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CURRICULUM GUIDE
FRENCH
AIMS
French is:
Learning a language enables a person to:
• Improve your decision making skills
• Boost their brain power
• Transform travel experiences
• Increase chances of employment
• Study or live overseas
• Become more open-minded
• Discover new cultures and understand better one’s own
• Meet new people and develop life-long friendships
• Discover one’s own language
• Develop confidence
1. A world language
2. A language for the job market
3. The language of culture
4. A language for travel
5. A language for higher education
6. The other language of international relations
7. A language that opens up the world
8. A language that is fun to learn
9. A language for learning other languages
10. The language of love and reason
Cambridge IGCSE French - Foreign Language (0520)
This course is mainly divided into four components, that is Listening, Reading, Writing and Specking. The topic areas are:
Everyday Activities - Personal & Social Life - The World Us - The World of Work - The International World
ASSESSMENT DETAILS
FRENCH IGCSE – 0520
Paper 1: approximately 50 minutes listening,
Paper 2: 1 Hour Reading
Paper 3: approximately 10 minutes speaking,
Paper 4: 1 Hour Writing,
25% weighting,
25% weighting,
25% weighting,
25% weighting,
40 marks
45 marks
40 marks
45 marks
FRENCH A-LEVEL – 9898
Paper 1: Reading, 1 Hour 30 minutes
Paper 2: Writing, 2 Hours
Paper 3: Literature, 2 Hours
33% weighting,
33% weighting,
33% weighting,
40 marks
40 marks
40 marks
All textual material used in the examinations will be drawn from the topic areas below, with reference to the countries where
French language is spoken.
• Culture
• Health and well-being
• Education and future plans
• Community and society
• Our responsibility for the planet
• Science and technology
Co-curricular activities
• Essay writing competitions
• Poetry Recitation competitions
• Interpretative Reading competitions
• Spelling Bee competitions
• Participation in Inter-school Language Festivals that
comprise drama, singing, rhetoric, culture, etc.
Beyond A-Level
French may be of direct use in university if the student
chose it as a major or a minor subject. He may attempt the
higher levels: C1 and C2 (expertise). If the student
chooses to study in a French-speaking country, French
will come handy. In other cases, French is the second
most used language in the world and will be a support in
studies and research.
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