AS French
TYPE OF QUALIFICATION
AS Level
LEVEL OF ENTRY
5 A*-C incl English and Maths and a B grade GCSE
French
METHOD OF ASSESSEMENT
LENGTH OF COURSE &
NUMBER OF LESSONS
CYCLE
3 examinations test:
Paper 1: Listening, reading and translation
Written examination: 1 hour and 50 minutes
40% of the qualification
64 marks
Paper 2: Written response to work, grammar and
translation
Written examination:1 hour and 40 minutes
30% of the qualification
48 marks
Paper 3: Speaking
Internally conducted and externally assessed
Total assessment time: between 27 and 30 minutes,
which includes a single period
of 15 minutes formal preparation time
30% of the qualification
48 marks
1 year
PER 6 weekly lessons
What skills you will need to succeed:

You will be interested in different cultures and keen to use a different language to understand
and to communicate your own ideas and opinions to others on different topics and issues.
You will enjoy reading, speaking, writing and listening.
What you can do at the end of the course:

With an AS you can move on to study the A2 course, communicate with people from
other countries, work abroad, work for a company with international links, improve your
UCAS application for any subject, have more fun on foreign holidays
What subjects compliment well with this subject:


English, Business, Law, Sciences.
Universities and employers are extremely keen to see on applications a combination of a
language with any other subject
A2 French
TYPE OF QUALIFICATION
A Level
LEVEL OF ENTRY
C grade at AS
METHOD OF ASSESSEMENT
LENGTH OF COURSE &
NUMBER OF LESSONS
CYCLE
3 examinations test:
Paper 1: Listening, reading and translation
Written examination: 1 hour and 50 minutes
40% of the qualification
64 marks
Paper 2: Written response to work, grammar and
translation
Written examination:1 hour and 40 minutes
30% of the qualification
48 marks
Paper 3: Speaking
Internally conducted and externally assessed
Total assessment time: between 27 and 30 minutes,
which includes a single period
of 15 minutes formal preparation time
30% of the qualification
48 marks
1 year
PER 7 weekly lessons
What skills you will need to succeed:

You will be interested in different cultures and keen to use a different language to understand
and to communicate your own ideas and opinions to others on different topics and issues.
You will enjoy reading, speaking, writing and listening.
What you can do at the end of the course:

With an AS and an A2 you can apply to university to study this language and take up a
second language, combine a language with another subject (e.g. business), communicate
with people from other countries, work abroad, work for a company with international
links, improve your UCAS application for any subject, have more fun on foreign holidays!
Throughout the course you will also be practising your Key Skills that will help you both
personally and professionally.
What subjects compliment well with this subject:


English, Business, Law, Sciences
Universities and employers are extremely keen to see on applications a combination of a
language with any other subject.