A-level French (AQA)

Did you know French is spoken by approximately 74 million people across the world?And not just in France – in Belgium, Switzerland, Monaco, Africa, and many more countries too. If you’d like to learn a language that will truly open up the world, as well as a range of career options such as teaching, translation, travel and tourism, sales, and marketing – then A-level French is the course for you!

Why study AQA A-Level French?

With the unlimited support and guidance of your personal tutor, you’ll develop your French speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. You’ll explore topics such as political and artistic culture in the French-speaking world, social issues and trends, as well as grapple with the finer points of grammar. You’ll further develop your ability to speak and write coherently, confidently communicate with native speakers, express ideas fluently, and accurately comprehend and discuss source material.

AQA A-Level French has been specifically designed to be studied online in your own time and space, and your tutor will be there to support you as you learn as well as provide feedback on assignments. You’ll have a clear induction to the course, and topics will be well-structured to help you develop the skills and knowledge you need to excel in your exams.

Study A-Level French with Oxbridge and you’ll get all this too:

• Fast Track – In a rush? You’ll have the option to complete this course within a year.
• Guaranteed Exam Venue – Finding exam spaces can be tough, so with Oxbridge you’ll get guaranteed access to our network of partnership exam centres around the UK
• Exam Pass Guarantee – We’re so confident, if you don’t pass the first time, we’ll support you to the next exam for free
• Free E-textbook- We’ve got you covered with free e-textbooks.

Study Hours

• The learning hours for this course are up to 300 hours, which is around 30 minutes per day for 18 months.

Study Method

• Study completely online using our award-winning learning platform, MyOxbridge.

Course Duration

• On average, students complete this course in 12 months, but we'll give you up to 24 months. Don’t worry if you go over the year though, we can organise an extension to your course for an additional fee, which also extends your tutor support.

Assessment

• You can enrol now for examinations from Summer 2025.

  For this course, you’ll be required to complete two standard A-level written exams and one speaking assessment:

  Exams

  • Paper one (listening, reading, and writing): Written exam lasting two hours 30 minutes, 100 marks, 50% of A-level
  • Paper two (writing): Written exam lasting two hours, 80 marks, 20% of A-level
  • Paper three (speaking): Oral exam, 60 marks, 30% of A-level.

  The exams contain multiple-choice, structured, closed short answer and open response questions.

  We provide a guaranteed exam space in one of our partner exam centres around the UK.

  Assignments

  During your course, you’ll be required to complete various assignments. These do not contribute towards your final grade but provide you with an opportunity to submit work to your tutor for marking and feedback. This will help you to monitor your progress and will be used to produce predicted grades if needed.

Additional Information

• Official Qualification Title - A-Level French
• Entry requirements - GCSE French or equivalent is recommended before starting this course.
• UCAS Points - 56

GCSE French or equivalent is recommended before starting this course.

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