St Mary’s College (Wellington) St Mary’s College (Wellington)

Level 2 French

12FR
Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms K. Atkinson.

Recommended Prior Learning

Completion of French in Year 11 or very strong background knowledge (At teacher's discretion).


Subject Overview  Level 2 

The course continues to develop the skills needed to understand and use everyday written and spoken French. The focus is on communication in less familiar contexts. Students have to be committed to learning vocabulary and language features and to preparing their internal assessments. Cultural studies (including analyzing French songs) are an integral component of the course.

The topics in level 2 are more focused on community and what’s happening in French society. Our typical themes include: My Future, Study and Jobs,  Friends, Technology and Social Media; the Environment;  Paris,  the French cinema; some French History, French Arts; a Film study, relevant  French current events, and other topics that interest the class. 



Subject Overview

Term 1
(TBC)
Revision of level 1 grammar and conversational skills. Time for tenses, verbs and a chit chat!
My Personality, my Parents, My Friends and my Activities.
My Future, Study and Jobs.

Term 2
(TBC)
Media and technologies
French speaking countries

Term 3
Film study (TBC)
Preparation for Derived grade exams

Term 4
revision for externals NCEA

Learning Areas:

Languages and Te Reo Māori


Assessment Information

24 credits available. (4 credits for speech is optional)
2 or 3 internals
2 externals

Pathway

Level 3 French

Career Pathways

Chef, Furniture Finisher, Historian, Flight Attendant, Counsellor, Minister of Religion, Trainer, Journalist, Interpreter, Musician, Editor, Corrections Officer, Data Entry Operator/Transcriptionist, Foreign Policy Officer, Radio Presenter, Workplace Relations Adviser, Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Importer/Exporter, Immigration Officer, Kaiwhakaako Māori, Translator, Private Teacher/Tutor


Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

20$ For Language Perfect (TBC)


Disclaimer

All subject selections are provisional only and are subject to:

and the final decision is at the discretion of the Head of Learning Area for that subject.