25-35-65 Foreign Language/French 1

REVISED: July/2006
Program:
Adult Literacy/High School Diploma
Course of Study:
High School Diploma
Course:
1:2006 Foreign Language/American Sign Language
25-35-65
Foreign Language/French 1
Course Description:
This competency-based course introduces
contemporary French, emphasizing and focusing
on communication and development of skills of
listening, speaking, reading and writing in French.
Credits: 5
Hours: 60
Prerequisites:
None
It provides students with insight into the
vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure of
the language as well as the history and culture of
France. The course deals with socializing,
identifying geographical locations where French is
spoken; recognition and use of classroom
expressions and requests for objects; identifying
and describing home, family and friends; use of
calendar and clock time; description of seasons
and weather; making appointments; discussing
likes and dislikes, stating preferences; mealtimes,
including ordering foods and beverages; shopping
for and discussing clothing; inquiries about and
describing recreational activities; occupational
preferences. This course has been approved to
satisfy the “e” (LOTE- Language Other Than
English) subject area of the UC/CSU “a-g”
requirements for freshman admission. The NCAA
has approved this course for use in establishing
the initial-eligibility certification status of studentathletes from schools in the Division.
After a student has completed this course, he/she may not be
allowed to re-enroll in the course.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The contribution of SHIRLEY SCHIRESON in the development of the orignial course outline is gratefully
acknowledged.
Thanks also to SHEILA SIREY for her revision.
Thanks to CARLYNN HUDDLESTON for editing and preparing this course outline as competency based.
MOLLY MILNER
Supervisor
Adult Academic Instruction
WAYNE MORRISON
Director
Instructional and Counseling Services
APPROVED:
JAMES A. FIGUEROA
Assistant Superintendent
Division of Adult and Career Education
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CBE
Competency-Based Education
COMPETENCY-BASED COMPONENTS
for the Foreign Language/French 1 Course
COMPETENCY AREAS
AND STATEMENTS
A. GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS
Use greetings and salutations in
daily social situations.
MINIMAL COMPETENCIES
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8.
Greet your friends at school.
Say good-bye to your friends.
Greet your friends in the evening.
Greet your teacher in the classroom.
Say good-bye to your teacher.
Introduce yourself to a friend.
Introduce friend to friend.
Introduce friend to a parent, a minister.
9.
Name the countries in North America where French is spoken
(Canada, United States).
Name the countries in Europe where French is spoken (France,
Belgium, Switzerland, Monaco, Luxembourg).
Name the countries in Africa where French is spoken (Algeria,
Morocco, Senegal, Egypt).
Name other countries where French is spoken (Haiti, Lebanon,
Syria).
(3 hours)
B. GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS
WHERE FRENCH IS SPOKEN
10.
Identify the countries where
French is the principal language.
11.
12.
(1 hour)
C. NAMES, ADDRESSES, AND
LOCATIONS
Know the alphabet; be able to
write spelled-out names and
addresses and to give directions.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
Say the alphabet.
Spell names of people and places.
Write out spelled names, places, and addresses.
Say and spell the address of your home.
Say and spell the address of your school.
Give directions to various locations.
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25.
Identify seasons of the year.
Describe weather in summer.
Describe weather in autumn.
Describe weather in winter.
Describe weather in spring.
Describe climate in various areas of France.
Compare the climate of France with other French-speaking
countries.
(3 hours)
D. COMMENTING ON SEASONS
AND WEATHER
Use appropriate expressions to
discuss weather and seasons.
(3 hours)
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E. HOME, FAMILY, AND FRIENDS
Identify members of family and
describe home and friends.
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27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
Name family members.
Identify members of your immediate family.
Describe your best friend.
Name and describe members of your friend's family.
Name the rooms in your house or apartment.
Describe the rooms in your house or apartment.
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33.
34.
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36.
Name and identify classroom objects used by you.
Ask for classroom objects.
Name the courses you are taking.
Describe your homework assignment for French.
Respond appropriately to a request for a classroom object.
37.
Identify swimming and water skiing as popular water sports in
France.
dentify skiing as a popular winter sport in France.
Identify camping and bicycling as popular summer sports in
France.
Identify popular weekend activities as: going to a museum, a
movie, a concert and the theater.
Talk about dining in a cafe and a restaurant, including ordering
food, asking about various courses, asking for the bill, and
tipping.
Talk about clothing shopping expeditions using expressions for
size, price of items of clothing, and color.
(2 hours)
F. SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND
CLASSROOM OBJECTS
Describe school activities and
identify classroom objects.
(3 hours)
G. RECREATION
Know how to talk about sports and
recreational activities, and how to
give directions.
