FRENCH LANGUAGE FORM TWO NATIONAL ASSESSMENT (FTNA) FORMAT

FRENCH LANGUAGE FORM TWO NATIONAL ASSESSMENT (FTNA) FORMAT

023 FRENCH LANGUAGE

1.0 INTRODUCTION

The 2021 French Language Assessment Format for the Form Two National Assessment is a revised version of a format issued by the National Examination Council of Tanzania (NECTA) in 2017.

The format has been prepared based on the French Language Syllabus for Ordinary Secondary Education issued in 2005.

Improvements in this revised format include changing the assessment rubric and including a table of specifications.

However, there is no other change in the assessment content.

2.0 GENERAL OBJECTIVES

The assessment will generally test the extent to which students are able to:

2.1 communicate in the French language in various situations effectively;

2.2 read and write simple French texts correctly;

2.3 express feelings and attitudes in simple French; and

2.4 use correct vocabularies in appropriate situations.

3.0 GENERAL COMPETENCIES

The assessment will test the students’ ability to:

3.1 read and understand simple texts written in the French language;

3.2 use the French language for communication in various situations; and

3.3 express themselves correctly in the written French language.

4.0 ASSESSMENT RUBRIC

The French Language assessment will consist of one (1) paper, which will take 1 2 2 hours.

The paper will comprise sections A, B and C with a total of 10 questions. Students will be required to answer all the questions, which will weigh a total of 100 marks.

Section A will have two (2) questions. Question 1 will be a multiplechoice question with 10 items.

Each item will carry one (1) mark, making a total of 10 marks. Question 2 will be a matching items question with five (5) items.

Each item will carry one (1) mark, making a total of five (5) marks. This section will weigh a total of 15 marks.

Section B will consist of seven (7) short answer questions. Each question will carry 10 marks, making a total of 70 marks.

Section C will consist of one (1) question on the composition, which will carry 15 marks.

5.0 ASSESSMENT CONTENTS

The following topics will be assessed:

<> Greetings and saying goodbye

<> Introducing yourself and others

<> Talking about things surrounding us/characterising things and people

<> Expressing quantity/ Telling time

<> Expressing habits/routines/ feelings

<> Talking about dates Talking about past events

<> Expressing comparisons

<> Giving permission, order and refusing

<> Localising places