I have a double major in French/Spanish and have taught in the Chattanooga area for many years; first at Hixson Middle where I taught English, French and coordinated the Gifted program. From 1986 – 1994 I taught French and Spanish ( K – 12) at Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences and chaired the foreign language department my last two years there. My tenure at Boyd began in 1994 when my daughter entered 6th grade.
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6th Grade Exploratory
6th Grade Exploratory French
Duration: 9 weeks
Exploratory French is a nine week course designed to give your child a sample of the French language. At the 6th grade level we cover “The Alphabet”, “Numbers 1-20”, “Greetings and Expressions of Well-being” and “Classroom Objects”.
In addition to vocabulary, we will cover 4 short stories created by students.
This is a fast-paced, fun-filled class where students learn by means of games, skits, and singing.
7th Grade Exploratory
7th Grade Exploratory French
Duration: 9 weeks
Exploratory French is a nine week course designed to give your child a sample of the French language. At the 7th grade level we cover “Food”, “Weather”, “Family” and “Rooms in a House”.
In addition to vocabulary, we will cover 4 short stories created by students.
This is a fast-paced, fun-filled class where students learn by means of games, skits, and singing.
French I
At Level I, emphasis will be placed on increasing comprehension skills and the acquisition of vocabulary. Speech will be encouraged in a natural way as a by-product of comprehension.
Methods of learning will incorporate a text, Allez, viens! 1, DVD's and CD-Rom tutorial software, novels, and short stories. Of equal importance is helping students develop and appreciation for and an understanding of other cultures.
French II
At level II, students will be expected to show greater skill in listening comprehension as the majority of the class will be taught in French. Students will be expected to respond in French to the extent that they are able. While vocabulary acquisition will remain an important element of all French classes, at level II, students will be exposed to more reading and writing. All students are expected to independently complete the software tutorials and tests that accompany the text lessons.
Methods of learning will incorporate a text, Allez, viens! 2, DVD's and CD-Rom tutorial software, novels, and short stories. Of equal importance is helping students develop and appreciation for and an understanding of other cultures.
French III
At Level III, students are exposed to first year college French using Yale University’s French in Action, a video/CD course complete with listening, speaking, reading , and writing activities. This is an accelerated course which requires self-discipline and motivation as students are expected to not only speak, read, and write French, but to also do some independent study and research.
Helping students to acquire and understanding an appreciation of other cultures will remain a focus at level III which will be encouraged through projects, reading novels and research.