Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) – French, Italian and Modern Greek
In Stage 5, learning a language is a choice. Our aim is to extend your son's/daughter's knowledge, skills and understandings of the French learned in Year 8. We do this through a range of language-focussed and cultural activities, similar to those experienced in Year 8, but increasingly more complex in nature. Students are supported as they ‘play' with the vocabulary and structures they have learnt to date, so that they can personalise their communication and apply the grammar rules in new and unfamiliar language situations.
We measure mastery and progress through class tasks, oral participation in activities, formal assessments of the four language-learning skills, incorporating ICT wherever appropriate. In Year 9, students also produce a research assignment.