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French Ab initio (available at SL only)
The language ab initio course is a language acquisition course for students with
no prior experience of the target language, or for those students with very limited
previous experience. Studying French at a beginner's level provides students
with an exciting opportunity to acquire new language skills, as well as develop
an appreciation of the cultural di昀昀erence of French-speaking communities and
function successfully in a French-speaking environment, helping students improve
their opportunities for employment, travel and entertainment. The language ab
initio syllabus is organised into the same 昀椀ve themes as the SL and HL courses
above and students are exposed to a variety of authentic text types in relation
to the prescribed themes and topics, as well as the content contained within the
language-speci昀椀c syllabuses.
Students are assessed both externally and internally:
l External assessment consists of Paper 1: productive skills—writing (25%)
and Paper 2: receptive skills (50%)—with separate sections for listening and
reading
l Internal assessment consists of an individual oral assessment—productive
and interactive skills (25%).
Interested in French?
In French, books and 昀椀lms previously studied include: L’étranger, Bonjour
tristesse, No et moi, Huis clos, Le gone du chaâba, La haine and Welcome which
explore the wider and global themes of Identities, Immigration, racism and
Francophone culture. You will work with authentic materials aimed at French
speakers and will explore a huge variety of texts (articles, blogs, literary ones,
interviews to name a few) and audio as well as video materials that will ensure
you get a very current view of what is going on in the French speaking world,
culturally and politically.
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