Level 3 French

NUMBER OF CREDITS: UP TO 24

Entry Recommendations: 

NCEA Level 2 French or in consultation with the Head of Faculty.

Course Outline: 

This course emphasises the world we live in and the student’s place in it. Students further develop competences acquired in Level 2 French. They deepen their intercultural understanding of the French culture, gaining insight in different perspectives on a wide variety of issues. Students develop more complex language skills, conveying and exchanging justified information, ideas and opinions in genuine contexts. A range of topics relevant to today’s globalised societies are covered in this course, such as work and career related problems, environmental issues, technology and media, social cohesion and creative arts.

Skills developed in the course:

• Intercultural communicative competence

• Listening skills: understanding of genuine spoken texts on less familiar matters

• Reading skills: understanding of genuine written and visual texts on less familiar matters

• Speaking skills: communicating orally using more complex language in a wide variety of contexts

• Writing skills: communicating in written using more complex language

Course Costs: 

DELF Exam (optional) $80

Assessment: 

Components of this course will be selected from the following standards to suit individual learning needs. Student must choose either AS91545 or AS91547 and may choose AS91544 as an additional optional Achievement Standard.