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French: The Widely Used Lanaguage
April 15, 2015
TOURING FRANCE: French Students pose in front of the main gate of Versailles outside of Paris. The students mainly toured Paris while their host families remained at their homes.
SJHHS offers many levels of French: French I II, III, and Ap French IV.
In French 1, student learn the basics of the language and increase their writing, speaking, and comprehension skills. Students also learn about the French culture and geography. This class gives students foreign language credits. Teachers conduct essays and interviews for Unit tests to increase fluency on the spot.
The AP French class focuses more on culture and overall emergence into the French language, and college credit may be earned if the student passes the AP test.
“I like learning about French culture because I want to go to France, so it’s nice to have a better conversation to help me interact better,” said Audrey Schreiner (10).
The different levels of French are taught by Madame Keeler and Madame Schmitz.
“Madame Keeler is really nice and when you go and ask her for help, she’s helpful and doesn’t intimidate you,” said Jessica Larson (10).
After the second year of taking French, students have the opportunity to stay with a family in France to practice their knowledge taught in class and experience a tour of France.
“I’m feeling pretty confident about it but I’m somewhat scared knowing that these families may not know English,” said Katrina Fernandez (11).
Teachers are looking for students who are willing to learn a different language and are enthusiastic about learning new things.