COURSE SYLLABUS – French IV AP DEPARTMENT: Foreign Language INSTRUCTOR: Carol Creel COURSE TITLE: French 3 pre-AP ROOM: F-206 GRADE LEVEL: 10, 11, 12 E-MAIL:[email protected] Website: Http://ltcms.laketravis.txed.net/?siteid=196 PREREQUISITES: French III pre-AP and a good command of French grammar and a high level of competence in listening, reading, speaking and writing. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will cover advanced conversation and composition along with readings of cultural, historical, and literary works in French. Students continue to acquire language proficiency while reviewing and broadening their lexical and grammatical foundations. MATERIALS REQUIRED: Textbook, Notebook with four dividers, paper, black (or blue) and red pens, French-English dictionary. EVALUATION: Grading in this class will consist of the following: Major = 60 % Minor = 40 % The student is responsible for all material presented in class and all assignments. Since the class builds upon and practices new concepts and vocabulary every day, attendance is very important. Students are responsible for completing all make-up work in a timely manner and for attending tutorials when classes are missed. Course Overview Préparez-vous : AP French Language and Culture is an advanced-placement college level course offered to students at the end of the 4th and 5th years of French. Mme. Creel will use French almost exclusively in class and encourage you to do the same. Students are asked to keep a list of vocabulary words acquired throughout each thematic unit; new acquired vocabulary for weekly quizzes on thematic topics. All skills, listening, oral, writing and reading are addressed throughout the course. Students are encouraged to further their fluency in the French language by listening to authentic French songs, watching French films and listening to French radio online. All speaking and writing assignments will be graded according to the AP rubric The AP French Language and Culture course is structured around six themes. Students in the AP French Language and Culture course will demonstrate an understanding of the francophone cultures and will incorporate interdisciplinary topics (connections), and make comparisons between the French language and their own native language in real-life settings. Students are encouraged to take the AP French Language and Culture exam at the end of this course. Primary textbooks: Réseau (Schultz, Tranvouez) ISBN 0-13-241392-2 (Pearson) 2012 AP French Preparing for the Language and Culture Examination ( R Ladd) ISBN 978-0-13-317537-0 (Pearson) 2012 Allons au-delà!( R Ladd) ISBN – 9780133179538 AP French Language All Access (Research and Education Association) 2013 Supplementary texts: Forum 1 & 2 + cahier d’exercice Une fois pour toutes ( grammar review) Ladd/ Girard Face-à-face (Ghillebaert) ISBN 978-1-60576-118-3 (Vista Higher Learning) 2011 En Bonne Forme (Dietiker,van Hoff) ISBN -0-618-01241-9 Other sources and materials: Le journal : France-Amérique. Authentic current sample articles Authentik: Authentic current sample articles and podcasts on the environment, technology, contemporary life TV5 monde: Sept jours sur la planète, mot du jour, vidéos,podcasts La Classe de Madame Lise (youtube.com), Authentic Martinique videos Music CD: Marc Lavoine « Paris », Yannick Noah « Aux Armes Citoyens », Francis Cabrel, Edith Piaf, Mickey 3d « Respire » Films: Molière, Madame Bovary, Inch'Allah Dimanche, Ressources Humaines, Un air de famille, La classe de Madame Lise, Camping, La Gloire de mon père, Le château de ma mère AP Thematic Units: Personal and Public Identities- L’esthétique Families and Communities - La famille et la communauté Contemporary Life - La vie contemporaine Beauty and Aesthetics - La quête de soi Science and Technology – La science et la technologie Global Challenges – Les défis mondiaux .