{"id":83,"date":"2019-12-30T00:01:24","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T00:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/?page_id=83"},"modified":"2019-12-30T00:01:24","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T00:01:24","slug":"pathways-to-the-senior-phase-french","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/curricular-areas\/languages\/pathways-to-the-senior-phase-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Pathways to the Senior Phase: French"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why study French? French<\/span><\/span> is the only language other than English spoken on five continents. French, along with English, is the official working language of: The United Nations; The International Olympic Committee; the European Community and the International Red Cross. France is a major world leader in medical research, electronics manufacturing, telecommunications and aircraft and car production. <\/span><\/span>The purpose of all courses is to develop the skills of listening, talking, reading, writing, to understand and use French <\/span><\/span>to communicate<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

National 3\/4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Two units: Using Language and Understanding Language \u2013 units are internally assessed. To achieve <\/span><\/span>National 4<\/span><\/span>, pupils must complete an Added Value Unit, in order to complete the course.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

National 5<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Two units: Using Language and Understanding Language \u2013 units are internally assessed. In addition, there is a dual purpose Added Value assessment \u2013 talking, worth 30%. Pupils sit external exams in reading, listening and writing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Modern Languages for Life and Work Award – French<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This course has <\/span><\/span>3<\/span><\/span> units \u2013 Modern Languages for Work Purposes; Modern Languages for Life; Building Own Employability Skills. \u00a0Units are internally assessed. It could be considered as an alternative to National 3 or National 4.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

CFE Higher French<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Entry Requirements<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2022 <\/span>National 5 pass in French<\/span><\/span> \u2013 consideration given to other results on an individual basis.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

This course comprises two units<\/span><\/span> –<\/span><\/span> Understanding Language & Using Language. The units <\/span><\/span>build on <\/span><\/span>the contexts<\/span><\/span> covered in the National 5 <\/span><\/span>C<\/span><\/span>ourse<\/span><\/span>: Society, Learning, Employability and Culture. <\/span><\/span>To gain a course award, pupils must pass <\/span><\/span>both<\/span><\/span> units as well as their external <\/span><\/span>course assessments<\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Advanced Higher French<\/span><\/span> \u2013 This course may be available to students who have passed Higher French and can successfully demonstrate the ability to work independently. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Progression<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A study of job adverts will show an increasing requirement for competence in foreign languages. Colleges and Universities offer courses, including the Sciences and Engineering, Law and Accountancy, which now include a European language option and the chance to study abroad for a year. This link will give you more information \u2013 real people, real jobs, ALL using languages: <\/span><\/span>http:\/\/www.scilt.org.uk\/Business\/Jobprofilesandcareers\/tabid\/2867\/Default.aspx<\/span><\/span><\/a>Possible c<\/span><\/span>areers<\/span><\/span> include<\/span><\/span> hospitality; retail; interpreting; teaching; translating; finance; journalism; local government; customs and immigration; law; civ<\/span><\/span>il service; airline cabin crew; <\/span><\/span>publishing; transport and distribution; broadcasting; travel and tourism; diplomatic service; catering; importing and exporting; call c<\/span><\/span>entre work; marketing and sales.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why study French? French is the only language other than English spoken on five continents. French, along with English, is the official working language of: The United Nations; The International Olympic Committee; the European Community and the International Red Cross. France is a major world leader in medical research, electronics manufacturing, telecommunications and aircraft and … Continue reading “Pathways to the Senior Phase: French”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10274,"featured_media":0,"parent":16,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-83","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10274"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83\/revisions\/84"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}