Year 10 French

French is a challenging and creative subject for students who are interested in understanding other cultures. Languages enhance students’ native language skills and teaches them how to use and manipulate language for a range of purposes. They also explore a range of aspects of French life and culture and language. 

The study of a language increases empathy and develops creative problem-solving skills. French develops confidence in areas such as group and individual work and leads to enhanced communication and presentation skills for students.

• Learning a second language fosters a broader world view

• It fosters cross-cultural understanding with people of other languages and cultures

• As tourism and study become more international and as Australia extends its trade links throughout a global network, second language learning takes on a further dimension

• Grasp of another language offers the traveller or student an opportunity for a deeper appreciation of the country visited and greater interaction with its people

• There are increasing career prospects, both within Australia and overseas, for people who are proficient in more than one language

• Studying a second language greatly assists with the development of your first language skills

• Writing tasks – sentence structure, word order

• Speaking activities - role plays, word and board games

• Reading/comprehension tasks

• Listening tasks

• Vocabulary tests

• End-of-semester examination