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French 8

Core French 8 Course Overview

Big Ideas

Listening and viewing with intent helps us begin to understand French.


Both verbal and non-verbal cues contribute meaning in language.


With simple French, we can describe ourselves and our interests.


Reciprocal communication in French is possible using high-frequency vocabulary and sentence structures.


Stories help us to acquire language.

 

Each culture has traditions and ways of celebrating.

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Introduction

 In this course the students will learn basic conversational French and Francophone Culture. 

They will acquire language through listening, repeating, and reading. They will be able to use vocabulary & grammar acquired within the context of stories to communicate in authentic situations. They will: practice correct pronunciation and intonation to enhance verbal communication, extract info from a story and respond to verbal & written questions, Revise, edit, & proofread writing focusing on grammar, spelling, punctuation & style. They will Explore and share information about Francophone communities around the world.

Where does this course fit?

  • Pre-requisites: None
  • Follow-up Courses:French 9
  • French 8 is a 4-credit course which is based on a minimum of 120 hours of work.

Course Materials

  • A large portion of the course is conducted within the program D’accord 1 by Vista Higher Learning (VHL) Central.
  • The auto-graded assignments, written tasks, oral tasks, and quizzes are broken down in five units: Leçons 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B.  They should be completed in the order in which they are offered.
  • The course requires the use of:
    • USB Headset with microphone
  • Minimum hardware/software computer requirements:
    • access to Microsoft Word or Microsoft PowerPoint. (In the case you don't have it, you can download a free open-source office suite at ).
    • MAC users, do NOT send in "pages files". You need to make sure to submit work in word or PDF format.

Brief Outline

Unit

Description

1A

  • how to greet people / say goodbye in French
  • Structure: Nouns and articles / Numbers 0-60
  • Culture: Greetings in France

1B

  • How to identify yourself and others * ask yes/no questions
  • Structure: The verb “être” , Adjective agreement
  • Culture: What is a typical French?

2A

  • Talk about your classes / Ask questions and express negation
  • Structure: Present tense of _er verbs
  • Culture: education and high school in France

2B

  • say when things happen / discuss your schedule
  • Structure: present tense, telling time
  • Culture: Le bac (diploma)

3A

  • discuss family, friends, and pets / express ownership
  • Structure: Descriptive and possessive adjectives
  • Culture: Family in France

3B

  • Describe people / talk about occupations
  • Structure: prepositions of location
  • Culture: friendship

Assessment Percentage Breakdown

Assessment Type

Percentage of the Course

Start Up assignment

5

Auto-graded assignments

10

Teacher-graded written tasks

10

Teacher-graded oral tasks

10

Quizzes

10

Midterm exam

15

Project

15

Final exam

25

Your final assessment will be represented on this Proficiency Scale.

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You have up to a year to complete your course.

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