French 6

of this subject are to understand the historical significance of the value placed on conversational skills in French society. It will build on the introduction to argumentation in French 5 in oral communication, while strengthening aural comprehension competences. Reading and writing will be maintained, and students will refine their understanding of the differences between the written and the spoken language and of how to move from one to the other.

• 1Demonstrate a high level of competency in the art of French conversation in different registers
• 2Show awareness of the relationship between conversational and argumentative styles in French
• 3Show awareness of appropriate turn-taking in different social circumstances
• 4Understand the status attributed to the art of conversation in France
• 5Demonstrate developed skills in French argumentative discourse in both oral and written form
• 6Have developed research skills in French.