Learning languages broadens students’ horizons about the personal, social, cultural and employment opportunities that are available in an increasingly interconnected and interdependent world. Through the study of French, students acquire communication skills, develop understanding about the role of language and culture in communication and reflect on language use and language learning to apply them in other learning contexts. They strengthen their literacy and analytical skills as well.
In Year 10, students continue their acquisition of vocabulary and grammar. Units of work are followed by extension activities so students can practise the new acquisitions and relate them to their own experience. The content will be exclusively taught in French to continue the immersion program started in Year 9 with the emphasis on the communicative skills of listening and speaking.
The basic aim is for students to expand their ability to communicate in French and to interpret information received in French both in the written and oral mode. This is achieved within the area of their linguistic experience and within topics of interest to students of their age group (daily life, health, transport, city and country life, holidaying and eating in France, etc).
Students learn about the often unwritten cultural rules that govern communications between friends and strangers in a variety of social settings. They also develop their reading skills to gain cultural information in the domain of daily French life.
The following areas of study are assessed:
There are also Semester 1 and 2 examinations.