French Immersion

Prerequisite:  Grade 7 French Immersion

This course develops skills and concepts from the Français Sciences Humaines curriculum giving students an integrated understanding of personal expression, human experience and cultural development while communicating in French.  Students participate as active learners in a co-operative French learning environment.  This course is conducted entirely in French.

This course is part of the BYOL (Bring Your Own Laptop) program. Please bring a laptop daily to class. This laptop should be yours and not a shared device.  Cell phones will not be used.  If you do not have access to a laptop that you can bring to school daily, please contact Mr. Juteau at sjuteau@sd35.bc.ca to register for a school appointed laptop.

Prerequisite:  Grade 7 French Immersion

This course develops skills and concepts from the Sciences Naturelles curriculum giving students an in-depth understanding of scientific knowledge through hands-on experiences.  New vocabulary will be introduced throughout the course; a co-operative French learning environment is used to allow students to further develop and apply French language skills accurately and fluently in reading comprehension, discussion as well as written form.  For course content see Science 8. This course is conducted entirely in French.

This course is part of the BYOL (Bring Your Own Laptop) program. Please bring a laptop daily to class. This laptop should be yours and not a shared device.  Cell phones will not be used.  If you do not have access to a laptop that you can bring to school daily, please contact Mr. Juteau at sjuteau@sd35.bc.ca to register for a school appointed laptop.

Prerequisite:  Grade 7 French Immersion

This course covers the Grade 8 PHE curriculum in French and must be selected by Grade 8 French Immersion students.  This is a co-ed class.

Prerequisite: All prior grade 8 French Immersion courses

BYOL (Bring your own laptop) will continue in this course. Please bring a laptop daily to class. If you do not have access to a laptop that you can bring to school daily, please contact Mr.Juteau at sjuteau@sd35.bc.ca to register for a school appointed laptop.

The analytical approach to language elements initiated in Grade 8 will be continued with a higher expectation of accurate application of these elements in communicative situations.  Students will apply their language skills in aural comprehension, oral presentation, formal-informal discussion as well as written form.

Prerequisites: All prior grade 8 French Immersion courses

BYOL (Bring your own laptop) will continue in this course. Please bring a laptop daily to class. If you do not have access to a laptop that you can bring to school daily, please contact Mr.Juteau at sjuteau@sd35.bc.ca to register for a school appointed laptop.

This course examines and extends language skills through literature using reading, writing, listening and speaking.  The analytical approach to language elements initiated in Grade 8 will be continued with a higher expectation of accurate application of these elements in communicative situations.  Students will apply their language skills in listening comprehension, oral presentation, formal-informal discussion and in written form.

Prerequisites: All prior grade 8 French Immersion courses

BYOL (Bring your own laptop) will continue in this course. Please bring a laptop daily to class. If you do not have access to a laptop that you can bring to school daily, please contact Mr.Juteau at sjuteau@sd35.bc.ca to register for a school appointed laptop.

In this course, we continue our studies of geography and world history, integrating students’ personal expression, human experience and cultural development. A co-operative French learning environment is used to allow students to apply French language skills accurately and fluently in listening comprehension, oral presentation, discussion and written forms.

Prerequisite: All prior grade 8 French Immersion courses

This course covers the Grade 9 PHE curriculum in French and must be selected by Grade 9 French Immersion students.  This is a co-ed class.

Prerequisite: all prior 8 and 9 French Immersion courses

In this course students continue to study the elements of language developed in earlier grades with a greater emphasis on correctness of spoken and written language.  The acquisition of vocabulary will continue through a thematic literature approach. Students write longer pieces according to the rules of composition, summaries, reports, research and business communication.  The communication element of the course includes Francophone media, role-play and presentations.

Prerequisite:  all prior 8 and 9 French Immersion courses

Career Life Education (CLE) is a course that recognizes three major phases of career development—Foundation and Awareness, Exploration, and Experience and Application.  As students move through Grades 10–12, they further refine their understanding of the links between personal development and their career decisions. They consider regional and global trends to reflect on career possibilities, refine their understanding of safety requirements associated with occupational areas and related technologies, and further develop and refine their understanding of career possibilities through planning, practice, and application of competencies and knowledge.  This course will also offer two modules of littérature.  This literature-based course extends language skills through reading, writing, listening and speaking.  Reading materials and multi-media resources enhance depth of understanding of Francophone cultures and allow for participation in purposeful communication through listening comprehension, oral presentation, discussion and written work. Upon completion of this course students will earn credits for both Career Life Ed 10 and Études Cinéma et Littérature Franco 11

Prerequisite: All prior grade 8 and 9 French Immersion courses

This course develops skills and concepts from the Sciences Humaines 10 curriculum.  Reading, writing, speaking, listening and research skills in French will be applied to 20th century Canadian history and geography.  The course will stress an independent and active approach to co-operative learning, thinking and creative problem solving.  Its focus is the development of Canadian social and political structures, issues, and literature.

Prerequisite: All prior grade 8, 9 and 10 French Immersion courses

This immersion course meets both the requirements of a Social Studies 11 credit and fulfills the grade 11 French Immersion requirements. This course offers students the opportunity to enhance their second language proficiency through a Social Studies lens.  Students will explore 20^th century history, the effects of colonization/decolonization on indigenous populations and human geography.

Prerequisite: All prior grade 8, 9 and 10 French Immersion courses

FLCF 11 students develop communication skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking through examination of creative works in literature and multimedia, and through study of cultural differences. They develop the ability to acquire information and acquire intermediate/ advanced language skills.

Prerequisite: All prior grade 8, 9, 10 and 11 French Immersion courses

This is the final course in the French Immersion program.  It incorporates and refines skills acquired in previous years of French Immersion with emphasis on writing, reading and speaking skills and analytical discussion of literary works.  With successful completion of FRAL 12 and the provincial, students earn the Bilingual Dogwood.  This course is an academically approved course for post-secondary admissions.

Speak up! An introduction to Culture and Topics in the Francophone World

Prerequisite: current FRAL 11 and FRAL 12 students

This is a discussion-based course, with interactive classes that aim at discussing current and relevant topics related to the Francophone world. This course fosters and reinforces complex oral skills that will allow students to feel comfortable engaging in conversations, debates and interviews, and in doing so, to become proficient French speakers. Course materials include readings, videos, films, songs, and francophone television. Through an examination of French culture, students will explore the dynamic relationship between language and identity, and the linguistic and cultural diversity in the Francophone world.

This course is not an academically approved Grade 12 courses for all post-secondary admissions.