Grammar becomes more important and the basic skills - listening, comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing are broadened and refined. In addition, cultural perception becomes more defined through exposure to French magazines, travel slides, films, French contemporary songs, and experiences in culinary art. This course is designed for those students who wish to expand their knowledge of basic grammatical concepts essential to mastery of the French language, and to those who wish to reinforce oral and written communication skills introduced in French 1 and 2. Added emphasis will be placed on vocabulary development and cross-cultural comparisons through supplementary readings and units on various aspects of French culture. This course centers around a series of mini-units of French culture.
Students become familiar with important figures of the arts, literature and history of France.
This course, usually conducted entirely in French, is geared to develop competency in oral communication, while maintaining essential grammar. This course is designed to prepare students for the AP examination as well as college entrance examinations. Students in this course are submitted to a strict and intensive regimen of practice of speaking, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, and writing. They learn to write well-planned compositions on a variety of subjects. Students participate regularly in discussions on various topics, continue to review vocabulary used in everyday situations, and study intricate grammatical structures necessary for the AP exam.