French: Leaving Certificate Options

Languages as a subject choice You can…

travel with ease see the world from another point of view improve your ability to learn other languages improve your thinking skills study them at third level as a major or minor

and improve your degree grade with a relevant subject for employment

use a high grade from Leaving Certificate alone to get a summer job abroad or a job in a multinational company in Ireland

Courses for which French is necessary…

Commerce/ Business with French Law and French Arts Applied Languages/ Translation & Interpreting Some political science courses with an

international component Useful for UK applications regarding Speech

and Language Therapy or Primary School Teaching (where you can study Primary Ed. with MFL)

And again…

French around the world…

French is the language of… Food Fashion Philosophy Business in Canada, Africa, Switzerland:

three important markets Diplomacy and international relations:

official language of the EU and the UN An excellent base to learn other languages

like Italian, Spanish and Portuguese

The exam Higher and ordinary level Compulsory oral exam (you have the

option to bring a document that you prepare in advance)

There are questions on listening, reading and writing in the June exam

The oral takes place in March/ April worth 25% for HL and 20% for OL

Source: www.mocks.ie

Writing section…

Source: www.mocks.ie

Alors qu’est-ce qu’on fait à Loreto? Des actualités

Les informations en France

Les vedettes qui parlent le français

Les vedettes qui ne parlent pas le français!

Les sujets intéressants

La littérature

La maîtrise de la langue La grammaire La compréhension La communication La production écrite L’évolution de la langue...