38.
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40.
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42.
(6 hours)
H. LIKES, DISLIKES, AND
PREFERENCES
Know how to state preferences,
likes and dislikes.
43.
44.
45.
46.
Describe a thing, an activity, a person you like.
Describe a thing, an activity, a person you dislike.
Tell about a thing, an activity, a person you prefer (books, food,
movie, TV show).
State preferences regarding career options using appropriate
vocabulary.
(4 hours)
I.
NUMBERS, CALENDAR AND
CLOCK TIME
Know numbers, calendar dates,
and time of day.
47.
48.
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52.
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55.
Count from 1 to 1000.
Form ordinal numbers 1 through 20.
Form ordinal numbers by tens from 10 to 100.
Name days of the week.
Name the months of the year.
Give current date, day, month, year.
Tell time of day.
Tell time by quarter hour.
Tell time of departure of a train, a bus, a plane.
(5 hours)
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I.
GRAMMATICAL CONCEPTS
Demonstrate knowledge of
gender and number of nouns,
pronouns, and noun markers;
verbs; prepositions and nounpreposition agreement; accents
and punctuation; and
pronunciation.
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Identify masculine and feminine nouns and adjectives.
Form plural of nouns and adjectives.
Identify and use various forms of markers (indefinite, definite,
demonstrative, interrogative in a sentence).
Identify and use appropriate noun marker for singular, plural,
masculine, feminine nouns.
Use direct and indirect pronouns in sentences.
Form subject (noun/pronoun) verb inflection agreement in
sentences.
Use sentences with present indicative tense of common regular
verbs (ending in -er, -ir, -re).
Employ phrases with present indicative of common irregular
verbs (aller, avoir, boire, cannaitre, etre, faire, pouvoir, prendre,
savoir, venir, voir, vouloir).
Form negative of verbs in phrases.
Give commands.
Ask questions with verbs.
Use phrases with prepositions with direct object (noun).
Use phrases with prepositions with indirect object (pronoun).
Use a, de with singular/plural object(s) in phrases.
Use chez with noun/pronoun object in phrases.
Use y to replace a prepositional phrase in sentences.
Use en to replace preposition de plus object in sentences.
Identify accent marks.
Pronounce vowels and diphthongs.
Use correct syllabification.
Understand liaison and elision.
Use correct punctuation marks.
(30 hours)
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SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND OTHER RESOURCES
TEXTBOOKS
Coffman. Schaum's outline Series: French Vocabulary. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1985.
d'Usseau. Nouveaux Copains. Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1989.
d'Usseau. Nous, Les Jeunes. Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1990.
Fraser, W. Crime sur la Cote d'Azur. National Textbook Company, 1988.
Simone, O. and R. Hund. French Today 2. Houghton Mifflin, 1982.
Topping. Beginner's French Reader. National Textbook Company, 1978.
Valette andValette. French for Mastery, Salut, Les Amis! Heath, 1988.
Valette and Valette. French for Mastery 2, Tous Ensemble. Heath, 1990.
Valette andValette. French for Fluency. Heath, 1985.
MULTIMEDIA
Videocassettes Available From the Film-Video Library (Refer to Catalog of Films, Videocassettes, and Videodiscs
for Secondary and Adult Levels, 1991. Los Angeles Unified School District, Publication No., SC-967-1991.):
France: History and Culture.
France: Land and People.
Honore Daumier, Witness to a Century.
La Maree et Ses Secrets.
The following audiocassettes may be purchased by school directly from the vendor listed for each item:
Nouveaux Copains, Unit Cassette Guide. Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1989.
Nouveaux Copains, Test Cassettes. Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1989.
Dictees Elementaires et Moyennes. Spoken Arts, Inc., 1983.
Nombres et Couleurs en Francais. (Filmstrip) Charles Clark Co., 1987.
Les Parisiens. (Videocassette) Charles Clark Company, 1988.
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TEACHING STRATEGIES AND EVALUATION
METHODS AND PROCEDURES
Application of the French language so that it can be used in daily experiences:
A. Teacher demonstration and active student participation in listening, speaking, reading, and writing
B. Multi-sensory presentation (kinesthetic, auditory, and visual)
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Charts
Films
Filmstrips
Audiocassettes
Videocassettes
C. Use of role playing as well as dramatizations
D. Cooperative learning techniques
EVALUATION
A. Teacher developed tests (pre-tests and post-tests) can be created using the competencies in this
course outline.
B. Teacher observation
C. Group assessment
Statement for Civil Rights
All educational and vocational opportunities are offered without regard
to race, color, national origin, gender, or handicap.
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