WJEC A-Level French Revision

Year 12

• Being a young person
  • 1.1 Regional culture and heritage in France,
  • 1.2 Family structures, traditional and modern French-speaking countries and values, friendships / relationships communities
  • 1.3 Youth trends, issues and personal • Literature, art, film and music in the French- identity speaking world
  • 1.4 Educational and employment opportunities Theme 3: (A level) Theme 4: (A level) Diversity and difference France 1940-1950: The Occupation and the post-war years
  • 1.5 Repercussions for modern day France For each area of interest i and ii, Themes 1 and 2 will be studied at AS and Themes 3 and 4 will be studied at A level The themes Being a young person in French-speaking society and Diversity and
• Family structures and relationships
  • 2.1 Family structures, traditional and modern French-speaking countries and values, friendships / relationships communities
  • 2.2 Youth trends, issues and personal • Literature, art, film and music in the French- identity speaking world
  • 2.3 Educational and employment opportunities Theme 3: (A level) Theme 4: (A level) Diversity and difference France 1940-1950: The Occupation and the post-war years
  • 2.4 Migration and integration
  • 2.5 Cultural identity and marginalisation • From June 1940-May 1945 (occupation,
• Youth trends and personal identity
  • 3.1 Youth trends, issues and personal • Literature, art, film and music in the French- identity speaking world
  • 3.2 Educational and employment opportunities Theme 3: (A level) Theme 4: (A level) Diversity and difference France 1940-1950: The Occupation and the post-war years
  • 3.3 Migration and integration
  • 3.4 Cultural identity and marginalisation • From June 1940-May 1945 (occupation,
  • 3.5 Cultural enrichment and celebrating liberation and end of World War II)
• Education and employment
  • 4.1 Educational and employment opportunities Theme 3: (A level) Theme 4: (A level) Diversity and difference France 1940-1950: The Occupation and the post-war years
  • 4.2 Migration and integration
  • 4.3 Cultural identity and marginalisation • From June 1940-May 1945 (occupation,
  • 4.4 Cultural enrichment and celebrating liberation and end of World War II)
  • 4.5 Life in Occupied France and the cultural
• Understanding the language-speaking world
  • 5.1 Regional culture and heritage in France,
  • 5.2 Family structures, traditional and modern French-speaking countries and values, friendships / relationships communities
  • 5.3 Youth trends, issues and personal • Literature, art, film and music in the French- identity speaking world
  • 5.4 Cultural enrichment and celebrating liberation and end of World War II)
  • 5.5 Repercussions for modern day France For each area of interest i and ii, Themes 1 and 2 will be studied at AS and Themes 3 and 4 will be studied at A level The themes Being a young person in French-speaking society and Diversity and
• Regional culture and heritage
  • 6.1 Regional culture and heritage in France,
  • 6.2 Family structures, traditional and modern French-speaking countries and values, friendships / relationships communities
  • 6.3 Youth trends, issues and personal • Literature, art, film and music in the French- identity speaking world
  • 6.4 Educational and employment opportunities Theme 3: (A level) Theme 4: (A level) Diversity and difference France 1940-1950: The Occupation and the post-war years
  • 6.5 Migration and integration
• Literature, art, film and music
  • 7.1 Youth trends, issues and personal • Literature, art, film and music in the French- identity speaking world
  • 7.2 Educational and employment opportunities Theme 3: (A level) Theme 4: (A level) Diversity and difference France 1940-1950: The Occupation and the post-war years
  • 7.3 Migration and integration
  • 7.4 Cultural identity and marginalisation • From June 1940-May 1945 (occupation,
  • 7.5 Cultural enrichment and celebrating liberation and end of World War II)
• Listening comprehension
  • 8.1 listening and responding to spoken passages including some extended passages from a range of different contexts and sources, adapted as necessary, covering different registers and types, including authentic communication involving one or more speakers
  • 8.2 understanding the main points, gist and detail from spoken and written material
  • 8.3 inferring meaning from complex spoken and written material, including factual and abstract content
  • 8.4 assimilating and using information from spoken and written sources, including material from online media
  • 8.5 summarising information from spoken and written sources, reporting key points and subject matter in speech and writing
• Reading comprehension
  • 9.1 reading and responding to a variety of texts including some extended texts written for different purposes and audiences drawn from a range of authentic sources, including contemporary, historical and literary, fiction and non-fiction texts, adapted as
