Grades: 9-12

Prerequisite:             French 1 (C+ average minimum)                          

Book & materials:  Allez!  Viens! (level 2) - textbook (chapters 1-8) 

Course Description:   The second half of an integrated basic course where the language is used as an effective means of communication and a tool for the discovery of another culture.

 Processes

Attitudes:  Students are using French willingly in and out of the classroom.

Applications:  Through a total immersion in the French speaking environment provided by the textbook, videos and class format, students strengthen their knowledge of the language as well as of the culture. 

Writing:  The function, grammar and vocabulary features give students the building blocks they need to enrich the writing proficiency acquired in level 1.

Speaking/Listening:  Students understand native speakers and engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.

Thinking Skills:  Students develop insight into different cultures and languages as well as into their own.  Students recognize that languages and cultures develop different patterns and can apply them to their own.

Group Skills:  Students gain mutual respect and understanding when practicing pair/group activities.

 

Ethics:  A high standard of intellectual honesty is stressed throughout the program as this course prepares students to play a role in a global society.

Critical Questions

• How is a language the expression of a culture?
• How can behavior and values vary from one culture to the next?
• How valuable the mastery of a foreign language can be in the professional life.

Technology Use and Library Use

• Contextualized listening activities through audio/video tools
• Communicative activities reinforced through regular use of the video camera

Topic Summary & Key Concepts

Topic

Functions:                                                 Describing a person

                                                                   Meals and food in France

                                                                   Describing a place

                                                                   Others -

                                                                   Expressing feelings - enthusiasm, disbelief, doubt

                                                                   Health

                                                                   Talking about past experiences

                                                                   Talking about school-related mishaps

                                                                   Asking for/giving advice

                                                                   Asking for/giving information

Vocabulary in context

Basic French grammatical structures:      Adjective agreement

                                                                   Pronouns: en - lui/leur - direct object pronouns

                                                                   Contractions with a and de

                                                                   Partitive articles

Passe compose with Avoir                       Review

Passe compose with Etre                                      

Imparfait                                                    Si on + imparfait

Reflexive verbs in passe compose

 

Short Story                                                Reading and discussion

Examples of Expanded Assessment

Lesson quizzes - oral and written over vocabulary and grammatical structures

Evaluative tests - oral and written

Exams - Semestrial and final

Daily homework - sentences, paragraphs, essays

Role playing oral activities

Those involved with preparing this syllabus:  Annick Blanchon

Revised June 7, 2001