National 4 and 5 French

National Qualifications - Courses in French – Aims and Course Structure

The main purpose of the Course is to develop the skills of reading, listening, talking and writing in order to understand and use French across the contexts of Society, Learning, Employability, and Culture.

The Course offers learners opportunities to develop and extend a wide range of skills. 

In particular, the Course aims to enable learners to develop the ability to: 

§     Read, listen, talk and write in a modern language.

§     Understand and use a modern language.  ? Apply knowledge of a modern language. 

§     Plan, research and apply language skills. 

National 3 SCQF Level 3

National 4 SCQF Level 4

National 5 SCQF Level 5

The course has two mandatory Units and internal Course

Assessment

Understanding Language

The purpose of this unit is to develop reading and listening skills. 

Using Language 

The purpose of this unit is to develop talking and writing skills. 

The course has three mandatory Units and internal Course Assessment.

Understanding Language  

The purpose of this unit is to develop reading and listening skills. 

Using Language  

The purpose of this Unit is to develop talking and writing skills.  

Added Value Unit:

Assignment   

The purpose of this Added Value Unit is to carry out a research project.

The course has two mandatory Units; the skills of reading, listening, talking and writing will be internally assessed during the course and the National 5 award in

French will be awarded if success in the externally assessed exam     is achieved.

Understanding

Language  

The purpose of this Unit is to develop reading and listening skills. 

Using Language  

The purpose of this Unit is to develop talking and writing skills. 

Writing Assignment, A French essay will be written in class on a chosen topic and will be marked by the SQA.