French Langauge: CLEP Study
Students will learn the French language in preparation for the CLEP test to receive college credit.
Jordan Blamer
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What's included
15 live meetings
13 hrs 45 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
This is an intensive French class designed to prepare students for the French CLEP test. Some colleges will accept the CLEP test as college credit for elementary French. Make sure you check with your specific college before taking the CLEP! This class is designed for students who have taken at least 3 years of French. Note: You are welcome to take this class even if you are NOT planning to take the CLEP test. Each week, BEFORE class, you will be assigned videos to watch about our topic, as well as practice problems. The videos MUST ALL be watched, but you can choose the number of practice problems based on how well you’ve mastered the topic. In class, I will answer any questions about the topic, and then we will complete some practice activities. These will include conversations, reading, writing, and practice questions that are similar to those on the CLEP. We will also play some games to practice what we’ve learned. The outline is as follows: WEEK 1 - Se présenter (Introduce yourself) BEFORE CLASS -Read or watch the available lessons (depending on your preference) -Complete the practice activities -Note any questions DURING CLASS -Questions about the material -Conversation: Introductions (breakout room* and then all together) -Read a dialogue: discuss vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation -Written activity: Être and Avoir -Extra time: Hangman WEEK 2 - Ma famille (My family) BEFORE CLASS -Read or watch the available lessons (depending on your preference) -Complete the practice activities -Note any questions DURING CLASS -Questions about the material -Conversation: Introduce your family (breakout room* and then all together) -Read a dialogue: discuss vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation -Special discussion - gender in the French language -Written activity: definite and indefinite articles -Extra time: No-English time (breakout rooms) WEEK 3 - Chez moi (At my home) BEFORE CLASS -Read or watch the available lessons (depending on your preference) -Complete the practice activities -Note any questions DURING CLASS -Questions about the material -Conversation: My home (breakout room* and then all together) -Read a dialogue: discuss vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation -Written activity: Short story -Extra time: My Family song WEEK 4 - Mon quartier (My neighborhood) BEFORE CLASS -Read or watch the available lessons (depending on your preference) -Complete the practice activities -Note any questions DURING CLASS -Questions about the material -Conversation: My neighborhood (breakout room* and then all together) -Read a dialogue: discuss vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation -Written activity: Partitive articles -Extra time: Interrogative pronouns (oral practice all together) WEEK 5 - Mon quotidien (Everyday life) BEFORE CLASS -Read or watch the available lessons (depending on your preference) -Complete the practice activities -Note any questions DURING CLASS -Questions about the material -Conversation: My routine (breakout room* and then all together) -Read a dialogue: discuss vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation -Written activity: Verbs -Extra time: Hangman WEEK 6 - À l’école (At school) BEFORE CLASS -Read or watch the available lessons (depending on your preference) -Complete the practice activities -Note any questions DURING CLASS -Questions about the material -Conversation: School (breakout room* and then all together) -Read a dialogue: discuss vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation -Written activity: Negations -Extra time: Savoir vs Connaître (breakout rooms) WEEK 7 - Activitiés et hobbies (Activities and hobbies) BEFORE CLASS -Read or watch the available lessons (depending on your preference) -Complete the practice activities -Note any questions DURING CLASS -Questions about the material -Conversation: My hobbies (breakout room* and then all together) -Read a dialogue: discuss vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation -Written activity: en and y -Extra time: song about verbs WEEK 8 - Le week-end dernier (Last weekend) BEFORE CLASS -Read or watch the available lessons (depending on your preference) -Complete the practice activities -Note any questions DURING CLASS -Questions about the material -Conversation: Last week (breakout room* and then all together) -Read a dialogue: discuss vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation -Written activity: Past tense -Extra time: CLEP practice questions WEEK 9 - Quand je serai grand.e (When I grow up) BEFORE CLASS -Read or watch the available lessons (depending on your preference) -Complete the practice activities -Note any questions DURING CLASS -Questions about the material -Conversation: My future (breakout room* and then all together) -Read a dialogue: discuss vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation -Written activity: Future tense -Extra time: Read an extrait (breakout rooms) WEEK 10 - L’impératif (The imperative) BEFORE CLASS -Read or watch the available lessons (depending on your preference) -Complete the practice activities -Note any questions DURING CLASS -Questions about the material -Conversation: Impérative (breakout room* and then all together) -Read a dialogue: discuss vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation -Written activity: Short story -Extra time: Hangman WEEK 11 - Le subjonctif (The subjunctive) BEFORE CLASS -Read or watch the available lessons (depending on your preference) -Complete the practice activities -Note any questions DURING CLASS -Questions about the material -Conversation: Anything you like! (breakout room* and then all together) -Read a dialogue: discuss vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation -Written activity: Subjunctive -Extra time: Practice Questions WEEK 12 - Chez le docteur (At the doctor’s office) BEFORE CLASS -Read or watch the available lessons (depending on your preference) -Complete the practice activities -Note any questions DURING CLASS -Questions about the material -Conversation: At the doctor’s (breakout room* and then all together) -Read a dialogue: discuss vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation -Written activity: Adverbs -Extra time: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes WEEK 13 - Pronoms relatifs (Relative pronouns) BEFORE CLASS -Read or watch the available lessons (depending on your preference) -Complete the practice activities -Note any questions DURING CLASS -Questions about the material -Conversation: Yesterday’s activities (breakout room* and then all together) -Read a dialogue: discuss vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation -Written activity: Relative pronouns -Extra time: Taking the CLEP exam WEEK 14 - L’heure (Time) BEFORE CLASS -Read or watch the available lessons (depending on your preference) -Complete the practice activities -Note any questions DURING CLASS -Questions about the material -Conversation: Time and Routines (breakout room* and then all together) -Read a dialogue: discuss vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation -Written activity: Present participle -Extra time: Questions about the CLEP WEEK 15 - Le conditionnel (The conditional) BEFORE CLASS -Read or watch the available lessons (depending on your preference) -Complete the practice activities -Note any questions DURING CLASS -Questions about the material -Conversation: What would you do? (breakout room* and then all together) -Read a dialogue: discuss vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation -Written activity: Final Quiz -Extra time: Last Day celebration *This class uses breakout rooms to give students a chance to work in groups. I will explain expectations and closely monitor all groups to make sure they are following those expectations.
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Parental Guidance
This class uses breakout rooms to give students a chance to work in groups. I will explain expectations and closely monitor all groups to make sure they are following those expectations.
Students will be using Modern States for videos and practice questions. It is free, but requires a login.
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined December, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I have been learning French for 7 years now, from French 1 - French 5 as well as 2 years of immersion French classes. I am conversationally fluent and at a B2 level. I have tutored French immersion from May 2020 through August 2020 when the French immersion school near us closed for quarantine, and I've been teaching French through Outschool for 1 year.
I took the French CLEP test a few years ago and got maybe 5 points away from a perfect score while testing out of and getting credit for all the French classes at my local community college.
I also continue to take French lessons with native speakers, and I am working towards my Bachelors in French, which includes classes in advanced French immersion, French literature, and French education. I also completed a 7-week intensive full-immersion program through Middlebury College.
I also have my certification in TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), the principles from which I apply to my French classes.Reviews
Live Group Class
$255
for 15 classes1x per week, 15 weeks
55 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 14-18
4-12 learners per class
