French 2

Sections and Teachers

The second-year program adds to the students’ ability to express complex ideas and reasoning. It is hoped that they will reach a A2-B1 level according to the Consul of Europe scale. At this level, students should understand the main points of clear conversations and should be able to manage most situations while traveling. In addition, they should be able to speak simply about their personal interests as well as events, plans, and dreams. All four areas of expression, reading, writing, listening, and speaking are practiced.

Students learn grammar that refers to present, past, future and hypothetical situations. They begin to use more complex sentences structures. Their vocabulary expands to include topics such as gastronomy, health, arts, the work world, and the environment. New cultural topics are presented such as national parks in the French-speaking world, nuclear energy, and technology in France.

The material is presented through a textbook which uses real French documents and media. Ample audio and visual material is provided in an accompanying CD and DVD as well as an integrated multimedia Supersite. Students do exercises in an online workbook which allows the teacher to give immediate feedback. The most important part of the class, however, is the three weekly hours of online class time, where students put what they are learning into practice and gain confidence in their communication skills. We free use audio-visual programs such as Skype as well as study aids such as Pauker and Xmind.

Prerequisites

The students should have taken a French 1 class with Scholars Online or in another form.

Recommended background

A knowledge of the basics of French grammar and vocabulary.

Textbooks and Materials

This item is required:

D'Accord Level Two: vText; Supersite Access; Cahier Interactif

ISBN: 978-1-61767-545-4

Publisher's website: D'Accord Level Two: vText; Supersite Access; Cahier Interactif

Best sources: Vista Higher Learning Website