French Content Development for Ghana Teacher Licensure Examinations

National Teaching Council (NTC)

Comprehensive Guide to JHS/SHS French Curriculum

This structured breakdown presents the Content Areas, Competencies, and Assessment Framework for French Language in the Ghana Teacher Licensure Examinations (GTLE) for Junior High School (JHS) and Senior High School (SHS) teachers.

Core Content Areas & Competencies

1. French Language Structure and Usage

• Key Focus Areas:

  • Mastery of French grammar (verbs, tenses, moods, parts of speech)

  • Sentence construction (simple, complex, compound)

  • Agreement rules (subject-verb, noun-adjective)

  • Negation, pronouns, adverbs, and conjunctions

• Sample Tasks:

  • Conjugate verbs in all tenses (e.g., passé composé, futur simple)

  • Transform sentences from active to passive voice

  • Identify and correct errors in subject-verb agreement

2. Literature

• Key Focus Areas:

  • Genres: Prose, Poetry, Drama

  • Literary devices (metaphor, irony, symbolism)

  • Francophone African literature

  • Narrative techniques (point of view, flashbacks)

• Sample Tasks:

  • Analyze themes in a Camara Laye novel

  • Compare French and Francophone literary traditions

  • Identify rhetorical devices in a Léopold Sédar Senghor poem

3. Oral Expression and Communication

• Key Focus Areas:

  • Pronunciation (liaison, syllabification)

  • Formal vs. informal registers

  • Social media communication

  • Bias detection in speech

• Sample Tasks:

  • Conduct a debate on "L'impact des réseaux sociaux"

  • Identify homophones (verre vs. vert) in audio clips

  • Adjust speech for different contexts (interview vs. chat)

4. Written Expression and Communication

• Key Focus Areas:

  • Text types (emails, essays, reports)

  • Punctuation and orthography

  • Translation (French-English)

  • Cohesion/coherence strategies

• Sample Tasks:

  • Write a formal letter of complaint

  • Summarize a French news article

  • Correct spelling errors in a student’s composition

5. Basic Linguistics

• Key Focus Areas:

  • Phonetics/phonology (French vowel sounds)

  • Error analysis (English interference)

  • False cognates (actuellement ≠ "actually")

• Sample Tasks:

  • Transcribe phonetic symbols for heureux

  • Explain why learners say je suis 25 ans (L1 transfer)

6. Methods of Teaching French

• Key Focus Areas:

  • Lesson planning (FLE standards)

  • Teaching resources (TLRs)

  • Error correction techniques

  • Assessment strategies

• Sample Tasks:

  • Design a lesson on le subjonctif

  • Propose activities for a mixed-ability class

Assessment Blueprint

Cognitive Skill Emphasis

• Foundational Knowledge (L1/L2): 40%

  • Example: Define imparfait (L1)

• Higher-Order Thinking (L3/L4): 60%

  • Example: Critique a Francophone novel’s ending (L4)

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