GRADE 9 COURSE

FSF1O

Core French

This introductory Grade 9 Core French course is designed for students who have little or no knowledge of French, or who have not accumulated the minimum 600 hours of French instruction. Students develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in French for everyday communication.

1.0 Credit

Open

110 hours of planned learning

Challenging Today. More Opportunities Tomorrow.

Grade

Credit

1.0

Delivery

Online

Prerequisite

None

About This Course

What You'll Learn

Understand key ideas in authentic and adapted oral French using listening strategies.
Communicate and interact orally in French for everyday purposes and audiences.
Read a variety of authentic and adapted French texts using comprehension strategies.
Write French texts for different purposes and audiences using appropriate language structures and conventions.
Develop intercultural understanding of diverse French-speaking communities in Canada and around the world.
Build strategies for lifelong language learning through goal setting, reflection and integrated communication.

Skills You'll Develop

Listening comprehension
Spoken interaction and pronunciation
Reading comprehension and vocabulary development
Writing, revision and editing in French
Intercultural communication and independent language-learning strategies

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

Determine meaning in a variety of oral French texts and interact accurately in French.
Communicate information and ideas orally using appropriate strategies, structures and sociolinguistic conventions.
Understand authentic and adapted written French texts and identify purpose, form and style.
Write for different purposes and audiences using appropriate forms, language structures and conventions.
Use the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit and publish French texts.
Demonstrate intercultural understanding across listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Course Units

The following reflects the school’s planned organization of the course. Approximate time allocations may be adjusted while all curriculum expectations and required planned learning are maintained.

Unit	Title / Major Learning Focus	Approx. Time
1	Getting Started in French: Identity, Introductions and Everyday Communication	18 hours
2	Listening and Speaking in Daily-Life Situations	20 hours
3	Reading French: Messages, Media and Short Authentic/Adapted Texts	18 hours
4	Writing for Everyday Purposes and Audiences	18 hours
5	French-Speaking Communities, Culture and Intercultural Understanding	16 hours
6	Integrated Communication, Language-Learning Strategies and Culminating Portfolio	18 hours
Final	Mandatory Written Final Examination	2 hours

Assessment

Assessment uses evidence gathered over time from student work, conversations and observations. The final grade for 2026–2027 is determined as follows:

Component	Weight	How It Is Determined
Course work throughout the course	65%	Evidence gathered throughout the course, with special consideration for consistent and more recent achievement.
Mandatory written final examination	10%	Written final examination during the designated final-evaluation period.
Culminating task	10%	Integrated culminating task/portfolio demonstrating course learning.
Attendance and participation	15%	Based on meaningful engagement and participation in planned learning.

Examples of Assessment Evidence

Assessment may include listening tasks, live or recorded conversations, oral presentations, reading responses, written texts, portfolios, quizzes and final evaluations.

Pathways

French-language proficiency can support education, travel, community participation and postsecondary pathways, as well as careers in Canada’s bilingual public service, education, health care, tourism, international business and many other fields.

The course also develops transferable skills that can be applied in other subjects, postsecondary learning, community contexts and future employment.

Teacher Support

Students learn primarily through the school's secure online learning environment and receive ongoing support from qualified teachers.
Teacher-supported conferencing, tutorials and scheduled live support are available as appropriate.
Listening support uses authentic and adapted French audio/video with scaffolded comprehension strategies.
Speaking support includes guided oral practice, role-play, structured conversations, recorded speaking tasks and teacher-student conferencing.
Reading and writing instruction includes models, organizers, vocabulary support, pronunciation, language structures, drafting, feedback and publishing.
Visual, multimodal and assistive supports, flexible pacing and differentiated tasks help students practise and demonstrate learning.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the course code?

FSF1O — Core French, Grade 9, Open.

Who is this course designed for?

It is an introductory course for students with little or no knowledge of French, or students who have not accumulated the minimum 600 hours of French instruction from Grades 4–8.

Is there a prerequisite?

No. There is no prerequisite or co-requisite.

How many credits is FSF1O?

The course is worth 1.0 Ontario secondary school credit.

How is the course delivered?

It is delivered online through the secure learning management system, primarily asynchronously, with teacher-supported conferencing, tutorials and scheduled live support as appropriate.

How is the final grade calculated?

65% course work, 10% mandatory written final examination, 10% culminating task, and 15% attendance and participation.

Will students practise speaking French?

Yes. Guided oral practice, role-play, structured conversations, recordings and teacher-student conferencing are part of the learning strategies throughout the course.

Ready to Take This Course?

$549 / Credit

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