Year 13 French (Level 3)
Subject Description
Head of Faculty: Miss C. Clech.
Students develop the ability to express themselves more fully in the language. Students look in depth at topics such as: Social Problems, New Zealand the famous French novel ‘Le Petit Prince’ by St Exupéry and a film study “Intouchables”. Students also read a comic book about the life of Madeleine Sophie Barat.
Students learn to use language variably and effectively to express and justify their own ideas and opinions and support or challenge those of others. They learn to use and identify the linguistic and cultural forms that guide interpretation and enable them to respond critically to texts.
- Communicate information, ideas and opinions through increasingly complex and varied texts.
- Explore the views of others, developing and sharing personal perspectives.
- Engage in sustained interaction and produce extended text.
- Analyse ways in which the target language is organised in different texts and for different purposes.
- Explore how linguistic meaning is conveyed across languages.
- Analyse ways in which the target culture is organised for different purposes and for different audiences.
- Analyse how the use of the target language expresses cultural meanings.
Prerequisites
Preference will be given to students who have gained credits in Level 2 French.
Discretionary entry will be offered by the Head of Faculty.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
French 3.1 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended spoken French texts
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French 3.2 - Give a clear spoken presentation in French that communicates a critical response to stimulus material
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French 3.3 - Interact clearly using spoken French to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives in different situations
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French 3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended written and/or visual French texts
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French 3.5 - Write a variety of text types in clear French to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 24
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
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