Outcomes:

After completing this class, students should be able to:

• Produce appropriate vocabulary in target language. Create and understand short descriptive sentences using the present tense.
• Demonstrate knowledge of parts of speech (to show vocabulary recognition, to classify verbs, decline nouns, describe nouns, and identify cognates, show noun adjective and noun verb agreement).
• Recognize meaning (use vocabulary in context, accurately translate on exams and quizzes and in class)
• Demonstrate reading comprehension by answering comprehension questions orally and in writing after reading a passage in the target language, make educated guesses, by using cognates and context, about the meaning of a passage.
• Demonstrate listening ability by answering comprehension questions in writing both in English and in the target language after listening to an oral presentation, or hearing oral questions
• Demonstrate speaking ability in the target language by responding correctly during a prompted dialogue and creating original oral dialogues through role plays and monologues
• Demonstrate writing ability in the target language by creating grammatically correct sentences, short descriptive paragraphs, short stories or short plays, and writing summary sentences from readings.
• Use a dictionary and other tools for correct oral and written production of target language.
• Specifically:
• Define grammar concepts like:
• What’s a definite/indefinite article?
• What’s meant by gender?
• When do we need a conjugated verb versus an infinitive
• What’s a subject pronoun?
• When do we use “tu” versus” “vous”
• What’s an adjective?
• Using the numbers from 0---60, the alphabet, give the day and date correctly
• Agreeing the adjective correctly
• Using classroom vocabulary
• Using the regular “er” “ir” and “re” verbs
• Negating verbs in the present tense
• Using the verbs “être” “faire” and “avoir” with commonly associated idioms….( ex. “avoir peur” “faire attention”)
• Use of the definite article after certain verbs and for identifcation
• Using vocabulary to identify a few countries and nationalities
• Using correct terminology for colors and clothing
• Forming information questions
• Using some prepositions especially “ à” “de” and their contractions
• WRITE
• short grammatically correct sentences
• short descriptive paragraphes
• READ
• authentic articles, stories, cultural notes,
• SPEAK
• present tense conjugating
• LISTEN
• Use the 4 major language acquisition skills:
• Reading
• Writing
• Speaking
• Listening
• apply learned structures to everyday situations
• show knowledge of the variety of “go around it” process of fluency
• languages aren’t direct translations of English
• develop a tolerance for frustration, and will be able to take chances
• practice skills which will allow successful students to move from the acquisitive/passive to the productive/active use of language
• master the efficient use of materials