Alberta Education has provided numerous models for the study of a second language. Students at Westmount are required to begin their language study in middle school and may continue following a program of studies through high school. 

**We will be phasing out the 3 year program with the implementation of compulsory second languages up to grade 9.**

Three-Year Program of Studies in French:

French 20 -3Y (5 credits)
Pre-requisite:   French 10
Students will engage in various language experiences in the following fields: close friends, fashion, social life, outdoor activities, clubs and associations, shopping, and senses and feelings.  Students will also study present, past and future verb tenses, the comparative and superlative, adverbs and adverbial expressions, Expressions with the verb “faire”, questions using inversion, emphatic pronouns,  as well as the passé compose and the imparfait.

French 30 -3Y (5 credits)
Pre-requisite:  French 20
Students will engage in various language experiences in the following fields: world of work, trips, excursions or student exchanges, money, and roles of the media.  Students will also study the simple future, use of the passé composes and imparfait, the pronouns “y” and “en” and a number of other verb tenses.

Nine-Year Program of Studies in French:

French 9 -9Y
Pre-requisite: successful completion of middle school French program
Students will review all elements previously covered in the middle school French program, and build upon their understanding of the language with the aim of expanding both their written and oral communication skills. 

French 10 -9Y (5 credits)
Pre-requisite:  French 9 or French 13
Students will engage in various language experiences in the following fields: community, exercise, housing, activities, vacations, fine arts, trades and professions and hygiene and safety.  Students will also study the imperative, the verbs vouloir, pouvoir and devoir in the present tense, simple questions; “IR” and “RE” verbs in the present tense, possessive adjectives (notre, nos, votre, vos, leur, leurs) and other verb tenses.

French 20 -9Y (5 credits)
Pre-requisite:    French 10
Students will engage in various language experiences in the following fields: close friends, fashion, social life, outdoor activities, clubs and associations, shopping, and senses and feelings.  Students will also study present, past and future verb tenses, the comparative and superlative, adverbs and adverbial expressions, Expressions with the verb “faire”, questions using inversion, emphatic pronouns, and the passé compose and the imparfait.

French 30 -9Y (5 credits)
Pre-requisite:    French 20
Students will engage in various language experiences in the following fields: world of work, trips, excursions or student exchanges, money, and roles of the media.  Students will also study the simple future, use of the passé composes and imparfait, the pronouns “y” and “en” and a number of other verb tenses.