Ko tōu reo, ko tōku reo, te tuakiri tangata. Tīhei uriuri, tīhei nakonako.
Learning a new language provides a means of communicating with people from another culture and exploring one’s own personal world. Languages and cultures play a key role in developing our personal, group, national, and human identities. Every language has its own ways of expressing meanings; each has intrinsic value and special significance for its users.
This course offers both a combination of internal and external assessment.
Course endorsement available.
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French is an official language in 29 countries, spoken by more than 300 million people worldwide. French is an important language for international business and diplomacy and can open up career opportunities in law, banking, fashion, and tourism. Learning a language helps develop communication skills as well as strengthening cognitive ability. It allows us to develop cultural empathy and a better understanding of our own language and culture. As well as learning to speak French, the skills gained from learning another language can be transferred and applied across all aspects of our lives.
In this course, you will learn how to interact with others in French about everyday life through various familiar topics. This includes sharing information about your family and where you live, talking about your school life, describing what you like to do at weekends and during the holidays, and talking about healthy living.
You will learn to communicate in French using a range of skills. This involves:
interacting with others in the class in French through games, pair work, and role play
listening and responding to authentic texts such as YouTube videos, songs, and audio
reading and responding to short texts which include familiar vocabulary
developing writing and grammatical skills by using mini whiteboards, online resources, and games
Your work will be assessed through two internal achievement standards and one external standard
Standard AS91964 - Interact in spoken French to share and respond to information, ideas, and opinions (internal)
Standard AS91965 - Communicate in French for a chosen purpose (internal)
Standard AS91966 - Demonstrate understanding of written French related to everyday contexts (external)
or
Standard AS91967 - Demonstrate understanding of spoken French related to everyday contexts (external)
Nil
For further information you can contact:
HOLA of Languages - Naomi Connolly - cnn@pc.school.nz
Or
Careers Department - careers@pc.school.nz