ATAR: Yes
Category: A
Course No: 15680
2 units for each of Preliminary and HSC Board Developed Course Prerequisites: School Certificate French or equivalent knowledge is assumed.
Exclusions: French Beginners
Course description
The Preliminary and HSC courses have, as their organisational focuses, prescribed themes and related mandatory topics. Students’ skills in, and knowledge of French will be developed through tasks associated with a range of texts and text types, which reflect the themes and topics. Students will also gain an insight into the culture and language of French-speaking communities through the study of a range of texts.
Prescribed themes
The individual
- Personal identity
- Relationships
- School life and aspirations
- Leisure and interests
French-speaking communities
- Daily life/lifestyles
- Arts and entertainment
- The changing world
- Travel and tourism
The world of work
- Current issues
- The young people’s world
Students’ language skills are developed through tasks such as:
- Conversation
- Responding to an aural stimulus
- Responding to a variety of written material
- Writing for a variety of purposes
- Studying the culture of French-speaking communities through texts.
Particular Course Requirements: Nil