Year+11+Course+outline

=__ BIENVENUE AU COURS DE FRANÇAIS DE SECONDE EN 2010 __= =__ AIMS: __ = The Year 11 French Course focuses on preparing you for NCEA Level One and is one year in duration. For details of the Achievement Standards refer the booklets on the noticeboard at the by the door or visit the NZQA website (www.nzqa.govt.nz). You will work on preparing your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills and, at the same time, aim to acquire a basic cultural awareness of the French- speaking world. We are fortunate enough to have again acquired the services of Kevin, one of the French Language Assistants assigned to New Zealand for the 2010 school year. Kevin is from Paris. As two of the achievement standards require you to speak in French, he will be able to give you valuable assistance in preparing for the assessments.

 Learning French will help you to:
 * __ COURSE OBJECTIVES __**

1. Develop your competence in French in a wide range of situations, using the language skills of listening, reading and writing.

2. Use French to carry out everyday language functions such as asking for information, expressing likes and dislikes, or describing things, people and places.

3. Experience the pleasure inherent in being able to communicate effectively in French.

4. Develop confidence to use what has been learned.

5. Learn about the cultures of French-speaking people, in order to gain an understanding of their way of life.

6. Learn the skills which help you to learn other languages.

Learning will focus on the New Zealand Curriculum Levels 5 and 6: These level objectives are as follows:

5.1 Communicate about past activities and events; 5.2 Communicate about present and past states, feelings and opinions; 5.3 Communicate about past habits and routines; 5.4 Describe, compare and contrast people, places and things; 6.1 Give and follow instructions; 6.2 Communicate about problems and solutions; 6.3 communicate about immediate plans, hopes, wishes and intentions; 6.4 Communicate in formal situations..

You will improve your skills in **Listening – Speaking – Reading – Writing**
 * __ LANGUAGE SKILLS __**

At the end of the course you will have developed the following skills; and relationships between things, events and ideas; - understand specific details in contexts that may contain some unfamiliar language; - distinguish between past and present actions and states; - make use of context and familiar language to understand instructions and information in formal and informal contexts; informal contexts; - give short talks on familiar topics in a range of contexts, past and present; - use appropriate pronunciation, stress, rhythm and intonation; and relationships between things, events and ideas; - understand specific details in contexts that may contain some unfamiliar language; - distinguish between past and present actions and states; - make use of context and familiar language to understand instructions and information in formal and informal contexts; writing for accuracy; - write information on familiar topics in a range of contexts, past and present and future time reference; - use appropriate writing conventions
 * Listening ** - make use of context and familiar language to work out meaning
 * Speaking ** - initiate and sustain short conversations in both formal and
 * Reading ** - make use of context and familiar language to work out meaning
 * Writing ** - use resources to experiment with new language and review your

Textbooks: Fusée 2 Photocopied material: This will be retained by students and will come from miscellaneous sources, e.g. Encore Tricolore 3, Bonjour magazine, NCEA revision texts Audio cassettes: Fusée 2 Encore Tricolore 2 & 3 CD Rom Métro Électro 2
 * __ RESOURCES __**
 * __ TOPICS TO BE STUDIED: __**

**__ TERM 1 __** By the end of this unit you will be able to: - give personal details (your age, name, address, birthday, nationality, languages) - describe your physical appearance - describe your personality - talk about your interests - introduce family members - talk about your parents’ occupations - talk about family relationships
 * (1) __Je me présente/ma famille (Talking about yourself & your family)__ **

By the end of this unit you will be able to: - describe in detail a typical day at home during the week - describe in detail a typical day at home during the weekend - describe your breakfast, lunch and dinner
 * (2) __La vie de tous les jours (Daily routine)__ **

**__ TERM 2 __** By the end of this unit you will be able to: - describe your school (number of students,facilities etc) - describe your timetable - express likes and dislikes about your subjects <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">- talk about your progress in various subjects <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">- describe classroom activities <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">- talk about school rules
 * Assessment Week ** (Week 10)**:** Practice of Internal Achievement Standard 1.6:Writing with resources
 * (3) __Mon collège__ (talking about your school) **

