Languages

English

All courses in the Fellowes High School (FHS) English Department help students further their skills in reading, writing, communicating and thinking.

• Students considering careers requiring a university degree should choose:

  • Grade 9 and 10 Academic English
  • Grades 11 and 12 English for university bound students

• Students planning to go to college or the workplace should choose:

  • Grade 9 and 10 Applied English
  • Followed by English courses for college or the workplace

French

The aim of the French program is to provide students with French communication skills and an understanding of the language and its culture. Students develop a usable command of the French language that can be expanded through further study or contact with French-speaking people.

By the end of the four-year program, students in the Core Program will be able to:

• Participate in a straight-forward conversation in French
• Read, with the help of a dictionary, books, magazines, and newspapers in French
• Understand the general meaning of radio and television news and other programs

Students of the four-year Extended French Program will be able to:

• Converse freely on familiar topics
• Read, with the occasional help of a dictionary, books, magazines, and newspapers in French
• Function in a French-speaking community

Courses

See the course calendar for full course descriptions or visit French Immersion for details.