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📐 A-Level French

Year 1 / AS Year 2 / A-Level All Boards (AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, CCEA)

Free A-Level French revision notes. 8 topics across AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, and CCEA specifications.

🔀 Board Differences

Board specifications differ in assessment structure and emphasis. The core content is shared across boards; these are the genuine differences by board:

AQA: Paper 1: listening, reading and writing (translation into English and French). Paper 2: two essays on set literature or film. Paper 3: speaking including the Individual Research Project.
Edexcel: Paper 1: listening, reading and translation. Paper 2: written response to works and translation. Paper 3: speaking on a theme and the IRP.
WJEC/Eduqas: Oral unit (independent research project), listening and reading unit, and a critical response unit with essay writing on set works.
CCEA: Northern Ireland's board: speaking, listening and reading units plus a written paper with set-work essays.

📊 Course Overview

A-Level French covers 3 topic areas with 8 topics total across AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, and CCEA specifications.

Grammar and Skills (2 topics)

Literature and Film (2 topics)

Society and Culture (4 topics)