Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions
LOTE Department
French 3A 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
Preliminary chapters from level 2 and Chapitre 1
1. Reviewing major concepts studied in level 2
2. Describing what you do on a daily basis
3. Planning out your weekend
4. Describing and narrating events in the past
5. Locating target language countries on a world map
Cycle 2
Chapitre 2 and 3
1. Describing and narrating events in the past
2. Using a map of a target culture city to locate famous buildings and monuments of cultural
importance
Cycle 3
Chapitre 2 et 3
1. Becoming aware of leisure activities in different cultures
2. Asking for advice
3. Providing recommendations
4. Expressing wishes and preferences
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 3 Textbook and Workbook
Bon Voyage Level 3 Teacher Resource Books
Bon Voyage Level 3 Guided Practice Activities
Bon Voyage Level 3 DVD Program
Bon Voyage Level 3 Audio Program
Bon Voyage Level 3 Transparency Set
Target Language Magazines and Web Sites