(2-year course)
Grades: 11–12 (two-year course)
Subject Area/Course Credit: World Language, 1 credit each year
Prerequisite: passing grade (D- or above) in French for Fluent Speakers I or II, or a teacher recommendation
IB French A: Language and Literature is a two-year literature and language-based course for mother-tongue students designed to prepare them to take the IB exam at the end of the second year. Students will be engaged in literature and different topics in linguistics like language in a cultural context and the use of language in the media. Students are encouraged to write accurately in a variety of styles and in different voices, matching style to content. SL students have less class time than HL students.