This is a Special Entry Program. Students are accepted into this course via a selection and testing process.
LEVEL: Year 9
LENGTH: Full Year Compulsory
Recommended background: Year 8 French Immersion Program
This course is not suitable for students who have studied in France and who are proficient background speakers.
Content:
The course builds on the language established in the Year 8 Immersion French and aims to extend and develop students’ spoken and written ability in the language.
Topics and themes include holidays, sport & leisure, transport, clothes and fashion, gastronomy, francophone countries, housing and lifestyle.
Assessment:
Students’ performance will be determined according to the subject’s Achievement Standards as outlined in the ACARA framework. Grades A to E will be used for reporting purposes.
Assessment contains aspects of intercultural literacy; listening; speaking; reading and writing with an emphasis placed on interactive communication skills.
Subject Requirements:
Tapis Volant Activity Book 2
It is an expectation that students in this program will sit for the appropriate DELF/ACER exam at the end of the year.
LEADS to: Year 10 French, some students might be accelerated into Stage 1 French.