LEVEL: Stage 2
SACE credits: 20 credits
LENGTH: Full year
Recommended background: Stage 1 French Continuers
Content:
Students develop an understanding of how French is used effectively and appropriately by using various combinations of the skills of listening, speaking, viewing, reading, and writing for a range of purposes in a variety of contexts. Students explore a range of prescribed themes and topics from the perspectives of diverse individuals and groups in the French-speaking communities and in their own community.
The three prescribed themes include:
- The individual
- The French-speaking communities
- The changing world.
Assessment:
Students’ performance will be determined according to the subject’s performance standards, as outlined by the SACE Board. Grades A+ to E- will be used for reporting purposes.
Internal Assessment 70%
- Folio: 50%
- In-depth study: 20%
External Assessment 30%
- Oral examination: 10-15 minutes
- Written examination: 130 minutes