French

Instructor:  Mrs. Sorlin

CURRICULLUM

FRENCH 1

Grades 9-12

This course introduces the student to the listening, speaking, writing, and reading of French. Students are required to memorize and reproduce vocabulary, to write with grammatical accuracy, and to demonstrate an appreciation of the target culture's geography and culture.

FRENCH 2

Grades 9-12

This course requires the student to attain a functional degree of communicative proficiency in each of the four skill areas: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Vocabulary and grammar are expanded through a combination of teacher directed and student-produced oral and written activities. A continued emphasis is placed on the development of cultural awareness.

FRENCH 3

Grades 10-12

          This course requires the student to attain a communicative proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing through independent and group interactions. The course includes a more advanced study of the vocabulary and structure of the language, as well as a study of history, using short literary selections in addition to authentic materials. The language will be used for personal enjoyment and enrichment and to develop an appreciation of the Francophone cultures.