  • 9.2 understanding the main points, gist and detail from spoken and written material
  • 9.3 inferring meaning from complex spoken and written material, including factual and abstract content
  • 9.4 assimilating and using information from spoken and written sources, including material from online media
  • 9.5 summarising information from spoken and written sources, reporting key points and subject matter in speech and writing
• Translation into and from the language
  • 10.1 enhance their linguistic skills and promote and develop their capacity for critical thinking on the basis of their knowledge and understanding of the language, culture and society of the countries or communities where the language is spoken
  • 10.2 develop their ability to interact effectively with users of the language in speech and in writing, including through online media
  • 10.3 develop language learning skills and strategies, including communication strategies to sustain communication and build fluency and confidence
  • 10.4 develop knowledge about matters central to the society and culture, past and present, of the countries or communities where the language is spoken
  • 10.5 mediate between cultures and between speakers of the language and speakers of English/Welsh
• Oral discussion
  • 11.1 use information to illustrate knowledge and understanding of the research subject
  • 11.2 analyse and summarise research findings
  • 11.3 elaborate on key points of interest as appropriate through oral presentation and discussion in the same centre chooses the same subject, the content, approach and presentation of the independent research project must be distinctly different to any
  • 11.4 using language spontaneously to initiate communication; ask and answer questions; express thoughts and feelings; present viewpoints; develop arguments; persuade; and analyse and evaluate in speech, including interaction with speakers of the language
  • 11.5 applying knowledge of pronunciation, morphology and syntax, vocabulary and idiom to communicate accurately and coherently, using a range of expression –
• Critical response to a chosen work
  • 12.1 acquire the skills to appreciate and analyse the works
  • 12.2 demonstrate a critical appreciation of the concepts and issues covered
  • 12.3 be able to respond critically and analytically in writing to the works in French
  • 12.4 be able to give a critical and analytical response to features such as the form and the technique of presentation of the work as appropriate to the works studied
  • 12.5 engage critically with stimulating works in French, developing an appreciation of sophisticated and creative uses of the language and understanding them within their cultural and social context

Year 13

• Diversity and difference
  • 1.1 Educational and employment opportunities Theme 3: (A level) Theme 4: (A level) Diversity and difference France 1940-1950: The Occupation and the post-war years
  • 1.2 Migration and integration
  • 1.3 Cultural identity and marginalisation • From June 1940-May 1945 (occupation,
  • 1.4 Discrimination and diversity dimension (théâtre, cinéma, littérature)
  • 1.5 Repercussions for modern day France For each area of interest i and ii, Themes 1 and 2 will be studied at AS and Themes 3 and 4 will be studied at A level The themes Being a young person in French-speaking society and Diversity and
• Migration and integration
  • 2.1 Migration and integration
  • 2.2 Cultural identity and marginalisation • From June 1940-May 1945 (occupation,
  • 2.3 Cultural enrichment and celebrating liberation and end of World War II)
  • 2.4 Life in Occupied France and the cultural
  • 2.5 Discrimination and diversity dimension (théâtre, cinéma, littérature)
• Cultural identity and marginalisation
  • 3.1 Youth trends, issues and personal • Literature, art, film and music in the French- identity speaking world
  • 3.2 Migration and integration
  • 3.3 Cultural identity and marginalisation • From June 1940-May 1945 (occupation,
  • 3.4 Cultural enrichment and celebrating liberation and end of World War II)
  • 3.5 Life in Occupied France and the cultural
• Discrimination and diversity
  • 4.1 Cultural enrichment and celebrating liberation and end of World War II)
  • 4.2 Life in Occupied France and the cultural
  • 4.3 Discrimination and diversity dimension (théâtre, cinéma, littérature)
  • 4.4 1945-1950: rebuilding and restructuring
  • 4.5 Repercussions for modern day France For each area of interest i and ii, Themes 1 and 2 will be studied at AS and Themes 3 and 4 will be studied at A level The themes Being a young person in French-speaking society and Diversity and
• Society in the language-speaking world
  • 5.1 Regional culture and heritage in France,
  • 5.2 Family structures, traditional and modern French-speaking countries and values, friendships / relationships communities
