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49% of UK businesses look for employees who can speak French
49% of UK businesses look for employees who can speak French
49% of UK businesses look for employees who can speak French
A Level French requires you to achieve at least the minimum entry requirements for your chosen pathway plus a grade 6 or higher in GCSE French and a grade 5 or higher in GCSE English Language. The minimum entry requirements will be discussed at open events and at your college interview.
This A Level covers a range of social and cultural topics that relate to the countries where French is spoken, such as cinema, heritage and the changes in family life. We currently offer a residential trip to Nice.
You will be using a range of skills to study both these topics and the film "La Haine" as well as the novel "No et Moi." As a research project in your second year, you will be able to choose a topic related to a French-speaking country to discuss in your speaking exam. Weekly speaking sessions with a native speaker will help build up your confidence and improve your fluency.
French can be studied in combination with any course at A level or in Higher Education. Graduates in modern languages are in high demand and languages students’ skills are highly valued by both universities and employers. Former Wyke French students have gone on to university to read Law with French; Chemistry with French and International Relations.
Most of your lessons will be delivered in French and half of them will take place in the computer room where online resources are often used.
As well as 4×70 minutes lessons with your specialist teacher, you will have a 30 minute session with the Foreign Language Assistant each week. Topic booklets/handouts based on the AQA recommended texts and materials, are issued throughout the course to every student.
You will study a range of social and cultural topics that relate to the countries where French is spoken, such as changes in family; music and cinema and marginalised groups in society.
By studying these topics you will gain fluency and the skills which will allow you to manipulate the language confidently. You will also study a film and a book, and choose a topic to research independently in your second year of study.
We use a variety of resources in lessons, and you will take part in pair and group work as well as working individually. You will have access to extensive online resources at home and in college in order to support your progress. Weekly speaking sessions with a native speaker will help build up your confidence and improve your fluency as well as enhance your listening skills. Assessment tasks will be varied and cover listening, reading, speaking and writing skills.
• Aspects of French society: current trends and issues.
• Artistic culture in the French-speaking world.
• Aspects of political life in the French-speaking world.
• Individual research project (based on a sub-topic of one of the above topics)
• Study of one text and one film
• Grammar
This course is assessed by 3 examinations which take place at the end of the second year.
You must have exposure to the target language wherever possible. If you get the opportunity to travel abroad or talk to people from French- speaking countries, take it. Watch films or listen to music in the target language, read newspapers, magazines, books and websites and look at news sites online. Use languagesonline.org and TV5Monde. Vocabulary and grammar are vital, so learn little and often, and really try to develop the habit of language learning.
Wyke Sixth Form College hold train to teach information events which offer you a great insight into this course. If you are interested in attending one of these events, please complete this form and we will be in contact with the key information.
Please note that the applications for this course can be submitted by following the ‘Apply Now’ button on this page. Applications are made through the University of Huddersfield rather than Wyke Sixth Form College. We look forward to meeting with you.
Studying languages can open up a wealth of opportunities. It can mean working in the more obvious fields such as translating, interpreting, tourism or teaching, but also in sales, marketing, law, journalism, IT and public relations, where a language, often combined with another expertise, really opens up doors for you. Many careers require language skills to cope with the global market place, international trade and e-commerce. The internet has made access to other countries and markets much easier, so effective communication with potential clients is vital for online companies. Language skills give students cross-cultural competence, enhanced employability and a lifelong skill. To employers they give added value, access to new clients and markets, high level communication skills, a wider perspective, open mindedness and a sensitivity to other cultures.
At Wyke Start, our 2-day taster event in July, each of your subjects will set you some work to complete to help prepare you for the course. The work is available to download on https://www.wyke.ac.uk/wyke-start-summer-work
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As a language student, you will be offered a range of trips and cultural visits abroad to develop linguistic, cultural and personal skills. We currently offer a visit to Seville in Spain, a trip to France and a visit to Berlin in Germany. All these visits, run by experienced staff, offer a packed programme of cultural, educational and social events.
Closer to home, staff arrange for students to attend Language Days and employability sessions at Leeds and Sheffield University plus local film and theatre events when the opportunity arises.
