9 Languages

Year 9 Languages Overview

Year 9 elective languages are all full year courses, with scholarships available to participate in international travel opportunities to partnership schools in Japan, Germany and Reunion Island. Students will also have various opportunities to communicate and collaborate with students from our International Partnership Schools. Prior experience in the selected language is a requirement.

French / Length: Full Year

Course Content

Year 9 French builds on the skills in Year 8, further developing students’ ability to comprehend and communicate in the language. Students expand their knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in topics such as food, shopping, directions, transport and home and personal life.

Assessment

Students are assessed in their ability to demonstrate understanding and communicate in the language through a range of written and spoken assessment tasks.

Additional Details

This is a full year course.
Students must have successfully completed Year 8 French.
There may be associated costs throughout the semester for excursions and other learning opportunities.
A languages scholarship is available for international travel opportunities to partnership schools.

Want to know more?

Watch the video below to find out more about Year 9 French and German:

German / Length: Full Year

Course Content

Year 9 German builds on the skills learned in Year 8, further developing students’ ability to effectively comprehend and communicate in language on topics such as food, weather, shopping, transport, work and home life. Students will be able to express their abilities, preferences and justify their views in German, at the end of this course.

Assessment

Students are assessed in their ability to demonstrate understanding and communicate in the language through a range of written and spoken assessment tasks.

Additional Details

This is a full year course.
Students must have successfully completed Year 8 German.
There may be associated costs throughout the semester for excursions and other learning opportunities.
A languages scholarship is available for international travel opportunities to partnership schools.

Japanese / Length: Full Year

Course Content

Year 9 Japanese builds on the skills in Year 8 further developing students' vocabulary in questioning and answering, verbs and adjectives. Students focus on mastery of Hiragana and Katakana with an introduction to Kanji. Topics covered include seasons, weather, festivals, directions, shopping and food.

Assessment

Students are assessed in their ability to demonstrate understanding and communicate in the language through a range of written and spoken assessment tasks.

Additional Details

This is a full year course.
Students must have successfully completed Year 8 Japanese.
There may be associated costs throughout the semester for excursions and other learning opportunities.
A languages scholarship is available for international travel opportunities to partnership schools.

Want to know more?

Watch the video below to find out more about Year 9 Japanese:

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