French Beginners

The French Beginners course (2 Unit) provides students with the opportunity to develop their linguistic and intercultural knowledge and understanding, and the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills to communicate in French. The topics covered provide contexts in which students develop their communication skills in French and their knowledge and understanding of language and culture.

This course is designed to teach the students authentic French that they can use well beyond school. French is spoken on all continents and is the official language of 29 countries. It is also widely spoken across many more countries and territories as an offical co-language and has an officially recognised status in more countries still. Not only is it a great skill to have, it also can be a real asset for your future career, whatever it might be.

This course is aimed at students who have either no knowledge of French OR who have only studied the Year 8 French course, but did not study the French Elective course in Years 9 and 10.

FRENCH BEGINNERS COURSE VIDEO.mp4

Course Outline

The Year 11 consists of:

Module 1: Family Life, Home & Neighbourhood
Module 2: Friends, Recreation & Pastimes
Module 3: People, Places & Communities

Year 12 consists of:

Module 4: Education & Work
Module 5: Holidays, Travel & Tourism
Module 6: Future Plans & Aspirations
Module 7: Bringing it all together

Course Description

The aim of the French Beginners Stage 6 Course is to enable students to develop:

skills in effective communication
knowledge of the nature of language
understanding of the interdependence of language and culture.

The Preliminary Course (Year 11)

The Preliminary Course has outcomes as its organisational focus. Topics provide contexts in which students develop their communication skills in French and their knowledge and understanding of language and culture.

The HSC Course (Year 12)

In the HSC course students will extend and refine their communication skills in French, in contexts defined by topics, and will gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of language and culture.

Co-requisites, Prerequisites and Materials

The French Beginners Stage 6 course (2 UNIT) is a two-year course which has been designed for students who wish to begin their study of French at senior secondary level. It is intended to cater only for students with no prior knowledge or experience of the French language and is also available to the students who have only studied 100 hours of French in Year 8.

Materials

Oxford AQA French GCSE Foundation Paperback textbook

French/English paper dictionary

FAQs

Can I still pick this subject if I don’t remember much from Year 8?

Yes! This course is the Beginners Course, not the Continuers Course. We will go back to the topics we covered in Year 8 and learn much more!

What type of work can I expect to be doing throughout this course?

Throughout the French Beginners course, you will be exposed to the French language & culture. You will be given ongoing opportunities to develop the following macro skills: listening, speaking, reading & writing in French. This will be done through a wide variety of mediums such as many online materials, the required textbook, authentic materials such as movies, songs, newspapers, magazines & more!

You will be studying French vocabulary and grammar in context and the goal of the course is twofold: provide you with a life-long skill and enable you to understand and speak everyday French!

What can French lead to career wise?

You can find out more here.

Who can I ask if I have any other question?

If you have any question at all about this course, contact/see Madame Dunston.

References:The Rational and Course Outline are from the Syllabus: www.educationstandards.nsw.edu.au

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