Curriculum

French Continuers

SACE Code2FRC20
LevelStage 2
Learning AreaLanguages
DurationYear
SemesterFull Year
Pre-requisiteSuccessful completion of Stage 1 French Continuers and/or a background in speaking French
Additional CostsNone
SACE Credits20

Who is this course for?

Students who desire to explore the French language and culture further, and to be more confident in communicating in French. Students develop their skills to communicate meaningfully with people across cultures. Students are given opportunities to develop knowledge, awareness, and understanding of the French language and culture in relation to their own. Students reflect on their own attitudes, beliefs, and values, and develop an understanding of how culture and identity are expressed through language.

What will I learn?

Students are expected to develop and apply their linguistic and intercultural knowledge, understanding, and skills to:

1. interact with others to exchange information, ideas, opinions, and experiences in French

2. create texts in French to express information, feelings, ideas, and opinions

3. analyse texts that are in French to interpret meaning

4. examine relationships between language, culture, and identity, and reflect on the ways in which culture influences communication.

  • The Individual
  • The French-speaking Communities
  • The Changing World

How will I be assessed?

School Assessment -70%:

  • Assessment Type 1: Folio, consisting of an oral interaction, text production and text analysis - 50%
  • Assessment Type 2: In-Depth study, consisting of an oral presentation in French, a written response in French and a written reflective response in English - 20%

External Assessment -30%

  • Assessment Type 3: Examination - 30%
    • The oral examination takes approximately 15 minutes and has two sections:
      • Section1: General Conversation
      • Section2: Discussion of the In-depth study
    • The 2 hour electronic examination, plus 10 minutes reading time, has three sections:
      • Section I: Listening and Responding
      • Section II: Reading and Responding
      • Section III: Writing in French

Pre-requisite

Successful completion of Stage 1 French Continuers and/or a background in speaking French

Cost

It is recommended that students have their own bilingual hardcopy dictionary.

Last updated: 29 July 2021