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

Level 3 French

13FR
Subject Description Recommended Prior Learning

Completion of French in Year 12.


This course develops the skills needed to understand and use French in both familiar and less familiar written and spoken French. There is a strong emphasis on exploring society and being able to communicate in unfamiliar contexts.

Students have to be committed to learning vocabulary and language features and to preparing their internal assessments. Cultural studies (including analysing French songs) are an integral component of the course.

The topics in level 3 are more focused on my future and what’s happening and has happened  in French society around the world.

There is a possibility to sit the DELF exam (French international exam) allowing you to skip some papers at university and  to gain UE in France. 

Every year some students carry on learning French at University successfully.

There is a possibility to pass the DELF exam (French international exam) allowing to skip some papers at university and gain UE in France. 


Subject Overview

Term 1
(TBC)
Revision of Level 2 grammar and conversational skills. Time for a review of 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
(TBC)

Film study (TBC)
Preparation for Derived grade exams

Term 4
preparation for externals NCEA

Learning Areas:

Languages and Te Reo Māori


Assessment Information

the assessments are the same than in year 12.
2 Internals (with speech available)
2 externals

Career Pathways

Chef, Historian, Audiologist/Audiometrist, Flight Attendant, Counsellor, Trainer, Journalist, Interpreter, Foreign Policy Officer, Radio Presenter, Workplace Relations Adviser, Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Immigration Officer, Translator, Private Teacher/Tutor, Secondary School Teacher, Speech-Language Therapist, Tour Guide, Travel Agent/Adviser



			
					
					Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
										

Language Perfect $20 (on demand)


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.