Integrated French 9

ntegrated French offers a distinct approach to teaching and learning social studies through French. The program was designed for non-Francophone students who are not yet fluent in French when they start the program in Grade 7. It aims to help them acquire French language skills by offering social studies in French from the start of the program until the end of the students’ schooling.

Integrated French 7 program is designed to lead students to achieve the learning outcomes for French Language Arts and Social Studies simultaneously through learning experiences, teachings, and meaningful performance assessments. Integrating these two subjects into one single program highlights the important link between them and allows the student to discern its global meaning.

Integrated French Language Arts has four components:

• Attributing value to French language and cultural diversity

• Listening and oral expression

• Reading and watching

• Writing and representation

The first component of the program is intended to deal with attitudes towards French language and culture as well as cultural diversity. The other three components target modes of communication.