Junior Cycle French
The junior French programme aims at providing the students with the basic communication skills to allow them to participate in everyday interactions in a francophone country or with the francophone community at home, and to be able to engage with the language in oral, aural and written forms. It also helps students develop their knowledge of cultural and social matters of countries where French is the main language.
Course Content
The Junior Cycle assessment includes two classroom-based assessments (an oral piece and a compilation of written pieces) and a final exam at common level.
Aural
Conversations
News items
Interviews
Vlogs and other social media resources
Reading
Basic extracts from magazines and other authentic and non authentic material
Writing
Personal pieces (letters, postcards, notes, blogs...)
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Creative pieces
Oral
Presentations
Role plays
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Interviews
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Conversations with classmates
Type of Homework/Projects/Assignments
Homework and assignments vary to help students develop all language skills (reading / grammar / listening / writing / presentation / research…)
Extra-Curricular Activities
Extra-curricular activities include participation in foreign exchange, trips to Francophone cultural places in Dublin, French cinema / French theatre etc.
Resources
IT resources
Wide array of authentic educational materials
French homework club