| French I
COURSE TITLE: French I
LENGTH OF COURSE: One Year
TYPE OF CREDIT: Foreign Language (10 credits)
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12 (Freshmen Preferred)
PREREQUISITES: None
TEXTBOOK:
Bienvenue, Conrad J. Schmitt & Katia Brillie Lutz, Glencoe/McGraw Hill, 1998 Edition, ISBN 0-02-636678-9
REFERENCE MATERIALS:
501 French Verbs, Christopher Kendris, Barron's Educational Series, 1997, ISBN 081209281-3
Larousse's French/English-English/French Dictionary, Margarite-Marie Dubois, Simon & Schuster, 1998, ISBN 0671-45851-5
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed primarily for the non-native speaker of French. It is designed to facilitate the acquisition of the target language by using the most current teaching techniques. The pace of the class and manner of instruction of the material is designed exclusively for the needs of the non-native speaker. 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 the following topics of study: Salutations; Friends; Family; School; Home; Community; Travel; Leisure Activities; Clothing; Stores; Animals; Time; Weather; Celebrations; Restaurant; Food; Geography; Health; and Environment.
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.
Interpretive Communication
Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
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 only are 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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