Unit 3 – 30% of A2, 15% of A level.
You will develop your speaking skills on the topics in unit 4. You will have to discuss a short text in the target language, and you will also learn to sustain a conversation on two topics studied in unit 4. This unit will be prepared with the French/Spanish Assistant, on the basis of regular one-hour lessons.

Unit 4 – 70% of A2, 35% of A level.
You will cover the following topics: society (including integration, law and order, and unemployment), the environment, science and technology, and culture. You will develop your listening, reading and writing skills.

You will need to have an AS level in French.

As well as the A level qualification you will gain an in depth knowledge of the culture of the country of the language you have studied. You will also develop the 4 skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing to a very high standard.

The following career opportunities will be available to you after your A2 course:
Europe: as a result of our membership of the European Union, knowledge of European languages is more in demand for all kinds of jobs.

Industry - in translating and research, or as technical adviser on the sales staff of import/export companies. Of particular relevance here are those courses offered by universities in which science or engineering is studied jointly with a language.

Business - using a language at the junior management level.

Teaching - you need either a B.Ed or B.A. degree qualification followed by a one year Post Graduate Certificate in Education.

Secretarial - courses for bilingual secretaries are provided at many colleges; shorter courses are available for graduates.

Careers where languages can be useful as a secondary qualification include: Airline cabin crew, Couriers with travel firms, Librarian and Journalism, Insurance and Banking.