French Continuers 2 unit

Course Description

Preliminary Course [Board Developed] 2 units
HSC Course [Board Developed] 2 units

Prerequisites: 200-300 hours study of the language or equivalent.
Stage 5 French
Exclusions: French Beginners

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The Preliminary and HSC courses are designed for students who have already been learning French through to Stage 5 or its equivalent level. The student’s skills in, and knowledge of, French will be developed through listening, speaking, reading and writing tasks associated with a range of texts and text types (such as conversations, speeches, letters and diary entries). The student will also gain an insight into the culture and language of French-speaking communities throughout the world.  

 

Main Topics Covered:

Preliminary Course Personal Identity  Relationships  School life  Leisure and interests  Arts and Entertainment

HSC Course: Travel and Tourism  The World of Work  Technology  Environment  Youth cultures

Students’ language skills are developed through tasks such as: Conversation  Responding to an aural stimulus  Responding to a variety of different written material  Writing for a variety of purposes Studying French culture through texts

Assessment

Preliminary Course 

Internal Assessment

Speaking through conversations, discussions and speeches  Listening to aural texts and responding in short answer format  Reading and responding in short answer format  Writing in French applying knowledge of text types studied

 

HSC course only

EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT	WEIGHTING	INTERNAL ASSESSMENT	WEIGHTING
A ten-minute oral examination -conversation A three-hour written examination: Listening and Responding Reading and Responding Part A Reading and Responding Part B Writing in French	TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA	Speaking Listening and Responding Reading and Responding Writing in French	TBA TBA TBA TBA