Learning Recommendations: Students should spend 10 to 20 minutes daily studying, in addition to their homework assignments.

General Description: French 1 is a yearlong class that provides an introduction to the culture and language of the French-speaking world. Students will engage in meaningful communication on a variety of topics drawn from everyday life in order to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Level I students must be prepared to be taught predominantly in French; however, English will be used sparingly to support the comprehension of some complex grammatical structures.

Content:

• Communication
• Culture
• Connections
• Comparisons
• Communities

Strategies:

• Collaborative learning opportunities
• Listening activities
• Writing and presentation of dialogues
• Cultural readings in the target language
• Connections to other disciplines
• A variety of assessments, written and oral

Equipment to be provided by Student: Composition notebook