Modern Foreign Languages
‘AS’ and ‘A2’ Levels
At The Sydney Russell School, we offer ‘AS’ and ‘A2’ Levels in French and German.
The course consists of Language work at a higher level to that studied previously, based around the world of media, film, work and current affairs, as well as an opportunity to study French literature, poetry, theatre and films.
Students who study a Modern Language at ‘A’ Level will find that this offers many opportunities for them, both in the world of work and future careers, and also for Further Education at University or College.
· Modern Languages offer several cross-curricular links with other subjects. When studied with other academic arts and humanities subjects such as English, History or Sociology, they offer an excellent step towards further academic study, perhaps at university. Many universities or colleges look very favourably at these combinations.
· When studied with Business or Economics, a Modern Languages ‘A’ Level offers excellent links with the world of business, finance and industry.
The career prospects for someone with ‘A’ Level Languages are many and varied, ranging from the tourism industry to banking and commerce.
The requirements for the course are as follows:
GCE French (2650)
AS outline
The AS course will cover:
The AS specification has 2 units:
Unit 1: Listening, Reading and Writing
Assessment
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Externally Examined |
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Written Paper: |
2 hours |
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Weighting: |
70% of total AS/ 35% of total A Level marks |
Listening, Reading and Writing.
Candidates will answer a range of questions based on approximately 5 minutes of heard material and on a selection of written stimulus texts. They will also respond in writing to a question based on one of the AS topics.
The stimulus material for the Listening sections of specimen Unit 1 is available as a written transcript and as an electronic sound file. The material is not available on cassette tape or on CD. These arrangements apply to the specimen material only. Centres will be informed in due course of the arrangements for the examinations for the new specifications in January 2009 and beyond.
Unit 2: Speaking Test
Assessment
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Speaking Test |
35 minutes (including 20 minutes preparation time) |
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Weighting: |
30% of total AS/ 15% of total A Level marks |
Speaking.
Candidates will discuss a target-language stimulus card based on one of the AS topics and take part in a conversation covering three further AS topics.
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A2 outline
The A2 course will cover:
The A2 specification has 2 units:
Unit 3: Listening, Reading and Writing
Assessment
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Externally Examined |
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Written Paper: |
2 hours 30 minutes |
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Weighting: |
35% of total A Level marks |
Listening, Reading and Writing.
Candidates will answer a range of questions based on approximately 6 minutes of heard material and on a selection of written texts. They will also respond in writing to a question based on one of the four A2 cultural topic areas.
The stimulus material for the Listening sections of specimen Unit 3 is available as a written transcript and as an electronic sound file. The material is not available on cassette tape or on CD. These arrangements apply to the specimen material only. Centres will be informed in due course of the arrangements for the examinations for the new specifications in January 2009 and beyond.
Unit 4: Speaking Test
Assessment
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Speaking Test |
35 minutes (including 20 minutes preparation time) |
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Weighting: |
15% of total A Level marks |
Speaking.
Candidates will present a point of view based on a target-language stimulus card from one of the A2 topic areas and take part in a conversation covering three further A2 topics.
If you would like some more information, please see either Ms
Guérin or Ms Hargreaves for French and Mrs Marsden for German.
