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Please choose a course content of 8 or 9.

Brian:

• Interview Questions:

1. What is French to you, and why is it important for students?

2. What do students get out of French class?

- What career options?

- Degrees, certification, etc?

- What can students do with their knowledge?

3. What grades do you teach?

- What are the curriculums of the grades you teach?

4. What projects, assignments, and work will the students be involved in?

5. In French class, what will students expect in terms of field trips or activities outside of school?

6. What will the students be evaluated on?

- What is the marking system (for each grade)?

7. What do you enjoy about teaching French?

8. Do you have anything to say to students interested in taking French class?

9. What do you find interesting about French?

- What do you personally like about French?

10. What do you think is the easiest part of learning French? What about the hardest part?

11. What part of French do you enjoy teaching the most? What about your least favourite part?

12. Lastly, what is your favourite French saying?

• Invitation Email:

Hello Mr. Amega,

I’m Brian. I’m currently taking Web Development 10, and I have a project that requires me to interview a teacher. For this assignment, I have to make a French News website, so I would like to ask you a few questions regarding that matter.

Specifically, I’ll be asking general questions about the course and some course content information. It will only take about half an hour or less.

Would you, by any chance, have some time to spare, preferably before this Friday, for an interview with me? It could be PLT, after school, or during breaks.

I’ll be waiting for your reply. Thank you.

Brian.

• Images: French classrooms, works, and posters.

Ethan:

• Interview Questions:

What interested you to study French when you started?

What is the highest score you had on an assignment/quiz/test?
What's the most difficult part of the course?
What is the most enjoyable part of the course? (which part did you like the most)?
Why do you think studying French is important?
Would you consider continuing studying French for the rest of high school? (and potentially for university?)
If you could change one thing about the grade 10 French curriculum, what would it be?

• Response:

He was interested because French is the secondary language for Canada
He scored a 90%
He enjoys challenging himself with difficult assignments.
watching movies to learn french
Similar to first question he thinks French is popularly used across the world.
He’s immersed with the French Culture, and he’d like to continue with his French classes, potentially at university too
He would change the content orders, as he think that French Curriculum should be similar to the English Curriculum

• French Club Questions:

Is the club only for beginners?
What is the purpose of French Club?
How can French Club improve students’ French ability?
What are some activities that the French Club have?

• Answers:

French Club accepts beginners
French Club is to promote the diversity of francophone culture, and also promoting the language
By discussions, presentations and games
Activities may include jeopardy, Kahoot and movie nights where students can discuss with their peers.

Amy:

What career opportunities can students expect to get by taking French?

-Many government jobs (engineering, healthcare field, environmentalism, public transit (airports, post office)

-Looks good on resume to have someone speak both Canada’s languages

What does a usual lesson on French look like in your class?

-Content on grammar at the beginning of class

-Class activities (only speaking French in class for a specific amount of time to get people comfortable with the language using specific themes)

-Worksheets so the teacher can provide help if needed

What do you find most interesting about French?

-Being exposed to a new culture that’s still also in Canada

-Being able to master a completely new language with a new set of grammar rules, and different pronunciation than what was in the English language

What do your students struggle most with? What do they understand easily?

-Most struggle with grammar (since it is very different from English and is used often)

-Vocabulary is decent (especially if the words are similar to that of English words)

-Certain verb tenses and future tense that connect to English are also easily understood

Is there any French learning techniques you recommend students take? If there are, what are they? And how effective is each technique for your students?

-Use a set amount of time to engage with French content outside of class (such as Duolingo, watching a variety of French dubbed or subbed movies, TV shows, books, and French songs)

-French journaling

-Practicing speaking with a friend

-(Duolingo is especially effective as it provides daily reminders, allows you to join lessons with friends, and is easily accessible as long as you have internet)

Why does Canada speak both English and French? Why isn't French widely spoken in other places besides Europe and Canada?

-Historical colonizers / both English and French settlers came to Canada (French came first but English won the most control)

-English language became prevalent all over the world

-French is also spoken in concentrated parts of Africa after the French settlers came hundreds of years ago and had spread it around

Grade 10 Course Content:

Grade 10 is the last junior year of high school so the course is more advanced and up to a senior level to prepare students for the following years of learning which will only become increasingly difficult.

The most notable difference is that tests becomes worth more. Quizzes are 45% and the final is worth 25% instead of the 20% like in Grade 8 and 9.

Criteria in general grammar is increased.