French   

The objective of this course is mastery of rudimentary language skills. With the use of simple structures and vocabulary, learners describe personal attributes, formulate simple questions and responses and conjugate in the present tense. Emphasis is given to speech as well as written forms. Students use technology for oral communication practice and evaluation. Short texts bring to light family life and French culture, relating to customs, activities and celebrations in Canada and around the world. No Textbook Required. 
Software Required: A headset or microphone and speakers is required for the oral parts of course. Students will submit recordings using software such as Jing software, You Tube or Windows Media Player.

The objective of this course is mastery of rudimentary language skills. With the use of simple structures and vocabulary, learners describe personal attributes, formulate simple questions and responses and conjugate in the present tense. Emphasis is given to speech as well as written forms. Students use technology for oral communication practice and evaluation. Short texts bring to light family life and French culture, relating to customs, activities and celebrations in Canada and around the world. No Textbook Required. 
Software Required: A headset or microphone and speakers is required for the oral parts of course. Students will submit recordings using software such as Jing software, You Tube or Windows Media Player.

The objective of this course is mastery of rudimentary language skills. With the use of simple structures and vocabulary, learners describe personal attributes, formulate simple questions and responses and conjugate in the present tense. Emphasis is given to speech as well as written forms. Students use technology for oral communication practice and evaluation. Short texts bring to light family life and French culture, relating to customs, activities and celebrations in Canada and around the world. No Textbook Required. 
Software Required: A headset or microphone and speakers is required for the oral parts of course. Students will submit recordings using software such as Jing software, You Tube or Windows Media Player.

The objective of this course is mastery of rudimentary language skills. With the use of simple structures and vocabulary, learners describe personal attributes, formulate simple questions and responses and conjugate in the present tense. Emphasis is given to speech as well as written forms. Students use technology for oral communication practice and evaluation. Short texts bring to light family life and French culture, relating to customs, activities and celebrations in Canada and around the world. No Textbook Required. 
Software Required: A headset or microphone and speakers is required for the oral parts of course. Students will submit recordings using software such as Jing software, You Tube or Windows Media Player.

The student will sustain development of language skills by extending vocabulary with regard to all activities after work such as weekend chores, leisure, sports including holidaying abroad.  The grammatical structures at this level continue to be simple.  Through systematic exercises the student becomes more confident and moves on from level 1 present tense and near future to the past tense. The student at the end of this level will be able to share more extensively life at home as well as describe a real or imagined past holiday in a French speaking country.

Prerequisite: French 1. No textbook required. 

NOTE: A headset or microphone and speakers is required for the oral parts of course. Students will submit recordings using software such as Jing software, You tube or Windows Media Player. Audio clips are provided in .wma format which is Windows compatible. MAC users will need to convert the files to an appropriate format.

The student will sustain development of language skills by extending vocabulary with regard to all activities after work such as weekend chores, leisure, sports including holidaying abroad.  The grammatical structures at this level continue to be simple.  Through systematic exercises the student becomes more confident and moves on from level 1 present tense and near future to the past tense. The student at the end of this level will be able to share more extensively life at home as well as describe a real or imagined past holiday in a French speaking country.

Prerequisite: French 1. No textbook required. 

NOTE: A headset or microphone and speakers is required for the oral parts of course. Students will submit recordings using software such as Jing software, You tube or Windows Media Player. Audio clips are provided in .wma format which is Windows compatible. MAC users will need to convert the files to an appropriate format.

The progressive acquisition, reinforcement, and creative use of language structures will give the student confidence to self-expression. By analyzing, comparing and applying the French past tenses, the student will have the basic tools to story telling. At this level, the student will be encouraged to express simple and complex sentence structures. Anecdotes by authors from French speaking Canada will serve as models for the final task. Prerequisite: French 2. No textbook required.

NOTE: A headset or microphone and speakers is required for the oral parts of course. Students will submit recordings using software such as Jing software, You tube or Windows Media Player. Audio clips are provided in .wma format which is Windows compatible. MAC users will need to convert the files to an appropriate format.

The objective of this course is to expand vocabulary skills through exposure of the diversity of the French language. This is done with the support of literary, political, social and cultural articles from the French speaking world.  At this level, grammatical and sentence structures are interesting and complex. At the end of this course the student will have discussed and researched current affairs of French speaking Canada, given an opinion, given advice; expressed regret to hypothetical actions in the past, as well as applied verb tenses that establish sequential order to past actions. Prerequisite: French 4. No Textbook Required.
Software Required: A headset or microphone and speakers are required for the oral parts of this course. Students will submit recordings using software such as Jing, YouTube or Windows Media Player. Audio clips are provided in .wma format which is Windows compatible. MAC users will need to convert the files to an appropriate format.

The aim of this course is to expose you to the most important written structures of the French Language. You will be able to apply proper grammar rules and to spell a wide range of vocabulary accurately and effectively. Prerequisite: French 5. No textbook required.