Strands
Core French consists of four strands: communication, culture, general language education and language (Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Education, n.d.). Communication allows students to develop communication skills in French based on their interests. These experiences aid students in accomplishing their goal and gaining new skills, knowledge and attitudes. (Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Education, n.d.). The communication strand hopes that the students should be able to cope in a classroom environment using the french language. They should also be able to share personal information by using partial sentences and/or by answering questions, and demonstrate an understanding of the main idea in a simple text.
The culture strand enables students to learn about their own culture and the francophone culture. The students should be able to show an appreciation for the french culture, their own culture and the multicultural setting in their country. (Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Education, n.d.). For example, students should be able to locate where francophone communities are all over Canada. They should be able to distinguish differences between their culture and the francophone culture and also be able to identify bilingualism in our society.
The general language education strand is a reflection during the learning process. The students learn linguistic and cultural differences between english and french, hence making them better learners. (Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Education, n.d.). For example the students should be able to use various clues to recognize and identify words, create connections between their previous knowledge and what they are studying, also produce an oral or written version of the writing process.
Finally, the language strand helps students to gain further knowledge about linguistic elements in order to help students focus on helping their communication. Students should be able to recognize french elements orally and literally in order to demonstrate their learning of the french language. For example, students should be able to recognize linguistic elements in relation to their areas of experience and also to their communication needs. They also need to be able to use these linguistic elements to be able to cope in the classroom.
Sources:
Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Education. (n.d). Orientation document for Atlantic Canada Core French curriculum. Retrieved from: http://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/k12/curriculum/guides/corefrench/primarycorefrench.PDF
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The culture strand enables students to learn about their own culture and the francophone culture. The students should be able to show an appreciation for the french culture, their own culture and the multicultural setting in their country. (Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Education, n.d.). For example, students should be able to locate where francophone communities are all over Canada. They should be able to distinguish differences between their culture and the francophone culture and also be able to identify bilingualism in our society.
The general language education strand is a reflection during the learning process. The students learn linguistic and cultural differences between english and french, hence making them better learners. (Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Education, n.d.). For example the students should be able to use various clues to recognize and identify words, create connections between their previous knowledge and what they are studying, also produce an oral or written version of the writing process.
Finally, the language strand helps students to gain further knowledge about linguistic elements in order to help students focus on helping their communication. Students should be able to recognize french elements orally and literally in order to demonstrate their learning of the french language. For example, students should be able to recognize linguistic elements in relation to their areas of experience and also to their communication needs. They also need to be able to use these linguistic elements to be able to cope in the classroom.
Sources:
Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Education. (n.d). Orientation document for Atlantic Canada Core French curriculum. Retrieved from: http://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/k12/curriculum/guides/corefrench/primarycorefrench.PDF
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