Course Syllabus

Course Name:   French 1 CP                                        
I Course Information
Course Number:                    2202
Level:                                      College Prep
Department:                           World Language 

II Course Description
Prerequisite:              None
Open to:                                 Fr, Soph, Jr, Sr
Length:                                   Year
Credit:                                    1

Summary:  This course approaches the study of French through four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Content includes dialogues, supplementary vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar exercises, with the culture of French-speaking countries being central to all activities. Students are expected to comprehend and produce French within the range of vocabulary and construction covered during the year. The cumulative nature of studying French requires daily preparation and consistent study and is, therefore, essential to success in this course.

III Course Goals

World Language Performance Skills
All levels:  French / Spanish / Latin

 The World language Department had adopted the five goal areas of the ACTFL (American council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages), also known as the five C’s of foreign language education.

·           Communication (face-to-face, in writing or through the reading of literature)

·           Cultures (gain knowledge and understanding of the cultural contexts in which language occurs)

·           Connections (to other bodies of knowledge in the target language)

·           Comparisons (and contrasts, to provide a multi-faceted view of the world)

·           Communities (participation with language in a variety of contexts, both in and beyond the classroom, and in culturally appropriate ways)

These goals are tied to national and state standards, which have various progress indicators across the continuum of foreign language learning, from levels one through five, for all languages.

IV Textbooks and Materials

V  Course Outline
First Semester
            Units of Instruction:   Chapters 1-4
            Major Assessments:  Chapter quizzes on vocabulary and structures and Chapter Tests.
Second Semester Units of Instruction and Assessments:
            Units of Instruction:   Chapters 5-8
            Major Assessments:  Chapter quizzes on vocabulary and structures and Chapter Tests.

VI.  Other

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