Prescribed Learning Outcomes
The organizers for Core
French 5 to 12 are as follows:
Communicating
Acquiring Information
Experiencing Creative Works
Understanding Cultural Influences
Communicating
Grade
5
It
is expected that students will:
- ask and respond to simple
questions
- identify greetings and
expressions of politeness
- communicate likes, dislikes,
wants, and needs
- respond to classroom
instructions
Grade 6
It
is expected that students will:
- make and respond to simple
requests
- use greetings and expressions
of politeness
- recognize and use formal
and informal forms of address
- express preferences and
interests
- participate in known
and predictable classroom situations
Grade 7
It
is expected that students will:
- ask for and give simple
information
- exchange information
about themselves
- participate in classroom
activities
- begin to derive meaning
in new language situations
Grade 8
It
is expected that students will:
- ask for information,
permission, and clarification
- share information about
activities and interests
- participate in familiar
activities (real or simulated)
- classify events as past,
present, or future
- derive meaning in new
language situations
Grade
9
It
is expected that students will:
- ask for assistance and
detailed information
- share opinions and preferences,
giving reasons
- describe and exchange
information related to activities, people, places, and things
- arrange events in past,
present, and future
- participate in selected
meaningful, real-life situations
Grade
10
It
is expected that students will:
- explain how to do everyday
activities or procedures
- communicate needs, desires,
and emotions, giving reasons
- describe events and
experiences
- express statements in
past, present, and future
- participate in a variety
of meaningful, real-life situations
Grade
11
It
is expected that students will:
- discuss plans related
to common activities
- exchange opinions on
topics of interest, giving reasons and reactions
- describe or narrate events,
situations, or experiences
- use a range of vocabulary
and expressions in past, present, and future
- interact in a variety
of meaningful, real-life situations
Grade
12
It
is expected that students will:
- express long- and short-term
plans, goals, and intentions
- exchange ideas, thoughts,
opinions, and points of view, giving reasons and reactions
- describe, narrate, and
analyse events, situations, or experiences
- use a wide range of
vocabulary, complexity of expression, and idiom in past, present, and future
- interact spontaneously
in a variety of meaningful, real-life situations
Acquiring
Information
Grade
5
It
is expected that students will:
- identify specific information
from French-language resources to complete authentic tasks
- express acquired information
in oral and visual forms
Grade
6
It
is expected that students will:
- extract specific information
from French-language resources to complete authentic tasks
- express acquired information
in oral and visual forms
Grade
7
It
is expected that students will:
- extract and retrieve
specific information from French-language resources to complete authentic
tasks
- express acquired information
in oral and visual forms
Grade
8
It
is expected that students will:
- extract, retrieve, and
process specific information from French-language resources to complete authentic
tasks
- express acquired information
in oral, visual, and written forms
Grade
9
It
is expected that students will:
- extract, retrieve, and
process information from French-language resources to complete authentic tasks
- explain acquired information
in oral, visual, and written forms
Grade
10
It
is expected that students will:
- retrieve, process, and
adapt information from French-language resources to complete authentic tasks
- explain in detail acquired
information in oral, visual, and written forms
Grade
11
It
is expected that students will:
- retrieve, research,
and use relevant information from French-language resources to complete authentic
tasks
- summarize acquired information
in oral, visual, and written forms
Grade
12
It
is expected that students will:
- retrieve, research, and
analyse information from French-language resources to complete authentic tasks
- synthesize acquired information
in oral, visual, and written forms
Experience
Creative Works
Grade
5
It
is expected that students will:
- respond to creative works
from the Francophone world
Grade
6
It
is expected that students will:
- respond to creative
works from the Francophone world
Grade
7
It
is expected that students will:
- respond to creative works
from the Francophone world
Grade
8
It
is expected that students will:
- respond to authentic
creative works from the Francophone world
Grade
9
It
is expected that students will:
- reflect on and respond
to authentic creative works from the Francophone world
Grade
10
It
is expected that students will:
- discuss and respond to
authentic creative works from the Francophone world
Grade
11
It
is expected that students will:
- compare, contrast, and
respond to authentic creative works from the Francophone world
Grade
12
It
is expected that students will:
- analyse and respond to
authentic creative works from the Francophone world
Understanding
Cultural Influences
Grade
5
It
is expected that students will:
- identify elements of
their own cultural backgrounds
- identify elements of
Francophone culture in Canada
Grade
6
- identify elements of
Francophone cultures that are different from or similar to their own
- give examples of the
presence of Francophone cultures in their community
Grade
7
- identify elements of
Francophone cultures present in British Columbia and Canada
- compare the daily lives
of students in Canadian Francophone communities to their own lives
Grade
8
- identify elements of
Francophone cultures in Canada and the world
- identify and compare
the activities and interests of young people in Francophone communities to
their own
Grade
9
- identify and compare
Francophone cultures from around the world
- distinguish similarities
and differences between their own customs and those of Francophone cultures
- identify language, expressions,
and behaviours that suit cultural context
Grade
10
- describe ways in which
the French language has influenced other languages
- compare and contrast
their own customs to those of Francophone cultures
- identify and compare
language, expressions, and behaviours that suit cultural context
Grade
11
- identify the contributions
of Francophones to Canada and the world
- demonstrate an understanding
of similarities and differences between Francophone cultures and their own
- use language, expressions,
and behaviours to suit cultural context
Grade
12
- discuss contemporary
issues in the Francophone world
- explain how people are
influenced by cultural experiences
- adapt language, expressions,
and behaviours to suit cultural context
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