French Language Acquisition

Subject Overview

This course is designed to help students develop strong communicative competence in French while deepening their understanding of global cultures and perspectives. Through meaningful, inquiry-based learning experiences, students build proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing as they grow toward becoming confident, independent language learners.

 

Skills

Students recognize familiar words and very basic phrases concerning themselves, their family and immediate concrete surroundings when people speak slowly and clearly in spoken language through audio or audio-visual materials that communicate ideas and feelings. and incorporate opinions and cultural details. This helps them develop empathy and new perspectives.

Students can understand familiar words and simple sentences, like those on posters or in catalogs. They also analyze explicit and implicit messages in multimodal texts, recognizing the text type, language, and purpose. They consider elements like color and layout and check if all parts share the same context to deliver a consistent message.

Students use spoken language to interact, considering their role, context, audience, and message. They can use simple phrases and sentences to describe where they live and people they know. They focus on accuracy, fluency, and clarity to communicate information effectively.

Students use spoken language to interact, describing where they live and people they know using simple phrases and sentences. They can also write short, simple postcards, like sending holiday greetings, and fill out forms with personal details, such as their name, nationality, and address. They focus on accuracy, fluency, and clarity to communicate effectively.

 

Content

Exposure (August–October):

• First introduction to the language
• Vocabulary of the immediate environment (self, family, school)
• High frequency sentences and expressions in school
• Emotional well-being for the transition
   

Consolidation (October–March):

• Practice vocabulary learned in phase 1
• Introduction of new vocabulary for extended environment (city, friends, climate, etc.) and school subjects
• Reading and oral comprehension
• Understanding instructions
• Guided sentence building
• Answering questions
• Introduction to grammar and phonics
• Self-confidence building
   

Production (March–June):

• Participating with full sentences
• Oral presentations
• Writing sentences and short texts
• Reading for details and comprehension
• Subject-based learning
  
   

IB MYP Assessment Criteria

Subject Overview

In Year 2 of MYP French Language Acquisition, students continue to build on foundational skills, developing greater independence and confidence in using French for meaningful communication. This course emphasizes expanding vocabulary, refining grammar, and improving fluency while fostering intercultural understanding and critical thinking.

Students engage with a variety of authentic texts—including articles, stories, videos, and dialogues—to explore themes such as identity, daily life, global issues, and cultural perspectives. The course encourages students to express personal ideas, respond to diverse viewpoints, and participate actively in discussions and collaborative projects.

 

Skills

• Enhance listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in increasingly complex contexts
• Apply grammatical structures and vocabulary more accurately and creatively to communicate ideas clearly
• Explore francophone cultures and global perspectives, developing empathy and intercultural awareness
• Use inquiry and reflection to investigate topics, express opinions, and solve problems in French
• Engage in collaborative activities and projects that require meaningful language use
• Demonstrate learning through MYP-aligned assessments, including:
  • Understanding and responding to spoken and visual texts
  • Understanding and responding to written and visual texts
  • Creating spoken and written texts for different purposes and audiences
  • Using French confidently in authentic contexts
    
     

Content

Units of Study:

• My future plans
• Travel stories
• Politeness and social interactions
• Daily life and leisure
• My personal project: life hobbies and future plans
  
   

MYP Assessment Criteria