AQA A-level French (includes AS)

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The student may attempt some response to opportunities to explain, develop further, justify and defend opinions and views expressed about the topic under discussion but these will not always be successful. Response to questions inviting the student to evaluate critically aspects of what has been researched will not generally be supported by some relevant factual knowledge and the student may provide much information that is not directly relevant to the discussion. The briefest outline of key findings with very little development and showing very little understanding and assimilation of research-based knowledge. provide support/guidance on research techniques, including how best to manage the storing and assimilation of knowledge and information that has been researched

Response to questions inviting the student to evaluate critically aspects of what has been researched will be supported by relevant factual knowledge.

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provide specific advice on the language of the student’s presentation and discussion, apart from the language of the project title Speaking assessments will be conducted by either the school or college or a visiting examiner. All assessments must be recorded and a complete and unedited audio recording made available to AQA. Challenges from the examiner that perhaps call into question the validity of the student’s findings or the conclusions they are offering will consistently be responded to with a confident and effective marshalling of knowledge. identify a key question or subject of interest and select relevant information in French from a range of authentic sources, including the internet

The presentation should cover some key findings emerging from the research carried out by the student. It will be the quality of these findings rather than their quantity that will determine the mark awarded. Level The nature of these responses will mean that the discussion largely avoids questions inviting the student to evaluate critically aspects of what has been researched in favour of a more factual line of questioning. Conjugation of regular - er , - ir , -re verbs, modal verbs, principal irregular verbs, including reflexive verbs The emphasis throughout the discussion will be on eliciting views, opinions, ideas, and reactions from the student which they will be invited to explain, develop further, justify, illustrate, and defend, and where knowledge of the topic area will be paramount in supporting the responses given.There will be few if any challenges from the examiner that perhaps call into question the validity of the student’s findings or the conclusions they are offering. General advice is defined as guidance which the teacher would include in the teaching and learning of the class and which would apply to all projects. Specific advice is defined as guidance which relates to a particular project and is tailored to an individual student or group of students. The student will respond well to some opportunities to explain, develop further, justify and defend opinions and views expressed about the topic under discussion. A five -week window will be timetable d during April and May. All assessments must be conducted within this period.