Course: French Language Study (2) (NCEA L1 - French)
The aim of this course is to support students in developing the ability to understand and produce more complex language.
When:
Semester 2
Subject Area(s)
French
NCEA L1
Students completing semester two will need to have completed semester one first. By the end of the year, students will be able to communicate beyond the immediate context, for example, past and future events.
In Semester 2, our course will have a strong focus on past events. We will spend some time mastering the perfect and imperfect tenses in French and refine the art of using both tenses to recall series of events in the past.
The main topics studied in Semester 2 are the following:
· Talking about past events, what you did at work or during the weekend
· Talking about going to places in a town and the things you did there
· Talking about how things were in the past and what you did when you were younger
· Relating past events using the perfect and imperfect tense
Requirements and Resources
This course is not a beginner’s course and students are expected to have learnt French in Yr 9 and 10 or have an equivalent level of language than students of these levels.
This course is structured on a fortnightly basis and students are expected to complete their work in a timely manner. Attendance of online lessons (once a week) is compulsory and all absences should be explained.
This course is largely web-based and students will need permanent access to a computer and the Internet. During their French study periods, the students should have access to a room where they can work with minimal disruption.
Tapis Volant 2 (3rd edition) is our textbook for the year. This is a great resource and very well suited for distance learning as it has a strong focus on digital resources. I will send each of the students a workbook which will include a login to the Tapis Volant website. This is where students will find the audio files to complete their exercises but also some grammar lessons and a variety of activities. The workbook also comes with a DVD where students will access videos and mini-stories.
All Level 1 French VC students also receive a membership to the Education Perfect website, a New Zealand made product that will help them learning the prescribed vocabulary before the end of year examinations.
Assessment
Students who enter this course will complete at least two of the following standards.
90879
Give a spoken presentation in French that communicates a personal response. (Internal)
90880
Interact using spoken French to communicate personal information, ideas and opinions in different situations. (Internal)
90882
Write a variety of text types in French on a areas of most immediate relevance (internal)
90878
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken French texts on areas of most immediate relevance (Internal)
90881
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of French texts on areas of most immediate relevance (internal)
Please note that students registered in French Level 1 Semester 2 will have already completed at least one of the above standards in Semester 1.
About the Teacher
Marjorie Juhel is a French born citizen who traveled to many countries including Senegal and Canada before settling in New Zealand. She became a French teacher in 2007 and has since then been teaching French from Year 7 to 13 at Darfield High School. She has also been teaching NetNZ students for many years and enjoys the flexibility of online learning.