What's included
8 live meetings
6 in-class hoursHomework
1-2 hours per week. Craft projects and homework will be assigned each class. Independent readings will be given as well to build on vocabulary. Additional activities may include worksheets such as verb conjugations, crosswords, fill-in the blanks and labeling diagrams.Assessment
Certificate of completion will be given to all learners who complete the full course.Class Experience
This class is tailored to start from the very beginning (A1/A2 European Framework level), helping students to learn a new foreign language by introducing them to speaking, listening and reading skills. The rewards that come with knowing a new language are numerous. It increases your brain power, is a gateway into another culture, makes travel easier and more enjoyable, boosts creativity and self-confidence and can provide a competitive edge in educational and career choices. Given you are consistent in your efforts through practice and repetition, you will have great success. Students can improve their level by spending time outside of class using the worksheets and other resources provided as well as completing their assigned homework. Class will be conducted 80% in French and 20% in English (for comprehension purposes only. NO prior knowledge of French is necessary). For students younger than 6 years old who are interested in learning French, please check out my ongoing class "French Vocabulary Through Song" ages 3-6. Class Format: - Introductions & Ice Breakers - Topic of the Week presented - Guided Listening - Guided Practice - Wrap-up Vocabulary Review (The class curriculum may vary depending on the learners abilities during the course) Class 1: First week of July LES SALUTATIONS (Introductions, Greetings, Emotions, Alphabet) Learners will be introduced to French greetings. They will learn how to introduce themselves, how to ask for one's name, how to say hello, goodbye, good evening etc and how to use feeling words while responding to how are you? Learners will be introduced to the French Alphabet. They will work on the pronunciation of vowels and consonants and how to spell their name. Class 2: Second week of July LES JOURS DE LA SEMAINE, QUEL TEMPS FAIT T-IL? ET LES QUATRE SAISONS (Days of the Week, the Weather & the Four Seasons) What day is it? How's the weather today? What season is your birthday? Learners will learn the days of the week and seasons of the year. A craft project will be assisgned for homework. Class 3: Third week of July LES NUMEROS, LES COULEURS (Numbers, Colours) Learners will learn the colors in French and be able to describe the color of different objects. There will be a series of exercises and games including Bingo to practice our numbers. Class 4: Forth week of July PARTIE DU CORPS (Parts of the face, Descriptions) This class will begin with the parts of the body. We will then transition to incorporating the colours for our hair and eyes. Describing what different characters look like and play Guess Who. Class 5: First week of August MA FAMILLE (My Family) Leaning the people in my family. A family tree project will be assigned for homework and presented the following class. Class 6: Second week of August MA MAISON (My House) Learners will learn about the rooms in their house and different furniture. They will learn some descriptive adjectives and how to formulate full sentences. For homework, they will draw pictures of their dream house and will present it in the following class using the verb “avoir”. Class 7: Third week of August LA VIE QUOTIDIENNE, LES REPAS, QUELLE HEURE EST-IL? (Daily Verbs, Meals of the Day, What time is it?) Learners will learn new vocabulary relating to commonly used verbs. They will make a journal of their typical week using time. Class 8: Last week of August FRENCH SPEAKING COUNTRIES, FAMOUS FRENCH FOOD, COURSE ASSESSMENT Nationalities and countries in French. How many French speaking countries are there? We will finish the course listening to some traditional French music and some modern songs. They will hear different French accents from around the world. _________________________________________ *** Classroom Policies *** - Please have your learner familiarize themselves with the Outschool features such as the unmute button and raising their hand. To protect the safety of all students, the learner must be able to turn on their video so that I may verify their identity. - Homework will be assigned to learners and a time commitment is required. - Outschool policy is one learner onscreen per account. Siblings are welcome to sign up under different accounts. - Class recordings will be posted to the classroom for all multi-day and semester courses.
Learning Goals
I will guide students through their vocabulary words with pictures to help their association. I will be teaching them how to pronounce words like a true French native speaker. They will receive a ppt file of our class work that they may print and practice with at home.
Other Details
Supply List
Please have a lined notebook and pen for each class. A 2-3 page printable pdf document will be provided each session and learners are encouraged to keep in a binder/folder.
1 file available upon enrollment
Language of Instruction
French
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Teacher expertise and credentials
Non-US Teaching Certificate in English to Speakers of Other Languages
Teacher Monique (Madame Monique), spent 15 years teaching English & French around the world. She has taught/lived in 8 different countries and has traveled to over 40 countries.
While overseas she taught children ages 2-16 in private, charter & international schools. Additionally, she helped prepare college/university students working towards their entrance exams and taught adults needing business and conversational English for their workplace.
In 2015 she returned to her home country of Canada and soon after started teaching with two online ESL companies based in China.
She has a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and a Master of Arts in Criminology as well as TEFL and CELTA certificates for ESL learners.
She has dual citizenship with France, grew up in a French speaking household and attended French Immersion from preK to Grade 12. She is a Native Bilingual Speaker.
Before working in the field of education, she worked in Customs & Immigration and Youth Corrections/Youth Probation.
She is a mom to a 14yr old boy who has level 2 autism and a rare epileptic disorder. She spends a majority of her time dedicated to special needs and inclusion advocacy and is very adaptable, patient and welcoming to all learners.
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Live Group Class
$140
for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
45 min
Completed by 22 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
2-6 learners per class