Year 11 french

If you have enjoyed Year 10 French and like communicating in a different language then Year 11 French is for you. If you are considering doing an exchange one day or travelling overseas then French could be useful. You now know the basics of the language and want the bonus of a foreign language on your CV then you are on the right page!

The Year 11 course prepares students for NCEA Levels 2 and 3 in the Senior School. By the end of the year you should be able to:

• interact with French speakers in familiar and social situations, and cope with some less familiar ones

• use basic language patterns spontaneously 

• write short passages, personal letters, emails, blogs and brochures.

To achieve at this level you will need to show a willingness to experiment with new language and to read independently, and are increasingly confident in using a range of language-learning strategies.

You will understand and produce more complex language. You will communicate beyond the immediate context, for example, about past and future events. You will understand and produce a variety of text types. 

The course is based on the achievement objectives at levels 5 and 6 as set down in French in the New Zealand Curriculum, with emphasis on the communicative use of language.

By the end of the year you should be able to:

• Communicate about past activities and events. 

• Communicate about present and past states, feelings, and opinions. 

• Communicate about past habits and routines. Describe, compare, and contrast people, places, and things. Give and follow instructions. 

• Communicate about problems and solutions. 

• Communicate about immediate plans, hopes, wishes, and intentions.

• Communicate in formal situations.

Language learning should be a fun and enjoyable experiece, so we will continue to do lots of games and activities.

In Year 11 French you will continue to build on the French that you have learnt in Y9 and Y10. By the end of the year you should feel confident to talk about every day personal experiences and you will be able to communicate on a simple level with native speakers.

The course content focuses on:

• communicating information, ideas, and opinions through different text types;

• expressing and responding to personal ideas and opinions and

• communicating appropriately in different situations.

This understanding and these skills are developed in the context of:

• a wide variety of material drawn from set courses, newspapers, magazines, literary texts, songs, podcasts, films and videos.

• activities supporting vocabulary and grammatical structures.

You will need to continue to bring an open mind to class, a willingness to speak in French and a desire to learn more! You should have one of the following:

•  satisfactory completion of the Year 10 course

•  prior knowledge of the basics of the language or proven linguistic ability.

Topic-based vocabulary tests, writing and interaction portfolios, and assessments to measure progress in listening and reading comprehension. 

Formative and summative assessments take place throughout the year. You will be advised of due dates at the start of each term in our course outline which is provided on Google classroom at the start of the school year. The Learning Progression Framework will be used for all summative assessments. 

From 2024, students in Year 10 &11 will be working towards the Wellington College Certificate. This certificate is replacing Level 1 NCEA however, students in Year 12 & 13 will be working towards completing NCEA Level 2 and NCEA Level 3. Your son will complete 4 learning progression assessments as part of his French language journey throughout the course of the year in listening, reading, writing and speaking/Interaction. The Learning Progression Framework is used to assess all students in Years 10 & 11.

Within each subject, at the end of a phase of learning (ie. topic, unit or skill), students will be evaluated using these indicators: Emerging, Developing, Proficient, Advancing.  For more information about what these mean, please see the Year 9 - 11 section of our website. 

There is also the possibility to take the DELF exam at either A2 or B1 level. This is an internationally recognised certificate. It is produced by the French Ministry for Education and organised in NZ by the French Embassy, the Alliance Française and schools. It takes place in August every year.