  • 5.3 Youth trends, issues and personal • Literature, art, film and music in the French- identity speaking world
  • 5.4 Cultural enrichment and celebrating liberation and end of World War II)
  • 5.5 Repercussions for modern day France For each area of interest i and ii, Themes 1 and 2 will be studied at AS and Themes 3 and 4 will be studied at A level The themes Being a young person in French-speaking society and Diversity and
• Social issues and political engagement
  • 6.1 Regional culture and heritage in France,
  • 6.2 Family structures, traditional and modern French-speaking countries and values, friendships / relationships communities
  • 6.3 Youth trends, issues and personal • Literature, art, film and music in the French- identity speaking world
  • 6.4 Educational and employment opportunities Theme 3: (A level) Theme 4: (A level) Diversity and difference France 1940-1950: The Occupation and the post-war years
  • 6.5 Migration and integration
• Historical and contemporary change
  • 7.1 reading and responding to a variety of texts including some extended texts written for different purposes and audiences drawn from a range of authentic sources, including contemporary, historical and literary, fiction and non-fiction
  • 7.2 understanding the main points, gist and detail from spoken and written material
  • 7.3 inferring meaning from complex spoken and written material, including factual and abstract content
  • 7.4 assimilating and using information from spoken and written sources, including material from online media
  • 7.5 summarising information from spoken and written sources, reporting key points and subject matter in speech and writing
• Listening and reading synthesis
  • 8.1 listening and responding to spoken passages including some extended passages from a range of different contexts and sources, adapted as necessary, covering different registers and types, including authentic communication involving one or more speakers
  • 8.2 reading and responding to a variety of texts including some extended texts written for different purposes and audiences drawn from a range of authentic sources, including contemporary, historical and literary, fiction and non-fiction texts, adapted as
  • 8.3 understanding the main points, gist and detail from spoken and written material
  • 8.4 inferring meaning from complex spoken and written material, including factual and abstract content
  • 8.5 assimilating and using information from spoken and written sources, including material from online media
• Translation
  • 9.1 listening and responding to spoken passages including some extended passages from a range of different contexts and sources, adapted as necessary, covering different registers and types, including authentic communication involving one or more speakers
  • 9.2 understanding the main points, gist and detail from spoken and written material
  • 9.3 inferring meaning from complex spoken and written material, including factual and abstract content
  • 9.4 assimilating and using information from spoken and written sources, including material from online media
  • 9.5 summarising information from spoken and written sources, reporting key points and subject matter in speech and writing
• Independent speaking research project
  • 10.1 develop research skills in French
  • 10.2 use information to illustrate knowledge and understanding of the research subject
  • 10.3 analyse and summarise research findings
  • 10.4 elaborate on key points of interest as appropriate through oral presentation and discussion in the same centre chooses the same subject, the content, approach and presentation of the independent research project must be distinctly different to any
  • 10.5 using language learning skills and strategies, including communication strategies such as adjusting the message, circumlocution, self-correction and repair strategies Examples of independent research projects
• Critical response to a literary work
  • 11.1 develop a detailed understanding of the works in French
  • 11.2 acquire the skills to appreciate and analyse the works
  • 11.3 demonstrate a critical appreciation of the concepts and issues covered
  • 11.4 be able to respond critically and analytically in writing to the works in French
  • 11.5 be able to give a critical and analytical response to features such as the form and the technique of presentation of the work as appropriate to the works studied
• Critical response to a film
  • 12.1 understanding the main points, gist and detail from spoken and written material
  • 12.2 develop a detailed understanding of the chosen film in French
  • 12.3 acquire the skills to appreciate and analyse the film
  • 12.4 be able to respond critically in writing to the film in French
  • 12.5 be able to give a critical response to aspects such as the structure of the plot, characterisation, and use of imagery or other stylistic features, as appropriate to the film studied