Course Summary
Learning French offers the pleasure of learning a beautiful, rich, melodious language. Also known as the language of love, French is spoken across the world. It is also an analytical language that structures thoughts and develops critical thinking, which are valuable skills for discussion and negotiation. French develops your linguistic knowledge alongside your understanding of the culture and society of the Francophone world.
Course Details
The first year of the course consists of two themes:?Social Issues and Trends?and?Artistic Culture. In practice, this means that you will be studying topics such as the changing nature of families and the place of information technology in society, as well as popular topics such as music and films. You will study many interesting aspects of life in society such as cultural heritage, cinema as the seventh art, the role of volunteering and how to protect the French culture. In the second year, more complex grammatical structures are introduced. You continue to widen your vocabulary and improve your accuracy and use of idiomatic language in spoken and written work. We will help you to develop your powers of analysis when writing an essay. You will study a book and themes such as cultural diversity, law and order, and the right to vote. There is also the opportunity to research a topic related to France or French-speaking communities that is particularly interesting to you.
Entry requirements
5 grade 6s at GCSE. Grade 6 in French GCSE.
Your next steps...
The course forms a sound basis for studying French in higher education and many students continue with it either as a single-subject degree or in combination with another subject such as European Studies, Business Studies, Marketing, Law, Politics or History. Some French graduates use their language skills as translators, interpreters or teachers. Others embark on careers in areas ranging from banking to tourism.
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