Course Description

This is an introductory course to the French language and culture. In this course we will only use proficiency-based strategies that lead to language acquisition. “Acquiring” a language is different from “learning.” Acquiring happens as you listen to the language, feel comfortable with it and gradually begin using it.  It’s the most natural way to learn a language. Our class will be conducted at least 90% of the time. In order to learn to communicate in French, you must listen, read, write, and speak in French as much as possible. We will be using stories, pictures, songs, and short movies to acquire French. We will work on three high frequency structures until we acquire them.

Course Objectives 

By the end of this class, students will be able to:

• Introduce themselves, ask how a person is, ask their name, age, talk about their likes and dislikes 
• Talk about school and school subjects 
• Communicate about family and professions 
• Talk about sport and school activities and their frequency 
• Talk about parties and celebrations 
• Have an introductory knowledge on French culture such as the French-speaking countries, the French educational system, French food etc

Textbook Name, Novels and Supplies

Class Texts, Materials and Online Resources

• Brandon dit la vérité (second semester) (Brandon tells the truth) 
• a French section of a 3 ring binder (can be part of another class's binder), with 5 parts: 1. stories, 2. gestures, 3. movietalks, 4. picturetalks and 5. homework/ handouts (occasional readings)
•  a pencil pouch
•  2 pencils, so that one is always sharpened
•  1 pen, blue or black
•  a set of colored markers, pens, or pencils