French
National 4/National 5
Course Overview
The courses at National 4 and National 5 provide learners with opportunities to continue to acquire and develop the skills of listening, talking, reading and writing in French. Learners will develop the skills for understanding and using the language in meaningful contexts of society, learning, employability and culture.Â
Assessment Methods
At National 4 all units are internally assessed. They can be assessed on a unit by unit basis or as a combined assessment. National 4 assessments are on a pass/fail basis with no grade awarded. The Added Value Unit must be completed for a course award.
At National 5 pupils will sit an exam provided by the SQA which covers the skills of reading, writing and listening. In addition, there is a writing assignment completed in school and submitted to the SQA in March. Pupils also have to pass a talking performance in February / March, which is conducted by their class teacher and then moderated. National 5 courses are awarded grades A-D.
Faculty Principal Teacher
Mr B Berhane
Learning and Teaching Approaches
The courses cover a wide range of learning and teaching and aim to enable learners to
develop the ability to read,listen,talk and write in the language
understand and use the language
apply knowledge of the language
plan, research and apply language skills including the use of ICT, including the use of Scholar for Nat 5
Recommended Next Steps
National 5 A or B: