Integration with Other Curricula

When teachers and students see French as a practical means of communication and not just a narrow field of language study, many opportunities open up for integration with other curricula. The prescribed learning outcomes are deliberately open-ended in nature to encourage teachers and students to make links to other areas of study, through activities such as job interviewing, mapping, graphing, music, or art. In secondary schools, teachers could make efficient use of this open-endedness through joint planning and joint evaluation of tasks. (See Appendix C for examples of integrated units.) Integration in the elementary classroom is easier, and may begin with daily routines and procedures conducted in French. In this way, students will see French as a useful means of expression.