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French Immersion Program

Enduring Ideas for Ontario’s new French Curriculum that guides the overall document  “By studying a second language, students learn a great deal about interacting effectively with others, because they have to focus closely on  what it is they are trying to communicate ;  what they need others to understand , and why;  how their oral or written expression is received and interpreted; and  what others are trying to communicate to them, and why. (continued…)

 …As they learn to exchange information and ideas in another language, they also learn about other ways of thinking, other ways of doing things, and other ways of living – in short, about other people and other cultures ” (7 ).

 French Immersion course literature study themes include, but are not limited to:  Gr.9 – French Canadian  Gr.10 – French European  Gr.11 – French World  Gr.12 – French Middle Ages to Present

 In Grade 9 students will:  Learn about «contes et légendes franco- canadiennes»  Explore the 7 teachings of aboriginal nations  Read excerpts from well-known French Canadians authors:  Gabrielle Roy & Michel Tremblay  Read a play  Read a novel independently  Use multimedia resources to further develop their knowledge of important French Canadian figures – activities in this unit will also reflect the tasks they will do on the OSSLT to prepare them for this test (Grade 10)

GRADE 9 GRADE 10  Français  Français  Sciences  Sciences  Géographie  Histoire  Drame  Choix de Carrières et La citoyenneté  Initiation aux Affaires

Grade 11 Grade 12  Français  Français  Sociologie  Co-op psychologie, anthropologie  Co-op

 French Program  Emphasis on critical thinking and inquiry via  oral and written communication  reading skills  Current events discussions, debates  Cultural connections  Student Connections :  text to self  text to text  text to world

Activities vary by year and student interest:  ISE Exchange Programme (France)  St. Donat, Québec  Field trips (French restaurant, French musical shows, etc.)  French film festival  French club  Concours d’art oratoire - CPF  Bilingual Conference and Career Fair – CPF  Essay Contest & Media Contest  Glendon College

 Library – French books, magazines, graphic novels, databases  Moodle or online support references  Online Dictionaries:  Wordreference.com  Granddictionnaire.com  Online Newspapers:  Cyberpresse.org  Ledevoir.com  Lexpress.to  Online spelling/grammar check  bonpatron.com

 Prezi.com (presentation software, mindmapping device)  Youtube.com (movie clips)  Pixton.com (online comic strip)