Prerequisite Chart for French as a Second Language, Grades 9-12
Core French - Top
FSF1D1 Core French, Grade 9, Academic
This course emphasizes the further development of oral communication, reading, and writing skills. Students will build on and apply their knowledge of French while exploring a variety of themes, such as relationships, social trends, and careers. Thematic readings, which include a selection of short stories, articles, and poems, will serve as stepping-stones to oral and written activities.
FSF1P1 Core French, Grade 9, Applied
This course emphasizes the concurrent development of oral communication, reading, and writing skills, using a broad-based theme such as the media. Students will enhance their ability to understand and speak French through conversations, discussions, and presentations. They will also read short stories, articles, poems, and songs, and write brief descriptions, letters, dialogues, and invitations.
FSF2D1 Core French, Grade 10, Academic
This course enables students to increase their knowledge of the French language, further develop their language skills, and deepen their understanding and appreciation of francophone culture around the world. Exploring a variety of themes, students will develop and apply critical thinking skills in discussion, in their analysis and interpretation of texts, and in their own writing.
Prerequisite: FSF1D1 or FSF1P1
FSF2P1 Core French, Grade 10, Applied
This course emphasizes the further development of oral communication, reading, and writing skills using a broad-based theme such as adolescence. Students will expand their knowledge of French by studying a series of theme-related topics, such as students’ rights and responsibilities, relationships with peers and adults, and part-time jobs.
Prerequisite: FSF1D1 or FSF1P1
FSF3U1 Core French, Grade 11, University Preparation
This course draws on a variety of themes to promote extensive development of reading and writing skills and to reinforce oral communication skills. Students will gain a greater understanding of French-speaking cultures in Canada and around the world through their reading of a variety of materials, including a short novel or a play. Students will produce various written assignments, including a formal essay. The use of correct grammar and appropriate language conventions in both spoken and written French will be emphasized throughout the course.
Prerequisite: FSF2D1
FSF3O1 Core French, Grade 11, Open
This course draws on a broad theme, such as leisure activities, to develop oral communication, reading, and writing skills. Students will give presentations, read a selection of short stories and articles, and produce a variety of written assignments. The use of correct grammar and appropriate language conventions in both spoken and written French will be emphasized throughout the course.
Prerequisite: FSF2D1 or FSF2P1
FSF4U1 Core French, Grade 12, University Preparation
This course draws on a variety of themes to promote extensive development of French- language skills. Students will consolidate their oral skills as they discuss literature, culture, and current issues. They will read a variety of texts and will write a formal essay. The use of correct grammar and appropriate language conventions in both spoken and written French will be emphasized throughout the course.
Prerequisite: FSF3U1
FSF4O1 Core French, Grade 12, Open
This course focuses on the development of French-language skills that students can use in the business world or the workplace. Students will give presentations, read a selection of materials appropriate to the topics under study, and produce a variety of written assignments. The use of correct grammar and appropriate language conventions in both spoken and written French will be emphasized throughout the course.
Prerequisite: FSF3U1 or FSF3O1
Extended French - Top
FEF1D1 Extended French, Grade 9, Academic
This course emphasizes the expansion of students’ oral communication, reading, and writing skills through the study of themes that reflect their interests. Students will apply their knowledge of French in discussions, debates, dramatizations, and oral presentations. Students will read and write in a variety of genres (e.g., poems, articles, brochures) and study at least one short novel intended for a French-speaking audience.
FEF2D1 Extended French, Grade 10, Academic
This course emphasizes the continued development and refinement of students’ oral communication, reading, and writing skills as they explore a variety of themes. Students will expand their knowledge and appreciation of francophone culture through the study and interpretation of novels, poems, and plays intended for a French-speaking audience.
Prerequisite: FEF1D1 or FIF1D1
FEF3U1 Extended French, Grade 11, University Preparation
This course focuses on developing French-language skills through the study of Canadian francophone authors. Students will analyse a range of works and produce written assignments in a variety of genres, including the formal essay. The use of correct grammar and appropriate language conventions in both spoken and written French will be emphasized throughout the course.
Prerequisite: FEF2D1
FEF4U1 Extended French, Grade 12, University Preparation
This course emphasizes the refinement of French-language skills through the study of Canadian and international francophone literature. Students will interpret literary works, produce written assignments in a variety of genres, and conduct research on a major topic for a written and oral presentation. The use of correct grammar and appropriate language conventions in both spoken and written French will be emphasized throughout the course.
Prerequisite: FEF3U1
French Immersion - Top
FIF1D1 French Immersion, Grade 9, Academic
This course enables students to enhance their knowledge of the French language and to further develop their language skills through the study of twentieth-century North American francophone literature and culture. Students will participate in oral communication, reading, and writing activities as they study an authentic novel and selected authentic poems, legends, songs, films, and newspaper articles from French-speaking parts of North America.
FIF2D1 French Immersion, Grade 10, Academic
This course enables students to increase their knowledge of the French language and to further develop their language skills through the study of twentieth-century European francophone literature and culture. Students will participate in oral communication, reading, and writing activities based on a variety of French literary and media works. They will study at least one novel and a selection of poems, short stories, films, plays, and newspaper and magazine articles.
Prerequisite: FIF1D1
FIF3U1 French Immersion, Grade 11, University Preparation
This course develops knowledge and language skills through the study of francophone literature and culture from around the world. Students will study novels, plays, poems, short stories, films, and non-fiction works and produce written assignments in a variety of forms, including critiques and précis. They will also write a formal research essay. The use of correct grammar and appropriate language conventions in both spoken and written French will be emphasized throughout the course.
Prerequisite: FIF2D1
FIF4U1 French Immersion, Grade 12, University Preparation
This course provides for extensive study of French literature and culture from the Middle Ages to the present. Students will study novels, plays, poems, films, and non-fiction works produced in various historical periods, and will write a formal research paper. The use of correct grammar and appropriate language conventions in both spoken and written French will be emphasized throughout the course.
Prerequisite: FIF3U1
