Year 12 French (Level 2)
Subject Description
Head of Faculty: Miss C. Clech.
Students adopt a more focussed approach to grammar and vocabulary and are introduced to some French literature and film. Topics covered include personal relationships and issues which concern young people, Family issues and relationships, technology and the future and the environment.
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 texts.
- 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 Year 11 French.
Discretionary entry will be offered by the Head of Faculty.
Pathway
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
French 2.1 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken French texts on familiar matters
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French 2.3 - Interact using spoken French to share information and justify ideas and opinions in different situations
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French 2.2 - Give a spoken presentation in French that communicates information, ideas and opinions
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French 2.4 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and/or visual French text(s) on familiar matters
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French 2.5 - Write a variety of text types in French to convey information, ideas, and opinions in genuine contexts
Possible Careers
Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Historian, Film and Video Editor, Barrister, Sound Technician, Author, Hotel/Motel Manager, Biosecurity Officer, Outdoor Recreation Guide/Instructor, Flight Attendant, Counsellor, Elected Government Representative, Trainer, Journalist, Communications Professional, Interpreter, Musician, Technical Writer, Editor, Solicitor, Judge, Customs Broker/Freight Forwarder, Foreign Policy Officer, Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Early Childhood Teacher, Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Importer/Exporter, Production Assistant (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Primary School Teacher, Kaiwhakaako Māori, Translator, Policy Analyst, Tertiary Lecturer, Private Teacher/Tutor, Recreation Co-ordinator, Youth Worker, Secondary School Teacher, Teacher Aide, Tour Guide, Travel Agent/Adviser,