UK · Subject guide
French
A-Level French (AQA 7652), against the DfE/Ofqual modern foreign languages subject content.
01 · Overview
French
A-Level French (AQA 7652), against the DfE/Ofqual modern foreign languages subject content.
- Subject guide
- A-Levels
- Topics mapped
- 15
02 · Complete topic map
Complete topic map
Every topic recorded for this subject in the curriculum is reproduced below in its full hierarchy. The descriptions reflect the mapped scope without implying additional exam rules.
- 01
The changing nature of family
Examines shifting family structures in French-speaking societies, including relations across generations, single-parent and same-sex families, blended families and new trends in couple relationships.
- 02
The 'cyber-society'
Explores who internet users are, how technology eases everyday life and the risks the digital society poses.
- 03
The place of voluntary work
Looks at who volunteers are and what they do, and the value of volunteering both for those helped and for those who help.
- 04
The positive features of a diverse society
Considers the enrichment brought by ethnic diversity, the themes of tolerance and respect, and diversity as a lifelong lesson.
- 05
Life for the marginalised
Studies who the marginalised in French-speaking society are, what help is available to them and prevailing attitudes towards them.
- 06
How criminals are treated
Investigates attitudes to crime, whether prison succeeds or fails, and alternative forms of punishment.
- 07
A culture proud of its heritage
Examines national, regional and local heritage, how it reflects culture and its relationship with tourism in the French-speaking world.
- 08
Contemporary francophone music
Explores the diversity of present-day francophone music, how audiences engage with it and how this music is being preserved.
- 09
Cinema: the seventh art form
Considers why cinema is seen as the seventh art, its place as a national passion and its evolution and key developments.
- 10
Teenagers, the right to vote and political commitment
Debates arguments for and against youth voting, adolescent political engagement and what it means for the future of politics.
- 11
Demonstrations and strikes: who holds the power?
Looks at trade-union power, the effectiveness of protest action and differing attitudes to these political tensions.
- 12
Politics and immigration
Examines immigration from a political angle, including political solutions, the stance of political parties and immigrants' own political engagement.
- 13
Literary texts and films (Works)
Requires critical study, in French, of either one set text and one film or two set texts drawn from the prescribed list of francophone literature and cinema.
- 14
Individual research project
Develops independent research skills through investigation of a self-chosen sub-theme relating to the French-speaking world, presented and discussed in the speaking assessment.
- 15
Grammar
Covers the prescribed range of French grammatical structures, including verb tenses and moods, that must be understood and used accurately across all skills.
03 · Where this subject applies
Where this subject applies
These pathways and regions are explicitly connected to the subject in the curriculum.
Pathways and specifications
AS-Level
Advanced Subsidiary — the first year of A-Level study (standalone or first half of the full A-Level).
A-Level (A2)
The full Advanced Level — AS content plus the second-year A2 content.
Nations and regions
All registered regions
04 · Official sources
Official sources
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Public references
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