Language: French I and II (Elective)

“A man who is ignorant of foreign languages is ignorant of his own.” Johann Goethe

Overview

Students will be inspired as they develop their understanding of the important role language plays in our relations with our neighbours, creation, and our Creator. Students continue to use written and spoken French to communicate with teachers, peers and others in a range of settings and for a range of purposes. They use language to access and exchange information on a broad range of social, cultural and youth-related issues. Students recognise and use appropriate terminology to explain some irregularities of grammatical patterns and rules (irregular verb forms, different word order of some adjective-noun combinations), and textual conventions associated with familiar. They produce informative, persuasive and imaginative texts, incorporating relative clauses and adverbial phrases, using some specialised vocabulary and cohesive devices.

Students intending to continue French in Year 11 must undertake three units of French in Year 10.

Aims

• Students will have some understanding of what the Bible has to say about language
• Students learn about the rich and varied culture of France and Francophone communities around the world. To give the students an understanding of one of our neighbouring nations, its culture, traditions and values
• Students understand and use French within the world of teenage experience and demonstrate comprehension of factual information from topics of interest

Topics Include

• Discussing jobs and money
• Making holiday plans
• Hotels and travelling
• Talking about a healthy lifestyle
• Talking about family relationships and future plans
• Talking about world issues and environmental issues

Time Allocation

• 9 periods for the whole year

Prerequisites

• Recommended prior study: Year 9 French
• For students who have not taken French in Year 9: Teaching and learning will support and cater for mixed abilities

Requirements

• Levy Cost

Assessment

• Writing, listening, speaking, reading comprehension and cultural knowledge and understanding tasks
• End of semester examination

“The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.” That is why it was called Babel – because there the Lord confused the language of the whole world. From there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth.” Genesis 11:6-7, 9