Key Competences: Communication in Foreign Languages (French) – N3

TEACHING UNIT 1. THE USE OF LINGUISTIC FUNCTIONS AND SOCIO-CULTURAL ASPECTS IN FRENCH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION SITUATIONS
1. Expansion of the semantic and lexical scope on general topics of interest to pupils and relating to their personal, social and working lives: Personal, work and social relationships. Everyday, personal, academic and professional life. Housing, home and surroundings. Leisure and free time activities. Climate and the environment. Travel and transport. Goods and services. Education and training. Health and physical wellbeing. Science and technology. Language and communication
2. Communicative functions or purposes:
3. Varieties of language use: differences between formal and informal language, and between spoken and written language. Linguistic markers of social relationships. Rules of politeness.
4. Differences in register and intonation. Use of registers appropriate to the context, the interlocutor, the communicative intent, the communication channel, the medium, etc.
5. An in-depth look at the most relevant cultural elements: Significant similarities and differences between the customs, behaviours, attitudes, values and beliefs prevalent amongst speakers of French and of the student’s own language.
6. Developing communicative interactions and gaining an understanding of cultural information relating to countries where French is spoken.
7. An analysis of the French language as a means of communication and understanding between peoples, facilitating access to knowledge, other cultures and personal enrichment.
TEACHING UNIT 2. GRAMMATICAL, PHONETIC AND SPELLING ELEMENTS OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE
1. Revision and extension of the grammatical topics covered in N2, with particular emphasis on the points described below.
2. Use of phonological and spelling rules
TEACHING UNIT 3. DEVELOPING LANGUAGE SKILLS FOR LISTENING, SPEAKING AND CONVERSATION
1. Understanding the general and specific meaning of spoken texts relating to different contexts.
2. Comprehension and inference of implicit meanings, in order to identify the main ideas or to check understanding by using contextual clues in spoken texts on a variety of topics.
3. An overall understanding of a message, without needing to understand each and every one of its elements.
4. Preparing spoken messages on various topics relating to the pupils’ interests or general subjects.
5. Taking part in discussions and debates on current affairs, in which views are expressed on a familiar topic
6. Participating in conversations with a certain degree of fluency, naturalness and accuracy on a variety of topics, using strategies for participation, interaction and the negotiation of meaning
TEACHING UNIT 4. DEVELOPING LANGUAGE SKILLS FOR READING AND WRITING
1. Independent reading and comprehension of general, specific and detailed information contained in different types of texts on everyday life, social, cultural and work-related topics.
2. Understanding and inferring implicit meanings, stances, opinions or viewpoints from media texts (articles, opinion pieces, advertising messages) relating to specific current affairs topics.
3. Composing simple and moderately complex texts, adapting them to the communicative purpose, using the appropriate register with clarity, grammatical accuracy and appropriate vocabulary, on:
TEACHING UNIT 5. TECHNIQUES FOR SEARCHING FOR, PROCESSING AND PRESENTING INFORMATION
1. Consulting various printed and digital sources of information (books, the internet, CD-ROMs, multimedia encyclopaedias, etc.)
2. Planning, organising materials and the formal drafting of spoken and written work.
3. Reviewing and presenting one’s own written work using information and communication technologies.