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Each student participating in a foreign language program will have demonstrated basic proficiency by effectively communicating in the language.
French 5 Program
Description
French 5 is intended for qualified students who are interested in completing studies comparable in content and difficulty to a third-year college level French Composition and Conversation course. Communicative ability is the primary objective.
Time Allocation
Ninety minutes per day for one smear
Texts/References
The Ultimate French Review and Practice, Passport Books, 1999
How to Prepare for the AP French Exam, Barrons, 1998
In Other Words, Wayside Publishing, 1995
Themes/Topics
Advanced Grammar
Composition
Literature
Oral Communication
Assessments
Exams Modeled After AP Exam
Reading and Composition Quizzes
Compositions
Speaking Proficiency Exams
Grades and Performance Levels
Grades are based upon participation, completion of assignments, and quality of work. Each student also receives a rating that shows the student's performance level on the standard. The rating is based upon assessments of the student's attainment of course expectations.
French 5 Expectations
Listening
A. Followed the essentials of conversation between educated native speakers who may use colloquial expressions
B. Followed with general understanding oral reports and lectures
C. Understood standard French transmitted clearly by such means as tape recordings, radio, video and telephone
Speaking
A. Communicated facts, ideas, and feelings successfully in a form of speech readily understandable to native speakers of French
B. Discussed topics of current interest and expressed personal opinions, including hypothesis and conjecture, using the subjunctive and si clauses appropriately and correctly
C. Narrated, described, and explained using past (both passeŚcomposeŚ and imparfait), present, and future tenses correctly
D. Demonstrated a good command of grammatical forms and syntactic patterns
E. Recalled immediately a fairly broad range of vocabulary items in order to speak with fluency and accuracy
F. Spoke with an accent that is not so markedly foreign that it interferes with comprehension
Writing
A. Expressed oneself in a variety of modes/styles and purposes: descriptive, narrative, informative, persuasive
B. Set forth and developed ideas in a clear, logical manner
C. Demonstrated understanding and control of the verb system
D. Used language appropriate to the purpose of the text, the topic, and the intended audience
E. Utilized a variety of grammatical structures and vocabulary
Reading
A. Read expository and narrative French prose with good overall comprehension, despite
some gaps in details and occasional misinterpretations
B. Understood French magazine articles on various topics of general interest as well as
French advertisements
C. Read literary texts, novels, essays, poetry and short stories in their original form
D. Dealt strategically with texts that are conceptually abstract or linguistically complex, even if
some misunderstanding occurred
E. Separated main ideas from subordinate ones and recognized hypotheses, supported
opinions and documented facts
F. Drew inferences from reading material, although recognition of subtle nuances may be
limited
G. Discriminated between different registers of language including formal/informal,
literary/familiar or colloquial and written/conversational. Recognized cultural
implications; appreciated some figurative devices, stylistic differences and humor
H. Comprehended frequently used idiomatic expressions and developed strategies for
successfully interpreting unfamiliar words, idioms, or structures, based on English
cognates, broad general vocabulary and solid knowledge of grammatical forms and
structures