French 2 A Self-Paced

This course is designed to further students’ language acquisition and to provide students with the necessary skills and intercultural understanding to enable them to communicate successfully in an environment where French is spoken.

This course is based on the ACTFL standards and expands listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through interaction with material on generally familiar topics. Students identify the main ideas and details in texts, dialogues, and videos. They read and interpret authentic materials, They read, speak, write, and listen to short cohesive passages in present, past, and future tenses. They learn the interrelationship of other cultures to their own by identifying behaviors appropriate in the target culture.

Major topics include:

Review of French 1
Pets
Holidays and Travel
Reflexive Verbs
Body and Health
Communication and Technology

Students learn through online lesson activities, videos, and interactive activities. Modules contain a variety of lessons, which conclude with a brief self-check and module exam. The course concludes with a cumulative exam.

This self-paced course uses content from Accelerate Education taught by a VHS Learning instructor who is certified in their content area and who follows VHS Learning policies. The course will be hosted in the Buzz learning management system.

About the Self-Paced Course Model

Self-Paced courses are designed for students who need flexibility in their academic schedule.Teachers answer questions and interact with students in Private Topics, provide feedback on work, and host weekly office hours. Students work independently on course activities; the course does not include class discussion assignments or other collaborative work.

This course has start dates on each Wednesday throughout the year. Students must maintain enrollment for a minimum of 4 weeks and have up to 16 weeks to complete all assignments in the course. It is expected that students will work for approximately 90 hours to complete this course, though the amount of time may vary depending on a student’s work habits and comfort with the material.

Acknowledgements

Successful completion of French 1.
I acknowledge that this is a self-paced course.
This course contains an end-of-course proctored exam. Instructions for students to identify an appropriate adult proctor are included in the course lessons.

Course Objectives

Course Learning Objectives

Identify and apply language components (stems, prefixes, tones, articles, verb endings, parts of speech) that are used in the target language.
Use vocabulary, verbs, and phrases to exchange information on different topics.
Create responses to simple academic questions, statements, commands, or other stimuli.
Apply concepts to generate questions and conversations in French using new vocabulary and verbs.
Describe daily routines and activities using reflexive verbs.
Express feelings in French
Describe differences in culture of French-Speaking countries and the United States.

Additional Requirements

Access to a device with headphone, microphone, and camera.

Students will be expected to record and upload videos of themselves speaking in target language in order to exhibit proficiency in the speaking domain.