Course Outline

French is the most popular foreign language offered in Irish schools.There are four main components in the syllabus:

Speaking

Reading

Writing

Listening

Project Work

At present there is no project work as part of the French course.

Assessment

Students are assessed at Leaving Cert level with a combination of listening comprehension, reading comprehension, written expression and also an oral examination. 

Students have the option of taking the Ordinary Level or Higher Level paper at Leaving Cert Level.

In order to gain access to the National Universities of Ireland it is imperative that students have at least one foreign language.