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AC9LF10U03
Understanding systems of language
reflect on and evaluate French texts, using metalanguage to analyse language structures and features
Elaborations
- AC9LF10U03_E1explaining grammatical forms (present perfect, conditional tense, relative and emphatic pronouns, impersonal expressions), using metalanguage
- AC9LF10U03_E2<p>describing and explaining grammatical concepts using metalanguage, for example, <em>futur simple and futur proche, </em>understanding when to use<em> le passé composé and l’imparfait,</em> comparing with equivalent English terms</p>
- AC9LF10U03_E3<p>explaining the meaning of nature and content (<em>le fond et la forme</em>) of texts from different sources such as travel brochure, text about the venues combined with reviews by visitors</p>
- AC9LF10U03_E4discussing the use of personal pronouns, imperative/interrogative verb moods and emotive language in advertisements, identifying how grammatical choices, words and images combine in a text to achieve particular intentions and effects
- AC9LF10U03_E5<p>interpreting, explaining and using textual conventions popular with young French speakers, for example, the use of contractions, abbreviations and acronyms in text messaging, for example, ‘<em>bjr</em>’ for <em>bonjour,</em> ‘<em>A</em>+’ for <em>à plus</em>, ‘<em>biz</em>’ for <em>bisous;</em> the use of <em>verlan</em>, for example, <em>la teuf, la meuf, ouf</em> and slang, for example, <em>la bagnole, la flotte, les flics</em></p>
- AC9LF10U03_E6using metalanguage to compare French and English versions of a text with easily recognisable language features, for example, a love song, recipe or horoscope, recognising differences or similarities in imagery or focus that might be culturally significant
- AC9LF10U03_E7<p>talking about how imaginative texts use structure, language and mood to build action, develop character and position the reader, using modelled descriptive and analytic language, for example, <em>Les adjectifs et les adverbes sont très évocateurs; Il y a un rythme qui crée une atmosphère triste; La voix du narrateur calme le lecteur.</em></p>
- AC9LF10U03_E8<p>analysing how texts (advertisements, letters to the editor, dating apps, <em>les petites annonces</em>, etc.) use persuasive language techniques such as personal pronouns, emotive language, alliteration, the rule of 3, rhetorical questions, and images to achieve their purpose and suit the context</p>
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