The Core French program will enable students to increase, within realistic limits, their ability to communicate effectively in French and, consequently, to take advantage of vocational and leisure opportunities or meet post-secondary requirements. It will also enable students to gain a better understanding of language and language learning in general. The Core French program will enable students to develop an understanding and an appreciation of the French Canadian language and culture within the multicultural context in Canada. The program is based on the cultural experience of the students. In Saskatchewan, this gives a multicultural basis to the Core French program.
Students then move towards an appreciation of the culture of French speaking peoples.
In doing so, they learn to accept the fact that other ways of expressing thoughts and doing things are equally valid and acceptable. It should be stressed that these three goals do not exist in isolation but rather form an integrated whole. It pointed out that students need a minimum of 1200 hours to attain a basic level of second language proficiency, oral and written. It also indicated that one would need 5000 hours of second language instruction to become functionally bilingual. Expectations became more realistic and therefore attainable.