French (FSF4U)

By the end of this course, students will:

• Listening to Understand:
  determine meaning in a variety of authentic and adapted oral French texts, using a range of listening strategies.
• Listening to Interact: interpret messages accurately while interacting in French for a variety of purposes and with diverse audiences.
• Intercultural Understanding: demonstrate an understanding of information in oral French texts about aspects of culture in diverse French-speaking communities and other communities around the world, and of French sociolinguistic conventions used in a variety of situations and communities.

By the end of this course, students will:

• Speaking to Communicate:
  communicate information and ideas orally in French, using a variety of speaking strategies, appropriate language structures, and language appropriate to the purpose and audience.
• Speaking to Interact: participate in spoken interactions in French for a variety of purposes and with diverse audiences.
• Intercultural Understanding: in their spoken communications, demonstrate an awareness of aspects of culture in diverse French-speaking communities and other communities around the world, and of the appropriate use of French sociolinguistic conventions in a variety of situations.

By the end of this course, students will:

• Reading Comprehension:
  determine meaning in a variety of authentic and adapted French texts, using a range of reading comprehension strategies.
• CPurpose, Form, and Style: identify the purpose(s), characteristics, and aspects of style of a variety of authentic and adapted text forms in French, including fictional, informational, graphic, and media forms.
• Intercultural Understanding: demonstrate an understanding of information in French texts about aspects of culture in diverse French-speaking communities and other communities around the world, and of French sociolinguistic conventions used in a variety of situations and communities.

By the end of this course, students will:

• Purpose, Audience, and Form:
  write French texts for different purposes and audiences, using a variety of forms and knowledge of language structures and conventions of written French appropriate for this level.
• The Writing Process: use the stages of the writing process – including pre-writing, producing drafts, revising, editing, and publishing – to develop and organize content,clarify ideas and expression, correct errors, and present their work effectively
• Intercultural Understanding: in their written work, demonstrate an awareness of aspects of culture in diverse French- speaking communities and
  other communities around the world, and of the appropriate use of French sociolinguistic conventions in a variety of situations.