MAKING THE CHOICE
Department / Ministère
Date
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Education Program Options to support
Title / French
Titre language learning
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English Prime
• Kindergarten to Grade 3: Learning experiences to
introduce French language and French culture
• Grade 4: Pre-Intensive French
• Grade 5: Intensive French
• Grades 6 through 10: Post-Intensive French
• Grades 11 and 12: Post-Intensive courses available
(optional)
Grade 3 French Immersion
• For the 2015-16 school year, Grade 3 will remain the only
French Immersion entry point option at the elementary level
Late French Immersion
• Grade 6 is another entry point
Program Options
Instructional Time in French
Student Performance Targets
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Performance targets depend upon various factors (e.g., personality,
attitude, motivation, French language opportunities). Not all students will
reach the program target and some will exceed it.
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English Prime students may choose to continue in Post-Intensive French
in Grades 11 and 12. Those who achieve Intermediate in Grade 10 may
also enrol in French Immersion courses offered at Grades 11 and 12.
English Prime with Intensive French
• The Intensive French classes use a literacy-based
approach focusing on the development of all
communication skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing)
Pre-Intensive French (at Grade 4) - 150 minutes per week
in 2 or 3 blocks of time; the introductory phase allow
students to build initial skills such as speaking in full
sentences, reading simple texts and writing short texts
English Prime with Intensive French
Intensive French – Intensive Block – Approximately 60%
of the day or 3 hours and 15 minutes per day
Intensive French – Less Concentrated Block - two or
three times per week for a total of 150 minutes
• Students speak, read, and write daily on a variety of
themes of interest (e.g., me, my family, food, clothing,
leisure, activities – sports, music ...)
• Program uses a project-based approach
English Prime with Intensive French
• Mathematics, Physical
Education, Art, Music –
in English all year
• English Language Arts,
Science, Social Studies,
Health and Personal
Development and
Career Planning are
taught through a
compacted curriculum
during non-intensive
term
English Prime with Intensive French
Combined Grade 4/5 Classes:
• Based on enrolment numbers
• Grade 4 students would not take Pre-Intensive French
in Grade 4
• Students entering Grade 4 would be enrolled in
Intensive French in both Grades 4 and 5.
• A curriculum document and supporting resources have
been developed for these classes.
English Prime with Intensive French
Combined Classes Grade 3/4
• Based on enrolment numbers
• In place of the Grade 3 learning experiences, students
in combined classes will have the opportunity to take
Pre-Intensive French in both Grades 3 and 4 (150
minutes weekly)
• Content will be adjusted accordingly
English Prime with Intensive French
Post-Intensive French
Grades 6-8
Post-Intensive French
Grades 9-10
• 2-3 blocks per week (200
minutes) of French
• 90 hours per year
• Focuses on further
development of oral,
reading and writing
communication skills
• Reading texts include greater
complexity
• Introduction of relevant
and age-appropriate
themes
• Tasks are more demanding
• Writing tasks are more
complex
Grade 3 French Immersion - Overview
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Development of the program occurred in consultation with second
language experts and school district/school level educators
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Research on effective instructional practices influenced
development
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Grade 3 French Immersion Program was introduced
in September 2010
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80% of instruction is in French
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English language arts instruction will continue to support first
language development (approximately 150 minutes per week)
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Resources have been identified to support the program
Grade 3 French Immersion
The Grade 3 year is divided into two blocks:
Block One (September until the end of November)
‾ Initial focus is on the development of French language
skills through the exploration of topics such as students’
personal interests, preferences, the school and the
community
Block Two (December-June)
‾ Students learn subjects through French in an
integrated approach
Grade 3 French Immersion
Block 1 Instructional Time: 80% French
September – November
Grade 3 French Immersion
Block 2 Instructional Time: 80% French
December - June
Grade 3 French Immersion Program
French Focus
Week
Mathematics
1
2
3
4
Number: N1, N2
(Possibly: N3, N4, N5)
Social Studies: Place
and PDCP: How People
Make a Living
Science: Plant Growth and Changes
Personal
Safety
(English)
Science: Exploring Soils
Physical Education
Mathematics supported by French
Health and
PDCP:
Healthy
Habits
Specific FLA Focus
Science: Materials and Structures
Statistics and Probability:
SP1, SP2
Music
Shape and Space:
SS1, SS2
Module Two: What is it like to belong in this place?
Block Two
Pattern and Relations:
PR1, PR2
Art
Block One
Module One: What makes me unique?
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English Focus
Establish routines and
administer pre assessments.
What makes you healthy?
Include outcomes from
Health and PDCP:
Communicable diseases.
What does it mean to
belong? Include outcomes
from Social Studies: Unit II
Peoples.
(Reporting through an
interview)
What makes a good story?
(Narrative Texts)
What are invisible forces?
How do invisible forces
affect your life? (Procedural
Texts)
What makes a good citizen?
Social Studies Outcomes on
Citizenship (Persuasive
Texts)
What is poetry?
Late French Immersion
• A minimum of 70% of instruction will be in French in
Grades 6 through 8.
• Literacy skills are developed through both French
Immersion Language Arts and English Language Arts
• In Grades 9 and 10, a minimum of 50% of the courses
are taught in French
Late French Immersion
• Emphasis is on developing
student speaking, reading and
writing skills in French at the
beginning of the school year to
help students transition to
learning subjects in French
• Program is offered where
numbers warrant (See Policy
309)
• French Language Arts Grade
6 Curriculum was revised in
2009
High School French Second Language Programs
Grades 11 and 12:
• French is compulsory until the end of Grade 10
• Students are encouraged to continue French to
ensure program proficiency targets
• Post-Intensive French courses will continue to be
offered in Grades 11 and 12
• Grade 11 and 12 immersion students are
encouraged to maintain at least 25% in French
• French Immersion courses in Grades 11 and 12 will
be available to all students with Intermediate or
higher at the end of Grade 10
THREE GREAT OPTIONS …
THE CHOICE IS YOURS!
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