Prerequisite French 2
Conducted entirely in French, this course asks students to move away from translating
from their native language into French to communicate. Emphasis is placed on all
areas; speaking, listening, writing, and reading, but special emphasis is placed on more
spontaneous speech and the expression of more complex ideas in writing. Students will
learn all verb tenses and moods and are asked to speak often and frequently in the
target language, French. In this class, students acquire new vocabulary and understand
new grammatical structures in order to become more sophisticated speakers and
writers as well as more confident language learners. The course focuses on
interpersonal, interpretative, and presentational communication via Chemins 3 and the
Vistas website. The primary presentational communication goal is to begin to discuss
and debate everyday topics as well as current events with classmates demonstrating
mastery of the future and conditional tenses as well as the subjunctive mood.