Curriculum Night
MVEC
Core French, Mlle Young, Classroom 146
CYoung@hrsb.ca
INTRODUCTIONS
Hello! My name is Mlle Young and it is with pleasure that I will teach the Core French curriculum
here at MVEC for the academic year; 2015-2016. With the allotted classroom time for Core
French, my hope is that students finish the year with a deep respect for our commitment to
recognize, pursue, promote and continually progress with our education about bilingualism and
diversity within our province and nation; specifically francophone culture and the French
language.
CURRICULUM
Although the curriculum has a specific component to explore French Culture, it has been
deemed equally important to teach the students the art of language; more specifically, a second
language. This is a challenging element of the curriculum for both student and teacher alike.
Integrating simple, rout activities into the classroom routine is one way to provide the chance to
communicate in the French language. Providing routine tasks helps to solidify learning and
promotes understanding of the basic components of language. Giving vocabulary building
activities through the use of simple texts, dictionaries, games, both individual and group work
along with minimal handouts, also supports language development. Direct teaching, using
visuals and modeling sentence structure enables students to visualize, recognize and identify
keys words within a French text that all lead to the comprehension of both the language itself
and the meaning of the pertinent text. Language development is different for each individual and
progresses at varying rates, thus patience, persistence and effort are all requirements for
language learning.
The following are the four main curriculum outcomes that will be assessed this year:
communication, language, general language education and culture. See below how these
outcomes will be a part of our classroom learning.
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Cope in a classroom where French is the language spoken
Follow and give directions in French
Recognize and use the vocabulary, expressions, and structures related to needs
in the classroom
Share tastes, preferences, interests and feelings
Share information by using simple sentences/ answer
Demonstrate the main idea in a simple text
Participate in conversations, games and skits
Produce a variety of written texts, following a model
Revise and correct their text with a checklist or model
Use simple questions for information
Interact and cooperate with their peers in French
Use images, objects, gestures, and actions to communicate
Listen attentively and selectively for information
Create connections between oral or written text and prior knowledge
SUCCESS
An essential key for student success is creating and maintaining a positive learning environment
which is the responsibility of every student who participates in Core French. Along with
developing skills to communicate in French, students are expected to foster positive attitudes
and encourage their peers throughout the year by celebrating individual and collective
successes.
ASSESSMENT METHODS
Students will be assessed on their comprehension and application of the French Language &
culture, as well as, communication through various forms:
observations, tasks/activities, mini quizzes, sentence modeling
visual representations, self-evaluations, portfolios, student-teacher conferences
WAYS TO LEARN A SECOND LANGUAGE
There are a variety of ways for students to approach learning French as a second language
throughout the school year. Some of the avenues are as follows:
engaging in conversation, participation, modeling & demonstration, actively listening
applying devious and new knowledge, discussions, using new vocabulary, vocabulary
building
Again, the Core French curriculum used in class allows students to engage in daily
conversations through teacher-student and student-student interactions. Basic communication
skills are practiced in French through daily and weekly routines. Supporting activities and tasks
help to develop language understanding and general language application. Consistent use of
reward and point systems help to encourage participation for individuals, groups and as a
collective whole are specific to monitoring language comprehension and language use.
HOMEWORK
Due to the nature of the Core French curriculum homework will be minimal and specific to what
is being taught in class.
CODE OF CONDUCT
Students will show respect to each other and to the teacher
Students will respect the classroom environment
Students will engage in French conversation
Student will be active listeners and participators
COMMUNICATION METHODS/PARENT PARTICIPATION
As the year progresses additional work and assessments may be included in order to provide
every opportunity for success for each student. If you have any concerns or questions about
yours student’s progress do not hesitate to send an email to my HRSB account;
CYoung@hrsb.ca, telephone or visit my website (under construction) and I will do my best to
address your inquiries as promptly as possible. Also, if you have any ideas or suggestions for
our classroom learning please, share them with me! Parent participation is needed and
welcomed!
I am looking forward to a successful year with your students.
Mlle Young
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