Languages
For entry requirements for all courses, visit our 'requirements and applying' page.
Courses offered in years 12 and 13
French A Level
Edexcel A level - exam board website.
TOPICS
Year 12 students will explore the following General Topic Areas:
1. Social issues and trends: evolving society (changing family structures, education and the world of work).
2. Political and artistic culture in francophone countries.
(music, media, festivals and traditions) Film studied : Intouchables.
Year 13 students will explore the same General Topic Areas, plus the following:
3. Immigration and the French multicultural society (integration and multiculturalism, rise of the far right).
4. Political and/or intellectual and/or artistic culture: French (the Occupation and Resistance).
Novel studied : Un sac de billes, Joseph Joffo
TAKE THIS COURSE IF...
You want to learn to communicate at a higher level in French and also learn much more about a wide range of aspects of the society or societies in which the language is spoken. You will be able to read, understand and extract information from authentic sources such as websites, magazines, newspapers, reports and books. You will be able to listen to and understand contemporary spoken language.
WHERE IT COULD TAKE YOU
Whether you want to use the language for work, for further study, training, or for leisure, this course will equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge. A language combines well with many other A Levels, including scientific and mathematical subjects, as an attraction to employers and universities. Language skills are a valuable asset in many careers and one or more foreign languages are a major asset to anyone's CV, especially if that person's intended career involves any contact with foreign countries, or with visitors to Britain.
Studying languages is intrinsically worthwhile, for the pleasure of being able to communicate with people of a different cultural background and to understand their society and way of life.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE YOU WILL NEED
Success in GCSE French (most successful A Level students will have at least a grade 6 at GCSE) along with the ability to analyse texts which is developed in English Literature.
Spanish A Level
Edexcel A level - exam board website.
TOPICS
Year 12 students will explore the following General Topic Areas:
1. Evolving society in Spain (changing family structures, the world of work and the impact of tourism on Spain)
2. Political and artistic culture in the Spanish-speaking countries (music, media, festivals and traditions) Film studied : El laberinto del Fauno.
Year 13 students will explore the same General Topic Areas, plus the following:
3. Political and/or intellectual and/or artistic culture: Spanish (the Franco dictatorship and transition to democracy).
4. Immigration and the Spanish multicultural society (historical and contemporary immigration, integration and multiculturalism).
Novel studied: Réquiem por un campesino español, Ramón J. Sender.
TAKE THIS COURSE IF...
You want to learn to communicate at a higher level in Spanish and also learn much more about a wide range of aspects of the society or societies in which the language is spoken. You will be able to read, understand and extract information from authentic sources such as websites, magazines, newspapers, reports and books. You will be able to listen to and understand contemporary spoken language.
WHERE IT COULD TAKE YOU
Whether you want to use the language for work, for further study, training, or for leisure, this course will equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge. A language combines well with many other A Levels, including scientific and mathematical subjects, as an attraction to employers and universities. Language skills are a valuable asset in many careers and one or more foreign languages are a major asset to anyone's CV, especially if that person's intended career involves any contact with foreign countries, or with visitors to Britain.
Studying languages is intrinsically worthwhile, for the pleasure of being able to communicate with people of a different cultural background and to understand their society and way of life.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE YOU WILL NEED
Success in GCSE Spanish (most successful A Level students will have at least a grade 6 at GCSE) along with the ability to analyse texts which is developed in English Literature.