AP FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE 2 Credits/Full Year

ADVANCED PLACEMENT FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
(2 credits – Full year course)
(WLA5030, WLA5031) 

This course is the equivalent of a third-year college course in advanced French writing and conversation.  It encompasses aural/oral skills, reading comprehension, grammar, and composition.  Students taking this course, emphasizing the use of French for active communication, have the following objectives:

1.       the ability to comprehend formal and informal spoken French;

2.       the acquisition of vocabulary and a grasp of structure to allow the easy, accurate reading of newspaper and magazine articles, as well as of modern literature in French;

3.       the ability to compose expository passages; and

4.       the ability to express ideas orally with accuracy and fluency.

All students who enroll in this course are required to take the AP exam to receive full weighted credit. Students who do not intend to sit for the AP Exam will not receive AP credit. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Honors French 4, demonstrated proficiency in all four language skill areas appropriate to this level, and teacher recommendation.