I know it's not now generally considered that reading a novel is appropriate at AS but the more I look at the AQA syllabus the more I think that reading appropriate parts of Kiffe Kiffe Demain (maybe there are other equally good texts) would complement the topic side of things very well.
I have produced a wide range of resources to accompany the book on the A level French resources site and the matching up exercise with this spec I am going to do as soon as possible.
I think reading or hearing journalistic language is one thing but that reading a third party's experiences in a literary way adds a lot to the mix. By using one text such as this for relating a range of topics to makes for building up empathy. 16/17 years olds are not noted for having loads of opinions so using a character such as Doria in Kiffe Kiffe Demain gives a focus.
The locus in Kiffe Kiffe Demain is around a differing culture with Doria's background being Islam. It is also about poverty. Many of our students particularly those studying languages will not have much experience of either of these phenomena so the results could be interesting.
I have produced a wide range of resources to accompany the book on the A level French resources site and the matching up exercise with this spec I am going to do as soon as possible.
I think reading or hearing journalistic language is one thing but that reading a third party's experiences in a literary way adds a lot to the mix. By using one text such as this for relating a range of topics to makes for building up empathy. 16/17 years olds are not noted for having loads of opinions so using a character such as Doria in Kiffe Kiffe Demain gives a focus.
The locus in Kiffe Kiffe Demain is around a differing culture with Doria's background being Islam. It is also about poverty. Many of our students particularly those studying languages will not have much experience of either of these phenomena so the results could be interesting.
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