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French Educational System Overview

Learn about school subjects, exams like le baccalauréat, grade levels, and navigate the French educational system efficiently. Essential for students and educators.

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French Educational System Overview

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  1. Vocabulaire 2.1 Français I

  2. les maths

  3. l’algèbre (f.) • algebra

  4. la géométrie • geometry

  5. les langues (f.) (étrangères) • (foreign) languages • The names of languages are masculine in French.

  6. le français • French

  7. l’espagnol (m.) • Spanish • The ‘‘gn’’ is pronounced ‘‘ny.’’

  8. l’allemand (m.) • German

  9. le latin • Latin

  10. les sciences (f.) naturelles • natural science • astronomy • biology • chemistry • earth science • physics • cross-disciplines (like biochemistry)

  11. les sciences naturelles • sometimes referred to as • la biologie-géologie or • les sciences de la vie et de la terre(SVT) • This area of study includes both lectures and a lab.

  12. la biologie • biology

  13. la chimie • chemistry

  14. les travaux (m.) pratiques (de chimie) • (chemistry) lab

  15. la physique • physics

  16. les arts (m.) plastiques • art class

  17. la musique • music

  18. la chorale • choir

  19. la fanfare band

  20. la danse • dance

  21. l’éducation (f.) physique et sportive (EPS) in conversation, say le sport • physical education

  22. le sport • gym

  23. le cours de développement personnel et social (DPS) • health

  24. la géographie • geography

  25. l’éducation (f.) civique • government

  26. We can’t have history without you (toi)! l’histoire (f.) • history

  27. l’informatique (f.) • computer science

  28. le cours • course • la cour = courtyard • Don’t say the –s.

  29. les cours facultatifs • electives

  30. les cours obligatoires • required courses

  31. Extra school subjects • See p. R12 in the back of your book. (The edge of the page is blue and says “Additional Vocabulary.”) • On the right-hand side of the page, you’ll see “School Subjects.”

  32. les devoirs (m.) • homework • devoir = to have to • homework = “have to’s”

  33. l’élève (m. or f.) • student

  34. le professeur • teacher • always masculine (Use le.)

  35. le / la prof • teacher • informal

  36. Oui, beaucoup. • Yes, very much.

  37. Moi aussi. • Me too.

  38. Moi, non. • I don’t.

  39. Non, pas trop. • No, not too much.

  40. Moi non plus. • Neither do I.

  41. Moi, si. • I do.

  42. Pas moi. • Not me.

  43. Note culturelle (p. 53) • Unlike the American educational system, the grade levels in the French system are numbered in descending order:

  44. Educational Systems AMERICAN FRENCH Le collège (10-11 yrs. old) sixième (6e) cinquième (5e) quatrième (4e) Le lycée troisième (3e) seconde (2e) première (1ère) terminale • Middle School • 6th grade • 7th grade • 8th grade • High School • 9th grade • 10th grade • 11th grade • 12th grade

  45. le baccalauréat • Nicknamed le bac • National exam taken at the end of study at a lycée • Not all students take le bac. • If a French student plans to go on to a university, (s)he must take and pass le bac.

  46. le baccalauréat • An extremely difficult oral and written test that covers all major subjects • Students spend the final year of le lycée, la terminale, preparing for this exam.

  47. le baccalauréat • Three major categories of this exam: • le bac général • le bac technologique • le bac professionnel

  48. le baccalauréat • Each category is divided into a more specialized series of exams, depending on a student’s chosen field of study. • For example, a student specializing in literature would take le bac général littéraire, or simply le bac L.

  49. le baccalauréat • If a student is majoring in literature, (s)he needs to score higher in literature, philosophy, and languages than in math in order to pass. • Students who don’t score high enough must try to get a better grade by taking oral exams.

  50. le baccalauréat • If students fail, they must repeat their last year at the lycée (terminale) before retaking le bac. • Students who don’t have their bac need to pass a college entrance exam called l’ESEU (Examen spécial d’entrée à l’université) in order to be admitted to college.

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