TESORO HIGH SCHOOL

Tatjana Trout

Teacher

French I
UC/CSU: e
NCAA: Yes
Length: Year - 10 Credits
Placement Guidelines: Grades 9-12
This year-long college prep elective provides the student with communicative experiences in the target
language necessary to gain and give information for personal and social purposes in various contextual settings.
The course offers students without any previous formal French experience the opportunity to study the basic
principles for learning to speak, read, and write the French language.

 

 

French II
UC/CSU: e
NCAA: Yes
Length: Year - 10 Credits
Placement Guidelines: Grades 9-12
This year-long college prep elective offers students who have successfully completed French I or the equivalent
the opportunity to continue the study of the basic principles of the French language. The language used is
authentic and current, reflecting the language spoken and read in a Francophone society. Instruction is
student-centered and communication-based.

 

 

French III
UC/CSU: e
NCAA: Yes
Length: Year - 10 Credits
Placement Guidelines: Grades 10-12
This course offers students who have successfully completed French II or the equivalent the opportunity to
continue the study of the French language and culture. The student is provided with communicative
experiences in the target language necessary to inform, inquire after, and give information in more complex
situational contexts.

 

French IV
UC/CSU: e
NCAA: Yes
Length: Year - 10 Credits
Placement Guidelines: Grades 10-12
This course offers students who have successfully completed French III or the equivalent the opportunity to
continue the study of the French language and culture. The student is provided with communicative
experiences in the target language necessary to inform, inquire after and give information in more complex
situational contexts.

 

 

AP French IV
UC/CSU: e
NCAA: Yes
Length: Year - 10 Credits
Placement Guidelines: Grades 10-12
This course is conducted in French and continues to develop oral skills that improve the student’s fluency in
French with an emphasis on practical vocabulary. Stress is given to a systematic review of those topics of French
grammar designed to reinforce the student’s comprehension and ability to express himself/herself in French,
both orally and in writing. The student will be expected to read and discuss literary selections from various
French authors. Aspects of both contemporary and traditional French culture will be explored. After completing
this course, students are expected to take the AP examination in the French language.