French Intermediate

Entry Requirements

School leaving standard of education is recommended. It would be an asset to have an O’Level in the subject. For online lessons, learners need to have an understanding on how to use a computer.
Applicants who do not present certification of prior study in the subject will be required to sit for a level check to determine the appropriate course level”

Duration

30 week course with 3 contact hours per week.

Learning Outcomes

Expected learning outcomes for this course include:

Knowledge
• Consolidate and extend MATSEC SEC-level French vocabulary and grammar.
• Understand a wider range of registers (formal and informal language).
• Develop knowledge of French culture, civilisation, and francophone contexts.
• Gain introductory knowledge of literary texts and their themes.
• Understand structures and features of different text types (descriptive, narrative, argumentative).

Skills

Listen and respond to spoken French delivered at normal speed.
Speak fluently and confidently, expressing ideas, opinions, and information.

• Read and interpret a range of non-specialised texts, identifying main ideas and arguments.

Write extended texts (e.g. compositions, summaries, reports) with increasing accuracy and coherence.

• Summarise texts effectively, identifying key points and reducing content accurately.
• Discuss literary texts and cultural topics with understanding.

Competences
• Communicate clearly, confidently, and with reasonable accuracy in spoken and written French.
• Apply language skills across different contexts, registers, and purposes.
• Demonstrate independent thinking and the ability to express and justify opinions.
• Engage critically with texts, including basic literary analysis.
• Show cultural awareness and appreciation of French-speaking societies.
• Operate with increasing autonomy in language use and learning.

Delivery Method

Online lesson

Certification/Award

Certificate issued by MATSEC

Progression to further education

After successfully completing this course, learners may continue studying the subject at post-secondary level, or pursue related pathways at tertiary level, including through alternative entry routes such as the maturity clause

Language of Instruction

French

Exam

Additional Note

This is a revision course for learners sitting for the MATSEC SEC level examination. The educator is therefore not required to deliver the whole syllabus issued by MATSEC https://www.um.edu.mt/matsec/syllabi