Entry Recommendations: Completion of NCEA Level 1 French or in consultation with the Head of Faculty.

Course Outline: This course moves from the immediate self, emphasised at Level 1, to focusing on perspectives of others. Students further develop linguistic and intercultural competence acquired in Level 1 French. They learn to convey and exchange information, ideas and opinions about familiar situations and topics, such as future plans, health and well-being, leisure, French speaking communities outside France and latest trends in the culture.

Skills developed in the course

• Intercultural communicative competence
• Listening skills: understanding of spoken texts on familiar matters
• Reading skills: understanding of written and visual texts on familiar matters
• Speaking skills: communicating orally using effective language
• Writing skills: communicating in writing about a variety of familiar topics

Course Costs: Approximately $60 to cover field trips, online subscription and competitions.

The course leads to: NCEA Level 3 French

Assessment: Components of this course will be selected from the following standards to suit individual learning needs.