THE ALGONQUIN AND LAKESHORE CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
REGIOPOLIS-NOTREDAMECATHOLICHIGH SCHOOL
130 Russell Street
Kingston, ON K7K 2E9
(613) 545-1902
GRADE 9 FRENCH IMMERSION– FIF 1DO
MINI-COURSE OUTLINE
MODERN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT
2009-2010
Ministry Guideline:The Ontario Curriculum Grades 9 and 10: French as a Second Language – Core, Extended and Immersion French, 1999
Credit weighting:One credit
Level:Academic
Suggested prerequisite:Minimum of 3800 hours of instruction in French, or equivalent
Course description
This course enables students to enhance their knowledge of the French Language and to further develop their language skills through the study of twentieth-century francophone literature and culture. Students will participate in oral communication, reading and writing activities as they study authentic novels, songs, plays, and newspaper articles from French-speaking communities. The use of technology in this course encourages students to access a wide variety of information effectively and with confidence and to employ it in a manner which is consistent with Gospel values. Furthermore, this program enables students to develop holistic and analytical thinking skills, sensitivity to other cultures and peoples as well as critical awareness of one’s own culture.
Overall Expectations
By the end of this course, students will:
Clisten and respond to spoken texts intended for a French-speaking audience;
Cdiscuss ideas and opinions relating to topics being studied;
Cunderstand simple statements spoken in the accent or the idiom of various French-speaking regions in North America;
Cuse appropriate language conventions during oral communication activities
Cread a variety of materials intended for a French-speaking audience;
Cgather information for different purposes from a variety of sources and apply it in other contexts;
Cread literary works and other authentic texts to acquire an understanding of the cultures of French-speaking people;
Cidentify and understand language conventions used in their reading material.
Ccommunicate ideas and opinions clearly and coherently, choosing a form appropriate to the context;
Cwrite in a variety of forms, adjusting the language to suit the audience;
Cidentify and use appropriate language conventions in their written work.
Resources
CParlons Grammaire
CLa Valise d’Hana
CCarmen en Fugue Mineure
CCommunication Plus 2
Cautres ressources choisis par le professeur
Students in the French Immersion program should have their own French/English Dictionary, Bescherelle, French Language Dictionary.
Reporting of Student Achievement
Seventy percent of the final grade will be based on the student’s most consistent level of summative assessments taken throughout the course (with special consideration for most recent assessments) and thirty percent of the grade will be based on a culminating task and a final examination. Please refer to the Regiopolis-Notre Dame Assessment and Evaluation Guideline.
Assessment Practices/Tools
The teacher will use a variety of evaluation and assessment strategies including: checklists, conferences, interviews, questionnaires, observation, tests, exploration of responses to written material, multi-graph texts, reports, letters, dramatizations, simulations, language lab, daily classroom interaction. Students are encouraged to become responsible independent thinkers and should demonstrate academic integrity in all classes.
Expectations
Students are asked to be prepared, be respectful, do the assigned course work, speak only in French and to be in full uniform.
Remember that in order to learn a second language, it is helpful to:
Cspeak the language at all times in class
Clisten carefully at all times
Cwatch French programs on television
Cread French newspapers and/or magazines
Ccommunicate with French-speaking students through the Internet
Ctravel to French-speaking regions of the world
Cdo all assigned homework including weekly review of notes
Cstudy for all tests and quizzes
Extra Help
Extra help is always a pleasure. Students can make an appointment before school, at lunch or after school. If parents have any questions or concerns, they can contact the instructor at school at 545-1902. Bienvenu(e) au cours!