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

This is because I should of made the topic something along the lines of the course should not be nessicary to graduate highschool. The purpose of this course as stated by my opponenet is ( please correct me if I forget anything ) 1) "-, this course is not merely 'compulsary'; it is a tool to help develop a student's knowledge of another language" No argument. 2)"-as well giving them vital exposure the culture of French Canadians (Quebecois, Acadians, etc. ) and that of other French cultures around the world-" I almost completed the course and there is only one unit that lasted 5 days that teaches anythign about the French Candian culture. Mostly what I learned thier food and that there is an eiffel tower, im sure I will learn about this again in history. There are numerous small things like these in every subject. 3) "-, and while not all jobs require you to be able to speak French, many successful positions depend on your ability to speak in both official languages, especially in government services. " You mentioned that this course helps you if you want succesful position, espoecialy in government sevices. Im not sure but If completed only until grade nine it wont help you get a succesful position because you cant put this on your resumee since you cant really use the skills you learned effectivly on the job. 4)You mentioned what just some of the things that marks are derived from are. There are about 4 assignments wieghting as much as one unit each test along with an oral exam (some pronounciations are random and you must simply know ex. "ainï¿½" which is pronouced aen") and a couple group assignemt. All these together won't get you the credit because there are 6 units or so with 3 test in each one and a unit test. So if you fail this you fail the course. The exam is said to be on all the units and the only way to study is to memorize pronounciations and conjugations, if you fail this at a 70% which you can get from other things but you fail the course. "– identify synonyms and antonyms of given words in written texts" you have to memorize the definition of the words given and thier antonyms. Ex from my recent test "se dispute" is a synonym for "se bat" which you have to just know. 5) You say this course will help you if you find yourself in Montreal somehow and if you wish to learn french again, Most likley if you go to Montreal you will go to a famous attraction like a museam. Most areas where tourist visit are filled with english - french speaking people and signs in both languages so thier tourist population isn't limited to people who speak french or took this course. Last year I went to montreal to see a museam and I saw no chance to use what I learned :[ 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. The reason I said this course has a forgotten purpose is because although the course is designed to teach the language and about the french people, in class most teachers barly include those things and constantly emphasise the fast that this is nessicary to graduate and the each lesson must be memorize to pass the exam. 40% of this semister's class is failing. Il eagerly wait for my opponent's argument. Merci :)