Related university courses & careers?
French A-Level can lead to studying French or Francophone Studies at university on either a single subject degree course or as part of a combined honours degree course. The French language might be used either as a primary focus of employment, e.g. interpreter, professional translator, teacher or lecturer, or as a secondary skill supporting employment in a loosely related career, e.g. in the Foreign Service, in commercial employment involving French activities, in international business, in press and media, in public relations and administration, in international development, in finance or the arts. Employers value foreign language abilities, not just as a linguistic skill, but also as a transferable skill that develops teamwork, relationship building and the capacity to move easily in international contexts.
Suggested literature & resources
Literary texts
‘Le Tartuffe’ by Molière
‘Candide’ by Voltaire
‘Boule de Suif et autres contes de la guerre’ by Guy de Maupassant
‘L’étranger’ by Albert Camus
‘Bonjour tristesse’ by Françoise Sagan
‘Elise ou la vraie vie’ by Claire Etcherelli
‘Un sac de billes’ by Joseph Joffo
‘Kiffe kiffe demain’ by Faïza Guène
‘Un secret’ by Philippe Grimbert
‘No et moi’ by Delphine de Vigan
Films
‘Les 400 coups’ by François Truffaut (1959)
‘Au revoir les enfants’ by Louis Malle (1987)
‘La Haine’ by Mathieu Kassovitz (1995)
‘L’auberge espagnole’ by Cédric Klapisch (2002)
‘Un long dimanche de fiançailles’ by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (2004)
‘Entre les murs’ by Laurent Cantet (2008)