Core French A Curriculum and Resource Guide for the Middle Level 1995

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Communicative/ experiential methodology
Program Definition
Aims and Goals
Expectations of a Core French program
Rationale

Core Curriculum

Components of the Core Curriculum

• The Common Essential Learnings in Core French
  • The Nature of the Common Essential Learnings
  • The Nature of Core French as a School Subject
  • Personal and Social Values and Skills
  • Numeracy
  • Technological Literacy
  • Communication
  • Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Independent Learning
  • Planning to Incorporate Common Essential Learnings
  • Common Essential Learnings and the Core French Program
• Adaptive Dimension

• Gender Equity
• Indian and Metis Curriculum Perspectives
• Resource-based Learning in Core French

Principles and Methodology

Principles and Methodology

• The National Core French Study
  • Rationale for the Study
  • Rationale for a Multidimensional Curriculum
  • The Communicative/Experiential Syllabus
  • The Language Syllabus
  • The Culture Syllabus
  • The General Language Education Syllabus
  • The Integrated Curriculum

Approaches to Instruction

Approaches to Instruction

• The Role of the Teacher
• The Role of the Student
• Teaching the Skills
  • Oral Comprehension (Listening)
  • Oral Production (Speaking)
  • Written Comprehension (Reading)
  • Written Production (Writing)
• Instructional Methods
  • Co-operative Learning in pairs and small groups
  • Surveys
  • Journal Writing
  • Brainstorming
• Teaching Core French in the Multi-Grade
  • The Single Instructional Group in the Multi-Grade versus the Traditional Multi-Grade Approach
  • Possible Program Options for Teaching Multi-Grade

Evaluation

Evaluation

• Introduction
• Phases of the Evaluation Process
• Types of evaluation
• Guiding Principles of evaluation in Core French
• Commonly asked questions
• Student Assessment Techniques
  • What to evaluate
  • Examples of assessment techniques
• Overview of Unit Evaluation
• Observation Checklists and Rating Scales
• Anecdotal Records
• Evaluation Grids, Annexes A-N
• Communicative tests
• Examples of communicative tests
• Developing tests for Core French
• Teacher Self-Evaluation

Foundational and Learning Objectives

Foundational and Learning Objectives
Possible Linguistic Content

Course Overview

Course Overview

Planning

Organization of Teaching Units
How to use the Units

• Components of the unit
• Description of the components
• Points to remember
• Modifications and Adaptations

Grade 6 Compulsory Units

Unité 6.1 The School Year Calendar
Unité 6.2 Knowledge of television
Unité 6.3 Clothing
Unité 6.4 Physical Surroundings (the house)

Grade 6 Optional Units

Unité 6.5 Clothing and Consumer Practices
Unité 6.6 Extra-Curricular Activites
Unité 6.7 Knowledge of clubs and organizations
Unité 6.8 Knowledge of outdoor activities
Unité 6.9a Preparation of partysnacks
Unité 6.9b Eating in restaurants
Unité 6.9c Personal eating habits
Unité 6.9d Exploring traditional French cuisine

Grade 7 Compulsory Units

Unité 7.1 Hobbies and pastimes
Unité 7.2 Preparing a menu
Unité 7.3 Daily experiences (the telephone)
Unité 7.4 Daily routines

Grade 7 Optional Units

Unité 7.5a Clothing trends and styles
Unité 7.5b Adapting clothing to seasons, activities and countries
Unité 7.6 Daily habits
Unité 7.7 Practices of certain activities
Unité 7.8 Participating in sports
Unité 7.9 Different collections
Unité 7.10 Organization of clubs
Unité 7.11 Survival skills
Unité 7.12a Exploring exotic foods
Unité 7.12b Cooking
Unité 7.12c Personal eating habits

Grade 8 Compulsory Units

Unité 8.1 Knowledge of music
Unité 8.2 Travel experiences
Unité 8.2 Evaluation
Unité 8.3 Physical fitness
Unité 8.4 Biography of a friend

Grade 8 Optional Units

Unité 8.5a Knowledge of places to visit
Unité 8.5b Planning a trip
Unité 8.5c Local travel directory
Unité 8.6 Energy conservation
Unité 8.7a Participation in sporting activities
Unité 8.7b Participation in sporting activities
Unité 8.8 Physical well-being
Unité 8.9 Knowledge about smoking
Unité 8.10 Trades and professions
Unité 8.11 Knowledge of local artists

Grade 9 Compulsory Units

Unité 9.1 Attitudes toward film
Unité 9.2 Trades and professions
Unité 9.3 Rights and responsibilities of adolescents
Unité 9.4 The young consumer

Grade 9 Optional Units

Unité 9.5a Prevention of illness
Unité 9.5b Prevention of accidents
Unité 9.5c Protective behaviour during sports
Unité 9.5d Dangers in different milieux
Unité 9.6a Youth of today
Unité 9.6b Knowledge in regards to drugs
Unité 9.7a Rights and responsibilities of the consumer
Unité 9.7b Planning a budget
Unité 9.8 Knowledge of famous people
Unité 9.9 Knowledge of artistic creations
Unité 9.10 Voluntarism
Unité 9.11 Looking for a part-time job
Unité 9.12 Fashion Consciousness

List of References

Bibliography

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Foreward
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