Conversation skills will be practiced through small group discussion and current issue topics. Students will continue to improve their understanding of the French language through speaking listening, reading and writing. Various literary genres will be studied. This course will help prepare students for the Advanced Placement exam in French. In the first year of German, understanding and speaking skills are stressed.
Tapes accompany the text and much class time is spent on oral work.
Reading and writing are taught in the framework of the text and via supplementary reading selections. A basic knowledge of the German sound system, grammar, sentence structure, and culture is acquired by students in the first year. In the second year, work on the four basic skills is continued with more stress on reading and writing. Oral work is provided with taped materials and free conversational practice. Students are encouraged to write original compositions, dialogues, letters, etc.