Foundations of French

In Foundations of French, students will continue to develop their language skills through reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Vocabulary will be taught through stories and accessible texts chosen around the themes of each one-term class. The class will be driven by comprehensible input; in other words, listening and reading that is understandable. Through readings and research students will also expand their cultural understanding of France and the Francophone world. Students completing this class will be able to comfortably use verbs in the passé composé and imperfect, direct and indirect pronouns, reflexive verbs, some relative pronouns and negative expressions. Students will show the language that they can produce creatively through writing assignments, videos and projects.

Prerequisites: French 1 or equivalent and Departmental Recommendation Required.

Course topics are briefly outlined below.

Everyday Life: Students will get a chance to compare their lives to those of French and Francophone teens today. By the end of the term, students should be comfortable describing their daily lives, from simple morning routines to hobbies and habits.

French through Media: Students will build their French vocabulary and skills through examining various media. This class will listen to music, watch videos, explore social media, read texts, and generally look at formal vs. informal language. Students will build their ability to describe and critique, as well as build more media-related vocabulary.

Human Rights: Focusing on some of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, students will develop their oral and written skills in French. From access to food to the right to education, students will be exposed to new vocabulary and grammatical structures. While the course will have an overall global view of these issues, particular attention will be given to issues concerning the Francophone world.

• Interests: Business
• Grades: 10th, 11th, 12th, 9th
• Subjects: Modern Languages