Middle School Curriculum

Novice French is an introduction to the study of French and Francophone language and culture. It is designed for students with little or no prior exposure to the French language. Students will attain a Novice level of proficiency necessary for carrying out basic tasks and informational exchanges in everyday life, primarily through speaking but also by writing short dialogues, paragraphs, and poems. Listening and reading activities use authentic recordings and texts with a variety of native speakers from diverse Francophone countries. 

This course covers Units Preliminaire-3 (Introductions, Identity, School, and Family) of the textbook EntreCultures 1. Grammar topics include questions, negation, possessive adjectives, adjective agreement, the present tense (regular -er verbs & some irregular verbs), and articles. Students also become acquainted with cultural aspects of French-speaking countries around the world. French is the primary language of instruction in this course, and all students are expected to communicate in French to the best of their ability.