French IV (A and B)

This course is a continuation of the beginning level courses that will help the student continue learning the French language. In this course, the student will learn listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through activities that are based on pedagogically proven methods of foreign language instruction. Throughout the give units of material (feelings, transportation, work, countries, future, health, home, measurements, professions and personal history), students learn to express themselves using an ever increasing vocabulary, present, past, future, and conditional-tense verbs, articles, adjectives and increasingly complex grammatical structures. Grammar is introduced and practiced in innovative and interesting ways with a variety of learning styles in mind. Culture is sprinkled throughout the course in an attempt to help the learner focus on the French speaking world and their culture, people, geographical locations and histories. The course is aligned to the national Foreign Language standards.

Prerequisites: French III

Course Length: Two Semesters

Required Materials: Microphone/headset, speakers/headphones, and a French language dictionary

Cost: $350.00 per student/per semester

Course Objectives:

Throughout the course, students will:

• Learn to talk about things you want others to do
• Talk about the past with increasing ease, distinguishing which tense to use and when
• Talk about celebrations
• Talk about people using a wide variety of descriptions and idiomatic expressions
• Use the subjunctive tense in a wide variety of situations
• Talk about future hopes and aspirations
• Use the conditional tense
• Use increasingly complex grammatical structures with ease
• Learn about Francophone contributions in the arts
• Understand native speech on familiar topics
• Expand knowledge of the French speaking countries’ histories, culture and geography

Course Cost: $350/student