| Advanced French
COURSE TITLE: Advanced French
LENGTH OF COURSE: One Year
TYPE OF CREIDT: Foreign Language (10 credits)
GRADE LEVEL: 11-12
PREREQUISITES: Grade of "C" or better in French II
TEXTBOOK:
Moments littèraires: Anthology for Intermediate Courses, Bette G. Hirsch & Chantal P. Thompson, D. C. Heath & Co., 1992, ISBN 0-669-21521-X.
Reprise: Essential Grammar Review, National Textbook Company, 1998, ISBN 0844214515.
SUPPLEMENTAL READING LIST:
Graded French Reader, Deuxième Etape, Fourth Edition, Camille Bauer, Houghton-Mifflin, 1992, ISBN 0-669-20463-3.
L'Etranger, Albert Camus, Midwest Publications, 1998, ISBN 207-036002-4.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed primarily for the non-native or native speaker of French. Teachers will use a variety of techniques to further develop the students' abilities in and knowledge of the target language. The course will emphasize receptive and productive language skills using reading, writing, listening and speaking activities. The course will include, but not be limited to: Reinforcement and expansion upon the content and skills acquired in levels one and two; More advanced study of linguistic structures to enhance communication; Further exploration of the literature of the target language; and increased study of the target cultures.
BOARD ADOPTION DATE: August 1, 2001.
Interpersonal Communication
Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversation, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions and exchange opinions.
Presentational Communication
Standard 1.3: Students present information, concepts and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
Practices of Culture
Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
Products of Culture
Standard 2.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.
Connecting with other Disciplines
Standard 3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.
Accessing Information in the Target Lang
Standard 3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.
Language Comparisons
Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
Cultural Comparisons
Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the concept of culture through comparison of the cultures studied and their own.
School and Community
Standard 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.
Personal Enrichment
Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of becoming lifelong learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.
Career Applications
Standard 5.3: Students engage in activities, which prepare them to use the target language to attain career goals
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