spoken passages from a range ● critical thinking skills of different contexts and sources ● the ability to read and respond to a variety of texts ● summarising information from spoken and written sources ● the ability to translate material from French into English (and vice-versa)

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