French Beginners

SACE Code	2FRB20
Level	Stage2
Learning Area	Languages
Duration	Year
Semester	Full year
Pre-requisite	Successful completion of Stage 1 French Beginners
Additional Costs	None
SACE Credits	20

Who is this course for?

This course is for students who wish to develop their skills further to communicate meaningfully in French with people across cultures. Students reflect on their attitudes, beliefs, and values and develop an understanding of how culture and identity are expressed through language.

Enrolment is subject to eligibility criteria set by the SACE Board. Students who completed Stage 1 French Beginners courses at institutions other than OAC must submit an eligibility form.

What will I learn?

Students are expected to develop and apply their linguistic and intercultural knowledge, understanding, and skills to:

1. interact with others in French in interpersonal situations
2. create texts in French for specific audiences, purposes, and contexts
3. analyse texts that are in French to interpret meaning.

• The Personal World
• The French-speaking Communities

How will I be assessed?

School Assessment - 70%

• Assessment Type 1: Interaction - 30%
• Assessment Type 2: Text Production - 20%
• Assessment Type 3: Text Analysis - 20%

External Assessment - 30%

• Assessment Type 4: Examination - 30%
  

  • The oral examination takes approximately 10 minutes and has two sections:

    • Section 1: Oral Presentation and Discussion (approximately 5 minutes)

    • Section 2: Conversation (approximately 5 minutes)

  • The 2½-hour written examination, plus 10 minutes reading time, has three sections:

    • Section I: Listening

    • Section II: Reading

    • Section III: Writing in French

Pre-requisite

Successful completion of Stage 1 French Beginners

Cost

It is recommended that students have their own bilingual hardcopy dictionary.

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Last updated: 30 July 2024