This introductory course is designed for students with little or no previous study of French. A focus on comprehensible input and contextualized repetition will enable students to begin acquiring French. Cultures of the French-speaking world are introduced via media, songs, games, adapted readings, and class discussions. Students will demonstrate their proficiency in all four modes of communication: listening, reading, speaking, and writing. The course is taught primarily in French.

This course enables students to continue developing proficiency in all four modes of communication: listening, reading, speaking, and writing. Students will continue to explore the cultures of the French-speaking world through media, songs, games, adapted readings, and class discussions. Students will demonstrate their proficiency in all four modes of communication: listening, reading, speaking, and writing. The course is taught primarily in French.

In this course, students will continue to develop proficiency in French. Students will build toward communication at a more sophisticated level. This course introduces francophone (French language) literature through poetry, magazine articles, and short stories, and excerpts from novels such as Le petit prince. Students will demonstrate their proficiency in all four modes of communication: listening, reading, speaking, and writing. This course is taught primarily in French, and students are expected to speak French in class.

Students in this course will watch films in French from France and other countries of the Francophone world and analyze them through multiple lenses including culture, geography, history, equity, genre, and literature. This course will be suitable for both students who know some French and those who do not. Native and heritage speakers and advanced French students will have the opportunity to use and improve their language skills. Students with no French background will participate and complete written assignments in English. Most of the films will be shown in French with English subtitles. Class discussions will be held in English although small group discussions may be in French or English. Students may complete written assignments in English or French. Many films will be pre-selected by the instructor, but students may propose films.

Students will continue to develop their proficiency at a more sophisticated level through a study of francophone (French language) poetry, art, magazine articles, short stories, plays, and novel excerpts. They will develop skills necessary to communicate through written papers and class discussions. Advanced grammar topics are taught in the context of reading and discussions. This course is taught primarily in French and students are expected to speak only French.

AP French is an advanced level course in which students will continue to improve their ability to understand and interpret written and oral French. There will be an emphasis on improving spoken French and vocabulary. We will study the social, political and cultural aspects of various parts of the French-speaking world. We will continue to develop the interpersonal, presentational and interpretive modes of communication. Students will participate in presentations, dialogues, interviews and discussions. Authentic sources will include literature and poetry, news articles and reports, podcasts and other internet sources, film, and music. During the second semester there will be an intensive preparation for the AP exam in May. It is expected that all students will prepare for and take the AP exam.