Prerequisites
None
Home Learning
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Course Description
In French Novice course, students will explore the French and Francophone world through the units of Identity, Family and Relationships, School Community, Leisure Time and Holidays. The students will develop their interpretive, interpersonal and presentational skills through various authentic texts. They will apply new vocabulary and language functions gained from various authentic materials to develop their language proficiency by asking and answering follow-up questions, exchanging information, making conversations, dealing with familiar situations, and discussing and collaborating in group settings. Students will demonstrate what they can do through a variety of real-life related tasks.
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Acquire vocabulary for greetings, introductions and farewells.
- Describe their neighborhood, house, city, family, school, friends and animals.
- Ask, understand and give directions.
- Talk about the days of the week, seasons, weather and relate appropriate leisure activities.
- Learn about the culture of food in France and be able to read and order from a menu.
- Describe the clothing they and others are wearing.
- Express preferences.
- Relate future plans and activities.
Grades
9,
10,
11,
12
Grading Scheme
Standards-based Course