Many colleges require two years of the same language for admission. Some colleges accept four years of high school language for the college language requirement. Four years of a language are highly recommended for all who are capable of advanced study. This course introduces the student to the four basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and to the culture of the French people. This course is a broader and more intensive study of the basic language skills and the culture of France.
Course work is in-depth and accelerated.
This course further develops the basic language skills, and continues the study of the culture of France. This course continues the more intensive study of the basic language skills and introduces the student to short literary selections and some historical and cultural aspects of France. This course emphasizes oral and written expression through reading and discussion of short stories, a novel, current periodicals and a survey of French history and literature from Gaule to the 20th Century. A thorough review of French grammar is also included. The first year of Latin includes study of ancient Roman culture, mythology, word derivations, vocabulary and grammar.