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Intensive French A Brief Introduction

Intensive French A Brief Introduction. Netten & Germain– October 2006. Netten & Germain– October 2008. Entry level: Grade 6. September to January Intensive French semester (Math taught in English) February to June compacted curriculum - instruction in English.

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Intensive French A Brief Introduction

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  1. Intensive FrenchA Brief Introduction

  2. Netten & Germain– October 2006

  3. Netten & Germain– October 2008

  4. Entry level: Grade 6 September to January • Intensive French semester (Math taught in English) February to June • compacted curriculum - instruction in English

  5. French instruction - Gr. 6 & 7 Gr. 6 Gr. 7 Intensive French Compacted curriculum Lang Arts, Socials, Science, CAPP, Math Math 1 hour/day French Regular curriculum (slight reduction in Language Arts) 1 hour/day French

  6. Increased time & intensity Core French in Grades. 6 & 7 = 112 hrs. 90 min./week+ or 56 hrs/yr Intensive French in Grs. 6 & 7 = 600 hrs. Gr. 6: 1050 min/wk (Sept-Jan) + 300 min./wk (Feb-June) Gr. 7: 300 min./wk

  7. Research Support Program highly successful in these provinces & territories: Newfoundland/Labrador Manitoba B.C. Nova Scotia Saskatchewan Yukon New Brunswick Alberta Research conducted: Memorial University of Newfoundland The University of New Brunswick L’Université du Québec à Montréal Heritage Canada & Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers Surrey, British Columbia Data considered from 4 classes (1997) to 400 classes (2007-8)

  8. Studies have indicated that students who are exposed to a period of intensive 2nd language study show greater progress than students exposed to the same number of hours of instruction spread out over a longer time period (Lightbown and Spada, 1989).

  9. INCREASED competence in French • Speaking • most developed spontaneous communication skills equal to that of grade 10 Core French students, i.e, able to initiate a conversation and communicate in French with some degree of spontaneity • Writing • most developed written skills equivalent to grade 3 francophone students

  10. Curricular effects of IF • development of French literacy skills • enhancement of English literacy skills • no negative effect on other subjects

  11. Feb.-June - Compacted Curriculum • Social Studies, Language Arts, Science are compacted (locally-developed units for SS & Science) • many learning outcomes already met during the Intensive French portion • integration among subject areas occurs, e.g., Social Studies & Language Arts

  12. Personal Development Social Studies Science Solving problems Testing hypotheses Analyzing Generalizing Sequencing General Knowledge and skills General knowledge and skills

  13. Examples of Integrated Outcomes(Cross-curricular PLOs treated during IF semester) • contribute thoughts, ideas and experiences to discussions, and ask questions to clarify their ideas and those of their peers (Lang. Arts) • engage in, respond to and evaluate oral presentations (Lang. Arts) • use a range of prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, proofreading and presentation strategies (Lang. Arts) • interpret graphs, tables, photos and various types of maps (Social St.) • apply solutions to a technical problem (Science)

  14. What will students be able to do in French by the end of Grade 6? • carry on general conversation on specific topics • write with reasonable degree of accuracy (e.g., write or reply to a letter from a friend, write messages) • ask relatively simple questions • read a short, simple novel in French, grasping the general idea • read simple articles in a newspaper or magazine (age appropriate)

  15. After Grade 6? • Grade 7 • continue with up to 5 hours of French instruction per week • Secondary school • various models depending on the number of students

  16. How is IF different from Immersion? • Immersion • students learn subjects with French as the language of instruction • exposure to French for most of the day • Intensive French • focus is on learning the French language via themes relevant to the students’ lives

  17. How is IF different from Core French? Core French • students learn French as a subject twice per week (40”) Intensive French • increased time and intensity • French as language of classroom communication • development of procedural knowledge (language structures are used and reused in authentic situations so that language use becomes automatic)

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  19. What children said about IF “Intensive French is a way that we can become bilingual faster and it won’t seem like work.” “ At first I was scared to start Intensive French. After just two weeks I saw that it was Ok to make mistakes and that people could still understand me. Now I like speaking French in front of people.” “This course is fun. Sometimes I forget that I am really learning. I wish they could make the other courses Intensive too!” “In the Intensive French Course we have a chance to speak to a lot of different visitors to our class. I talked to them in French and they understood me. That made me more confident to use my French and get more practice. Doing Intensive French made me want to do even more French.”

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