High School French Conversation Club
Students will practice casual conversation while learning and reviewing vocabulary and grammar.
Jordan Blamer
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4.8
Number of reviews:(265)
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What's included
1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
1 hour per week. There will be a list of what we worked on sent out after each class, but there is no homework that must be turned in.Class Experience
US Grade 9 - 12
In this class, students will practice having conversations in French as a large class and as smaller groups. There will be a new conversation topic each week, and at the beginning of class (after any necessary introductions and greetings), I will ask a few icebreaking questions that may not relate to our topic. The group portion is to help students feel comfortable with each other, and also so I can gauge where each student is at in their conversational skills. Then, students will go into break out rooms*. Breakout rooms may vary in size, but there will never be more than 4 students in a room. Groupings will either be randomized or based on student level so that there is a mix of levels in each group. I will give students a list of conversation questions to guide them, but they will also be welcome to come up with their own questions, even if they aren’t completely on topic for our theme. *I am always switching between rooms to help, prompt, and make sure students are on-topic, appropriate, and speaking French. Finally, we will come back to the main room, and students will be allowed to ask questions about grammar, vocabulary, or anything else they weren’t sure about while conversing. SCHEDULE FOR FALL 2024 Week of 9/1 - About Yourself Week of 9/8 - Food Week of 9/15 - Travel Week of 9/22 - Seasons Week of 9/29 - Favorites Week of 10/6 - Around Town Week of 10/13 - Summer Activities Week of 10/20 - Pets Week of 10/27 - In the Store Week of 11/3 - Nature Week of 11/10 - Verb + De Week of 11/17 - Animals Week of 11/24 - Habits Week of 12/1 - Family and Friends Week of 12/8 - Hobbies Week of 12/15 - Clothing Week of 12/22 - Christmas Week of 12/29 - Weekly Schedule Week of 1/5 - Home Week of 1/12 - Health Week of 1/19 - Hotel/Traveling Week of 1/26 - Transportation Week of 2/2 - Memories Week of 2/9 - Money Week of 2/16 - Childhood Week of 2/23 - Going out Week of 3/2 - Quantities Week of 3/9 - Restaurant Week of 3/16 - Internet Week of 3/23 - Animals Week of 3/30 - Dreams Week of 4/6 - Books Week of 4/13 - Feelings Week of 4/20 - Town and Country Week of 4/27 - TV Week of 5/4 - Apps Week of 5/11 - Paris Week of 5/18 - Art and Culture Week of 5/25 - Week of 6/1 - Week of 6/8 - Week of 6/15 - Week of 6/22 - Week of 6/29 -
Other Details
Parental Guidance
This is NOT a beginning French class. Its primary focus is to review and practice what was learned, so students MUST have taken 1-2 years of French and have basic / developing conversational skills.
Breakout rooms will be constantly monitored by me switching between rooms, and if needed after several warnings, I will end them early. I will always explain to students that they should be kind and respectful, stay on topic, and speak French unless absolutely necessary to speak English.
Pre-Requisites
STUDENT LEVEL
This is NOT a beginning French class. Its primary focus is to review and practice what was learned, so students MUST have taken 1-2 years of French and have basic / developing conversational skills.
Supply List
Students will be provided with conversation questions for breakout room discussions
Joined December, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I have been learning French for 9 years now, from French 1 - French 5 as well as 4 years of immersion French classes. I am conversationally fluent and at a C1 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 online for two years.
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 attended a 7-week summer French immersion camp 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
$15
weekly1x per week
55 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 14-18
4-12 learners per class
