Those sixth grade students who elect the exploratory foreign language courses will take all three languages with each couse being nine weeks in length. The primary focus of this course is to familiarize students with the idea of language as a skill and as a basic form of human communication. Emphasis is on the develpment of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in limited situations. Vocabulary acquisition includes greetings, names, alphabet, numbers, ages, days, months, dates, colors, family and animals. They will also continue to develop an awareness and an appreciation for francophone culture.
Emphasis is on good pronunciation.
The oral-aural method is emphasized. This is done through classroom converstaion and the use of tapes and cassettes. Educational games, a puppet play, songs, films, and sampling of French foods add to the enjoyment of learning another language. Homework is required. French I or experience in the language.