French being taught in Canada is unnessicary if only taken untill grade 9

My opponent says that while doing the course, there has so far only been one unit that lasted 5 days that teaches about Quebecois culture. While this may be true for his own Grade 9 course, it is clear that from Grade 4 to Grade 9, every Core French course has some historical and cultural courses added into it. So while my opponent's Grade may only have five days of history/cultural lessons, those lessons also occur in other grades. Going on the assumption that all grades have a five-day minimum course of history/cultural lessons, that course would stretch twenty-five days long - nearly a month. This is important to note that because this course does not have an emphasis on those lessons, this is a fairly long time to be on those specific lessons. This again, is only if five days are the minimum - the curriculum can allow for many more days. As well, history classes by themselves cover a wide swath of Canada's and the world's history - but in no means is it specific to certain cultures. Core French culture lessons are specific to Quebecois and French cultures, allowing for greater understanding of the language and culture in general. This shows that the history lessons in the Core French course do make an impact and do have a purpose in this course, making it necessary. My opponent doesn't understand that you do not need a certificate per se to prove your bilingualism. What is required is that you are able to show you can understand and speak a basic level of French with your employer, and you therefore have proven you are bilingual. For jobs that require advanced French, you may have to show a certificate of proof, or possibly write out your resume in French and conduct the interview in French; but for other jobs that do not require an advanced level of French, no certificate is required. As I stated above, the Core French course up to Grade 9 gives you those basics and allows you to have a wider range of job opportunities as compared to a unilingual person. If you have forgotten some of your French since Grade 9, you can simply brush up with the Dummie's Guide to Intermediate French - I say "intermediate" because instead of having to learn it from scratch, you are able to pick up generally from where you left off. So it is clear that Core French can be put towards skills that can be used effectively on the job. My opponent then discusses some of his marks with us, but I do not see why I should address this. My opponent has clearly stated that you need to complete many tests and gain a certain score to be able to pass. You must learn how to identify verbs, adjectives, nouns, synonyms, antonyms and etc. , be able to competently speak French in a oral exam, and must complete many hours of written work. It is clear that the marking is derived from more than just memorizing verbs. None of what my opponent has said goes against my own argument, so I shall let it stand. My opponent then talks about his experience in Montreal, which is mostly bilingual city. I would like to note that I only used Montreal as an example of a French city. In the spirit of his argument though, I will address his contention. In Montreal, you can visit and live in the city without speaking competent French - but it is almost impossible to get a even the most lowly job without the knowledge of basic French. Clearly, Core French has its benefits in situations like these. "As for taking french again I agree this will help but if you didn't continue it in grade 10 chances are you aren't interested in learning french. " I would like to note that it is not whether or not you *want* to learn French after Grade 9, it is whether or not you need to. Now my opponent brings up a good point with his last argument. Teachers in these classes often do not teach it how the curriculum was meant to be taught. They emphasize the fact that you need it to pass and wish to get through lessons as quick as humanly possible. But, this is not the fault of the curriculum; it is clear what the curriculum states and to what ends it wishes to achieve. This argument is not over the actions of the teachers, however lackluster they may be. It is about the fact that Core French studies are unnecessary - a resolution that I have negated with several arguments. I await for my opponent's conclusion to this argument, and I challenge him to write out his next argument in French! Though, it isn't completely necessary. :)