By the end of this unit you will be able to: - describe your house’s location <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">- describe the outside appearance of your house/section <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">- talk about the various rooms <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">- describe your (nearest) suburb/town (location, facilities, attractions)
 * (4) ** **__Ma maison et ma ville (describing your house and town)__**

**__ TERM 3 __** <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: FR; msoansilanguage: FR; text-decoration: none;"> By the end of this unit you will be able to:
 * Examinations ** (Week 8)**:** Practice of External Achievement Standards 1.1, 1.4 and 1.5
 * (5) __Mon pays__ (La Nouvelle Zélande) **
 * - ** talk about location
 * - ** talk about weather
 * - ** talk about tourist attractions
 * - ** talk about a favourite location

By the end of this unit you will be able to: **(a) talk about a holiday in Paris ** - talk about a trip you are planning/have made - talk about means of transport (plane, metro, train, bus) - describe main tourist attractions - make enquiries about tourist attractions - book into and describe a hotel
 * (6) __Les vacances__ **

**(b) talk about a holiday in the French provinces** - talk about the location of specific regions - talk about means of transport - describe tourist attractions
 * Internal Assessment # 1: Achievement Standard 1.2: Speaking (Week 2) **
 * Internal Assessment #2 Achievement Standard 1.3: Conversation (Week 7) **
 * Internal Assessment #3 Achievement Standard 1.6: Writing with resources**

By the end of this unit you will be able to: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">- order and pay for a meal in a restaurant/café <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">- give an opinion about a meal <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">- describe a regional dish
 * (7) __Au café/restaurant__ **

**__ TERM 4 __**

By the end of this unit you will be able to: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">- describe your symptoms to the doctor <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">- understand his prescriptions and recommendations
 * (8__) Chez le médecin__ **

Revision

 * SCHOOL EXAM ** (Practice of Achievement Standards 1.1, 1.4 and 1.5)
 * EXTERNAL EXAM: ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS 1.1, 1.4, 1.5. **

__ FOLDERS __
ALL your work is to be done on refill and kept in a ring binder organized into sections for the topic work, grammar and vocabulary and assessments. Your folder is to be kept in order and it will be checked once a term for neatness, organization and work completion.

__ HOMEWORK __
It is essential that you complete all assigned homework tasks as well as maintaining a regular revision schedule so that you retain and become proficient in using what has been taught in class. There will be regular formative testing of vocabulary and grammar structures. It is therefore expected that each student will spend at least twenty minutes each week night revising vocabulary and grammatical structures. This may be in addition to homework tasks assigned by the classroom teacher.

__ ASSESSMENT __
There will be regular vocabulary and grammar tests after new points have been introduced and for revision purposes. There will be opportunities to practise each type of assessment before the actual assessments and evidence will be gathered in class for the internally assessed standards as well.

<span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø Achievement Standard 1.2 Week 2 Term 3 <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø Achievement Standard 1.3 Week 8 Term 3 <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø Achievement Standard 1.6 Week 9 Term 3
 * The dates for the achievement standards are: **

Achievement Standards 1.1, 1.4 and 1.5 will be externally assessed in an Exam in November/December and they will be practised in Assessment Week in the School exams in October.


 * FRENCH TRIP** - This is an established part of our French programme for Year 10-13 students and takes place every alternate year. Students stay with a host family in Noumea and receive extra language tuition at the CREIPAC language/cultural centre in Noumea. Organised excursions and free time for shopping etc are included in the programme.

The New Zealand Association of Language Teachers will offer you the opportunity to host a Tahitian student for 5 weeks in July/August this year. They also organise a 5-week trip to Tahiti over the Christmas holidays. The cost is very reasonable – usually approx. $2000 plus spending money.

Students will have an evening meal at St. Tropez restaurant in Parnell (Term 3 or 4).

See Ms Ramsey if you are interested in going to Tahiti in 2010, but remember that only those studying French at the time will be able to take part.