French — Year 12

Students will complete an end of unit assessment on content covered. This will consist of: a listening and reading comprehension, a translation and regular vocabulary tests on key terms.

• Spiritual
• Moral
• Social
• Cultural

Develop the individual:

Students will develop the following strategies: - summarising information and extracting key points from listening passages - doing research and finding useful material online - using dictionaries (bilingual and online)

Create a supportive community:

Students will become more sensitive to, and aware of, contemporary societal changes in Francophone countries allowing them to reflect on the modern family unit in the United Kingdom.

Students will be assessed by an End of Unit test which will cover the following skills:

- listening and reading comprehension

- translation (French to English)

- vocabulary test on key expressions

• Spiritual
• Moral
• Social
• Cultural

Develop the individual:

Through the study of this unit, students will develop the following strategies: - using techniques to better understand written French - learning techniques to memorise vocabulary - acquiring techniques to translate from French into English - acquiring techniques to answer questions in French

Create a supportive community:

Students, through studying about the French schooling system and French teenage worries, will be better able to reflect on, and compare, their own education and school issues.

End of unit assessment to consist of:

- reading and listening comprehension

- translation (French to English)

- vocabulary test on key expressions

• Spiritual
• Moral
• Social
• Cultural

Develop the individual:

Students will develop the following strategies: - learning how to summarise information - extending vocabulary through word families and the use of synonyms - improving reading techniques in preparation for the exams

Create a supportive community:

Students begin to hone their skills for their reading exam. This skill is transferable to other subjects and will undoubtedly help to students to consolidate their cross-curricular exam technique.

Students will complete an end of unit test which will consist of:

- listening and reading comprehension

- Task one of Speaking exam

- translation from French to English

- vocabulary test on key terms and expressions

• Spiritual
• Moral
• Social
• Cultural

Develop the individual:

Students will develop the following strategies: - listening techniques - translating from English into French - listening to French native speakers

Create a supportive community:

Students will get an insight into Francophone culture whilst developing their linguistic ear by listening to native speakers in music.

End of unit assessment to consist of:

- reading and listening comprehension

- translation (English into French)

- vocabulary test on key expressions

- Task one card of speaking exam

• Spiritual
• Moral
• Social
• Cultural

Develop the individual:

Students will develop the following strategies: - listening techniques - translating from English into French - listening to French native speakers

Create a supportive community:

Students will develop their interests in Francophone music which will further develop their understanding of colloquialisms and linguistic turns of phrase making them more relatable, and better able to communicate, to native speakers.

End of Unit Assessment:

- reading and listening comprehension

- Translation (English into French)

- Vocab test based on key vocab

• Spiritual
• Moral
• Social
• Cultural

Develop the individual:

Students develop the following strategies: - techniques for speaking fluently in French and pronouncing words well - comparing contrasting viewpoints and giving your own opinion - developing arguments from different angles

Create a supportive community:

Students question the 'freedom of speech' how it is accepted and viewed in France. This allows students to question the media in Britain and to make poignant comparisons between cultures.

Students will complete and end of unit test. This will consist of the following:

- listening and reading comprehension

- speaking presentation on a festival studied

- vocabulary test based on unit content

• Spiritual
• Moral
• Social
• Cultural

Develop the individual:

Students will develop the following strategies through their study of this unit: - creating more interesting sentences - acquiring listening techniques for the examination - learning and using more sophisticated language

Create a supportive community:

Through a focus placed on revision skills and techniques students develop their ability to plan and organise themselves for the exam period. This unit allows students a greater insight to Francophone traditions and cultural festivities which encourages an understanding cultural tolerance and empathy.

Students will complete an exam-style essay on 'La Haine'. This help to prepare them from Paper 2 of A-level. Students will also complete a vocab and translation assessment.

• Spiritual
• Moral
• Social
• Cultural

Develop the individual:

Students will deepen their understanding and knowledge matters central to the contemporary French society and of multicultural France.

Create a supportive community:

By studying film we are enabling students to equip themselves with transferable skills such as autonomy, resourcefulness, creativity, critical thinking, and linguistic, cultural and cognitive flexibility that will empower them to proceed to further study or employment.