Preparation may involve learning vocabulary from a passage, noting new structures or phrases and checking comprehension, ready for translation in class, identifying specific translation difficulties or studying selected grarnmatical and lexical areas. In addition, students will be asked to complete regular grammatical exercises as specified above. Written translations are submitted for correction and grading fortnightly, although less frequent major assignments may replace fortnightly tasks. These assignments are corrected, graded and returned to students. Widespread errors are generally discussed in class.
Students can also expect regular tests and prompted exercises, to be performed in class.
At the end of the Summer, students sit one 3-hour examination weighted equally between translation of 2 short passages from French into English and 2 from English into French. All rights reserved.