L.C. – French
Leaving Certificate French – Langue, Culture, Communication
Building Fluency and Cultural Awareness Through Real-Life Topics and Skills-Based Learning
The French Leaving Certificate syllabus aims to develop students’ communicative skills in French, to develop their strategies for effective language learning and raise their awareness of cultural, social and political diversity.
Coursework requires students to develop their receptive skills (listening comprehension and reading comprehension) and with productive skills (spoken French and written work).
Students are required to study topics relating to their daily lives as well as analyzing texts with broader social, economic and political themes such as health, the environment, technology, education, sport, travel, careers etc. They are asked to express their opinions on these topics in written form (I.e. essays) and orally. They also learn to develop their functional writing skills in the form of diary entries, informal notes and formal/informal email written tasks.
Assessment includes a written exam (reading comprehension and written pieces) worth 55%, an aural exam (listening comprehension) worth 20% and an oral exam worth 25%.
