Watch this if you want to take a Foreign Language A-Level!

This is for all the students in year 11 choosing what A-Levels to take, what I wish I had known a year and half ago: why you probably shouldn’t pick an A-Level in a foreign language. This focuses on AQA A-Level French, but also applies to German, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic… you name it! All the modern foreign languages really.
Okay so I know this video is all about why you shouldn’t take foreign language a levels, but I don’t have beef with them really. I just had a lot of other stuff to do and was way too ambitious through year 12. I hope this video helps though, because I have realised that A-Levels are just so different to GCSEs, and even year 13 is so different from year 12!
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About me!
Hi, I’m Ella and I’m 17 years old. I’m in my second year of sixth form studying further maths, geography and chemistry. Last year I got an A* in maths. However, my big passion otherwise is music and creating music videos. I have also dabbled in language learning, because for me, the best part of life is learning!
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[@ionaspence7185]

Also, I agree with everything you say - you also have to be one of those people who’s not afraid to get things wrong and to be able to persevere 🥰

[@voguegirl2218]

I always enjoyed studying French at GCSE and I got a C. However I've always wanted to be able to study more conversational French and Speak fluently especially when you go to France and being able to order something in a cafe or when you are in a shop etc. I feel like the English are always quite lazy going abroad and expect everyone to speak English. Spanish and Italian do not interest me. But then it sounds like the A level is more to do with learning about their politics and culture. I know the French can be quite strong minded and like to protest. Not sure. I'm a mature student anyway so I'm not sure where I would study it anyway.

[@ionaspence7185]

Ahh I love this - waiting for your french a level tips cos you left me 😭

[@ellasmella3970]

Soon soon! I might make it this weekend :)

[@victoralves3983]

I've been studying English for 1 year and half, but I think I've learned a lot just by chatting with people on social media hehe . Also french it's not really easy I tried to study some french 3 years ago and I failed miserably 🤣. As Brazilian, the only language that it's easy to understand it's Spanish and maybe Italian.

[@ellasmella3970]

Woah your English is good for only a year and a half! I learnt Spanish to ~B2 level (but it’s slipped since) in 2021 because I spoke to a bunch of people on twitter with LATAM origins (turned out my favourite was from Brazil so maybe I should have actually learnt Portuguese). It wasn’t my main way of learning but it made it wayyyyy more fun! Good luck with any more language learning in the future :)

[@mrreddoesart2112]

FM and French. What 😭 -coming from a FM student 😭

[@ellasmella3970]

Just two subjects I loved! Gave up french in the end for the essays tho

[@grassytramtracks]

I do maths, further maths, physics and French. That's also partly because I'm French

[@domispablo7992]

See I'm complete opposite I want to stay away from stem subjects as much as i possibly can lol.

[@ellasmella3970]

Wish that was me! I don’t have the energy for essays 😂