Well it's been a long haul but www.alevelfrench.com is finally launching. It will be a whimper more than a bang as the 575 letters gradually hit the French teachers' pigeon holes. I originally thought two or three books would get done to go out to the market but with Natalie's help and encouragement this has climbed to eight which gives a wide choice. Resources to enable the average student to tackle A level French are few and far between and I hope that the materials will help teachers give their classes activities which will build language capability at the same time as enjoying the novel.
With the decline in both A level and GCSE entries alevelfrench.com has the mission of trying to arrest the decline in the study of French. If the site is successful we will move onto other languages which are in just as parlous a state. The shame is that schools are letting very able kids get away with not studying a language; no wonder that French, German or Spanish young people are being hired above our own kids who are being deprived of the change of getting to a good standard in an MFL.
So whether the A level French resources on this site are going to make a difference or not will soon be decided. Well if literature doesn't do it then maybe the AS materials will!
With the decline in both A level and GCSE entries alevelfrench.com has the mission of trying to arrest the decline in the study of French. If the site is successful we will move onto other languages which are in just as parlous a state. The shame is that schools are letting very able kids get away with not studying a language; no wonder that French, German or Spanish young people are being hired above our own kids who are being deprived of the change of getting to a good standard in an MFL.
So whether the A level French resources on this site are going to make a difference or not will soon be decided. Well if literature doesn't do it then maybe the AS materials will!
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