The West Bridgford School

Modern Foreign Languages

An A Level qualification in a modern language is well regarded by universities and employers in almost any field.

The Modern Foreign Languages Department offers students the opportunity to extend their linguistic abilities beyond the restrictive themes studied at GCSE and offers:

  • The opportunity to extend their linguistic abilities.
  • A team of well-qualified, highly committed teachers with a considerable degree of experience at this level.
  • A very good teacher-pupil ratio.
  • A wealth of additional resources including a brand new state of the art digital languages laboratory and independent learning systems.

A LEVELS AVAILABLE:

  • FRENCH (AQA)
  • GERMAN (AQA)
  • SPANISH (AQA)

Possible Career Paths:

  • Journalist
  • Interpreter
  • Researching
  • Publishing
  • European Business
  •  Marketing Management

A Level Assessment

There are three papers which assess different skills.

 

Paper 1: Listening, Reading and Writing—Listening and responding to spoken passages from a range of contexts and sources covering different registers and adapted as necessary.
What is assessed?

  • Aspects of French, German or Spanish-speaking society, current trends and issues.
  • Artistic culture in the French, German or Spanish-speaking world.
  • Aspects of political life in the French, German or Spanish-speaking world.
  • Grammar.

How it is assessed—Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes,100 marks, 50% of A-level.

 

Paper 2: Writing—Two Questions on two of the following: a set film, set text or set play
How it is assessed—Written exam: 2 hours, 80 marks in total, 20% of A-level.

 

Paper 3: Speaking—A discussion on a chosen topic followed by a presentation and discussion on a personal research project.
What is assessed?

  • An Individual Research Project (IPR) on a topic chosen by the student.
  • •One of four of the following sub-themes: Aspects of society, current issues, artistic culture and aspects of political life in the French, German or Spanish-speaking world.

How it is assessed— Oral exam 21-23 minutes (including 5 minutes preparation time), 60 marks in total, 30% of A-level.

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