Units FAQs

How much content do I need to cover each term?

• The program is designed for eight units to be covered across the school year (Units 1 - 8), except for Discover schools who will commence in Term 2 and do Units 1 - 6. 

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• • • In Term 1, you will complete Units 1 & 2.  Unit 1 is made up of Unit 1A, 1B, 1C . 

    • There will be a Mid-Cycle Progress Check after Unit 1C which is designed for students to retrieve language and self assess their progress. 

    • Unit 2 is made up of Unit 2A, 2B, 2C.  There is an End-Cycle Assessment (i.e. after Unit 2C), which is teacher assessed. 

    • In Terms 2 - 4, you will follow the same pattern with the sequence of unit completion (Units 3 - 8). 

    • Each unit (e.g Unit 1A)  should be completed in one week.  You can see the pacing across each term here. 

• We have allowed buffer time for retrieval practice, teacher absences or school events/excursions etc. 

Our school is new to TCL. Do all students start at Foundation level? 

• No. The French 'I can' statements have been developed based on the Victorian Curriculum Achievement Standards across each band except for Foundation students which has been separated out.  The curriculum designers have chosen vocabulary to align with the Achievement Standards  and you will see in the vocabulary matrix between each band there are slight changes to the vocabulary marked in yellow. 

• Teachers should be guided by the 'I can' statements in each unit and use them to drive the learning, rather than the vocabulary driving the learning.