Whangarei Girls’ High School Whangarei Girls’ High School

Level 2 French

2FRE
Course Description

In 2024 students choosing this subject would be working through Te Kura - The Correspondence School - due to low numbers in senior languages classes this year. 

To be successful in Year 12 Level 2 French via Te Kura you would need to have completed a full year 11 French NCEA course or equivalent.  During this option line you would be required to work independently online and log in to access your work. You will need self-discipline to ensure that you use your independent time appropriately and complete all set work on time. Your Te Kura teacher will communicate with you online to provide help and feedback.

Learning Opportunities

In this course you will need to:

Develop these skills:Explore this content:
  • Communication skills - how to speak, listen, read and write in more complex French, including future possibilities and events which might happen. 
  • The content is decided by Te Kura, but typical topics in the past have included:
    • The environment.
    • Tourism - positives and negatives.
    • The world of work.
    • Teenage life in an online environment.
    • The French-speaking world - “La Francophonie".
  • Information Use skills - how to choose which words best suit your communication goal and how to arrange them in authentic French sentences.

  • Technology Use skills - how to use digital tools to inform, organise and present your language learning. 

  • Systems thinking skills - learn a range of patterns in the language and apply them effectively to communicate. Continue to develop cultural understanding through comparisons with your own and French culture.



Year Levels/Departments:

Modern Foreign Languages, Seniors



Resources Required

To be advised by Te Kura.