Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions
LOTE Department
French 1A Syllabus-Fall 2014
Teacher: Ms. Ramos
kramos@houstonisd.org
Language and communication are at the heart of the human experience. As the world becomes
increasingly interdependent, it is important for every person to acquire the skills necessary for
effective communication and cross-cultural understanding. A Texas Framework for Languages
Other Than English presents a curriculum framework for learning and teaching languages aimed
at helping all students reach high and challenging standards. The following are the five program
goals upon which TEKS for LOTE are based:
Goal 1: Communication
Students develop communicative abilities in the three modes: interpersonal, interpretative, and
presentational, integrating the skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and
showing.
Goal 2: Cultures
Students learn about and experience other cultures
Goal 3: Connections
Students use language to acquire new information and knowledge in other subject areas.
Goal 4: Comparisons
Students learn the nature of language and culture by comparing other languages and cultures with
their own.
Goal 5: Communities
Students use language to participate in communities both at home and around the world.
Fall Semester Contents:
Cycle 1
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Greeting people
Introduce yourself to others
Spelling words
Using dates
Using subject pronouns
Using the verb to be with subject pronouns
Properly using formal and informal forms of address
Locating countries on a world map where the target language is spoken
Describing the weather
Identifying the seasons
Comparing the weather in target language countries
Using numbers
Telling time
Making nouns and adjectives agree
Cycle 2
1. Using adjectives to describe people and places
2. Making sentences negative
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Talking about students likes and dislikes
Discussing what students do during the day
Conjugating verbs in the present tense
Talking about things in the classroom
Talking about school schedules and subjects
Comparing your school with that of a target language student
Discussing students’ daily school routines
Cycle 3
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Talking about the family
Talking about meals
Talking about likes and dislikes
Conjugating regular verbs in the present tense
Talking about the holidays
Activities
The language will be practiced and promoted through a variety of oral and written activities and
students will be encouraged to respond in the target language. Reading skills will be enhanced by
using short stories and authentic materials. The students will be exposed to many different styles
of speaking in order to facilitate their oral discrimination and to improve their ability to pick up
salient facts and ideas presented orally.
Evaluation
Evaluation will be conducted by using different methods and techniques that will reveal students’
strengths and weaknesses. Some of them will include: multiple choice, sentence completion,
essays, oral presentations, projects, final exams, etc.
Percentages:
1. Major Grades
50%
(Which include exams, major projects, and presentations)
2. Daily Grades
40%
(Class work, quizzes, oral participation)
3. Homework
10%
Resources
Bon Voyage Level 1 Textbook and Workbook
Bon Voyage Level 1 Teacher Resource Books
Bon Voyage Level 1 Guided Practice Activities
Bon Voyage Level 1 DVD Program
Bon Voyage Level 1 Audio Program
Bon Voyage Level 1 Transparency Set
Target Language Magazines and WebPages