Français 4H

FRENCH 4H

Course #345
Full year; 5.0 credits

For students in grades 9, 10, 11, 12 (Usually taken in grade 11)

Prerequisites: French 4H requires a B- in French 3H or teacher recommendation.

At this level, students have the opportunity to extend and refine their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills in a cultural and historical context. They do so by engaging in social conversations, group discussions, and presentations based on course readings and videos. Students read authentic and adapted texts and articles on topics such as cultural institutions, literature, and the arts. Readings upon which discussion is based may include poetry, French fairy tales, selections of short stories, and a 20th century novella. Students write journals, essays, and analyses. In order to perform these functions, students review fundamental grammar structures and acquire more sophisticated ones.

Language skills and cultural knowledge are enhanced by the use of feature length French films, Internet, news web sites and podcasts. Varied methods such as group work, paired work, and direct instruction are used to help all students develop communicative proficiency.

Evaluation is based on participation, homework, and performance on oral, aural and written tasks.