French 1
French 1 Online High School Course
COURSE LENGTH:
Full Year (30 Sessions)
Course Overview:
French 1 is a full year, regular level course. Students will learn how to read, speak, write, and understand Level 1 French. Students will read and listen to stories from the perspective of students in schools across the world. They will practice conversations between friends, family members, students, and teachers. They will write short answers to reading comprehension questions and also practice writing short emails and social media posts. In each unit of study, students will also learn songs that will help deepen their understanding of grammar and new vocabulary while also providing a taste of French and Francophone music. Students will explore cultural identity, the benefits of travel, how technology connects people, how different cultures spend their leisure time, fashion and beauty ideals across different cultures, and how schools in their country differ from schools in French-speaking countries.
Students will be assessed on their listening, speaking, reading and writing assignments both in class and through their homework. They will also take a multi-part cumulative assessment at the end of each unit that allows them to use the grammatical structures and vocabulary words from each unit in a series of reading, writing, listening, and speaking prompts. Each unit also includes a cultural exploration of several francophone countries and there is a cultural component to the unit test. At this level, students will go from writing one word answers to writing basic complete sentences and eventually short paragraphs of 5-10 sentences in length.
Learning Objectives:
Students will learn how to:
Say the most common verbs in French
Use negation
Conjugate verbs in the present, near future, and begin exploring two of the past tenses (le passé composé and the imparfait)
Use adjectives to describe ourselves and others
Ask questions using question words (who, what, when, where, how, why, etc.)
Make connections between the French language and Francophone culture
Identify similarities and differences between communities in order to better understand one’s own society and its relationship to the world
The course aims to improve reading and listening comprehension, speaking and writing ability, and cultural competency. Upon completion, students should be able to communicate at a Novice-Low to Novice-Mid level proficiency (working towards Novice-High).