8FRE

Year 13 8FRE – French (NCEA L3)

Course Option Description

Head of Learning Area (HOLA): Mr G. Charton.

Why this course: 
Students will gain full confidence when using the language in many different contexts. Studying French at this level allows students to find excellent career opportunities overseas or locally. This course is designed to enhance the proficiency of students when using the French language within a wide variety of situations. By the end of Year 13, students should be able to explain and discuss many of their own ideas and may use the language creatively. They will be able to read authentic materials and write expressively for a range of purposes Learning French at a Year 13 level will enable the students to gain full confidence when using the language in a wide variety of contexts.

French is used widely and spoken by over two hundred million people in more than forty different countries. Therefore studying it at this level allows the students to find excellent career opportunities either overseas or locally.

Course information:
Students will develop their communication skills on:

  • Certainty, uncertainty, possibility and probability.
  • Dealing with the same information in different ways and contexts. 
  • Developing an argument with reasons.
  • Recounting a series of event to inform, persuade, or entertain.

The suggested topics will be: 

  • Our changing world.
  • The creative arts.
  • Environmental issues.
  • Media.



Prerequisites

Students should have gained at least 14 credits at Level 2 French (7FRE). If prerequisites are not met, entry may be granted at the discretion of the HoLA.

Assessment Information

This course is assessed using Achievement and/or Unit Standards. Please note exact standards are subject to change and individual assessment programmes may be provided in consultation with student and teacher.

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 24 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 10 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 14 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91543 v2
NZQA Info
French 3.1 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended spoken French texts
Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91544 v1
NZQA Info
French 3.2 - Give a clear spoken presentation in French that communicates a critical response to stimulus material
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91545 v1
NZQA Info
French 3.3 - Interact clearly using spoken French to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives in different situations
6
6
6
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91546 v1
NZQA Info
French 3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended written and/or visual French texts
Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91547 v1
NZQA Info
French 3.5 - Write a variety of text types in clear French to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 24
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 24

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.