COURSE OUTCOMES

FRENCH ADVANCED II
NON-NATIVE
(ELEMENTARY)
(July 2015)

The French Advanced II Course is designed for Elementary and Upper Elementary
students (from 7 to 13 years of age). However, twelve and thirteen-year-old students are
also eligible to take Secondary French Course if they are ready to earn Secondary credits
which could impact their grades.

A normal prerequisite for this course is the French Advanced II Course or its equivalent.
It is centered on the practical application of communication skills, with an emphasis on the
language material used in everyday situations. Grammar is taught through the speech
patterns and written exercises. A variety of activities, including role-play and educational
games, will be employed to develop students’ listening and speaking skills. The students
will participate in group reading and writing and become acquainted with some cultural
features.

This course supports and is aligned to the success orientations, competencies, and
knowledge noted in the QSI Program Outcomes.

French Advanced II consists of ten essential units. This course is divided into Essential
Outcomes and Introduce/Practice Outcomes. The Essential Outcomes must be assessed
for mastery. The Introduce/Practice Outcomes are intended to expose the student to skills
that will be mastered in a future essential unit, engage the student in ongoing and
necessary skills, and to practice the outcomes previously taught.

The normal pace for this course leads to the mastery of ten essential units for those QSI
schools that offer Languages Other than English five periods a week. Those schools that
offer this course less than five periods a week students will master the following
appropriate number of units:
- 4 periods a week equals 8 units mastered
- 3 periods a week equals 6 units mastered

Depending on the individual school programs, French Advanced II could be allotted three
to five periods per week with a period being a minimum of 45 minutes.

This course is a prerequisite for French Secondary III.

An outline of ten Essential Units is provided below:

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ESSENTIAL UNITS: (must be assessed for mastery)

E01 – Sports and Activities

E02 – Preparing Our Future

E03 – Movies and Comics

E04 – Traveling

E05 – Arts

E06 – Great Inventions

E07 – Famous People

E08 – Capitals of the EU.

E09 – Music and Songs

E10 – Reading

Suggested Materials and Tools:

1. Pixel 3 et 4, Méthode de français, Clé International, 2011 : 

 Livre de l’élève avec DVD-ROM inclus (audio et vidéo);
 Cahier d’activités ;
 Guide pédagogique détaillé avec fichier d’évaluation inclus;
 Double CD audio pour la classe;
 Version numérique complète pour vidéoprojection, tableau blanc interactif
ou ordinateur;
 Site internet compagnon.
2. Lili, la petite grenouille 2, Méthode de français pour les petits, Clé International
 Livret de lecture
 Lecture-écriture
 Lecture
 Activités
 2 CD audio
3. Grammaire Progressive du Français (avancé), Maïa Grégoire, CLE
International
4. Grammaire Progressive du Français (niveau intermédiaire), Maïa Grégoire,
Odile Thiévenaz, CLE International
5. Vocabulaire Progressif du Français (niveau avancé), Claire Miquel, CLE
International
6. Vocabulaire Progressif du Français (niveau intermédiaire), Claire Miquel,
CLE International
7. Internet Sources.

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Suggested Assessment Materials:

The tests from Pixel 3, 4 (Guide pédagogique) and any appropriate teacher-generated
testing materials related to the essential outcomes may be used for the evaluation of main
TSW’s for each essential unit. The practical application will be evaluated according to the
General Assessment Rubrics and will determine the final Unit grade.
General Assessment Rubrics

1. Oral assignments
Points Descriptors: Production (all kinds of presentations)/ Interaction (questions,
(Grade) dialogues, discussions, debates etc.)
0 (N) The standards below are not met.
1 (N) The vocabulary and the pronunciation are limited. Some basic grammatical
structures are used correctly. / The interaction is limited. Most questions must
be repeated.
2 (B) The range of vocabulary is sometimes varied. Most basic grammatical
structures are used correctly. The pronunciation generally limits the
understanding. / The comprehension and interaction are generally sustained.
3 (B) The intonations and pronunciation generally facilitate the understanding.
Some complex grammatical structures are used correctly. The vocabulary is
mostly varied. / Responses most demonstrate comprehension. Appropriate
information is provided.
4 (A) The pronunciation and the intonation almost always facilitate the
understanding. The vocabulary is varied and effective. 1`/ Responses
demonstrate comprehension. Appropriate and detailed information is
provided.
5 (A) The pronunciation facilitates the understanding. There are no Vocabulary and
Grammar mistakes. / The comprehension and the interaction are consistently
sustained.

2. Written assignments
Points Descriptors: Language/ Message
(Grade)
0 (N) The standards below are not met.
1 (N) The response is of limited effectiveness. The range of Vocabulary and
Grammar constructions is very limited. / The task has been partially fulfilled.
2 (B) The vocabulary is sometimes varied, there are several Grammar mistakes. /
The task has been generally fulfilled.
3 (B) The response is partially effective. The vocabulary is sometimes varied. Most
basic grammatical structures are used correctly. / The task has been fulfilled.
4 (A) The response is accurate and the communication is generally effective with
little mistakes. / All ideas have been identified and most have been developed
well.
5 (A) The range of Vocabulary and Grammar constructions is varied and effective
with no mistakes. / The task has been fulfilled effectively and all ideas have
been developed well.

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