FRENCH IV/AP COURSE DESCRIPTION

A student of French at this level will practice the French expressions for many colorful, current, and idiomatic terms through dialogues, discussion, of texts, recordings, videos, films, contemporary music, and by presentation of interviews, exposes and reports based on topics of current interest.  Students will read several stories from the Petit Nicolas collection as well as a  comtemporary work by a Caribbean francophone author.  A student who has consistently performed at a high level is encouraged, but not required, to take the French Language Advanced Placement exam.