French

Course summary

Unit 1: Social Issues and Trends: Students will study three topics within this unit; families and citizenship, youth trends and personal identity and education and employment opportunities. Unit 2: Understanding the French speaking world: For this unit students will study regional culture and heritage in France, media, art, film and music in the French speaking world. Prescribed works: Short story: Vercors: Le Silence de la Mer Film: Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache: Les Intouchables. Unit 3: Diversity and difference: In this unit students will study migration and integration, cultural identity and marginalization, cultural enrichment and difference and discrimination and diversity. Unit 4: France 1940-1950: Students will study June 1940-May 1945, The cultural dimension in occupied France and 1945-1950.