MICHIGAN
TEST OBJECTIVES
FIELD 623: FRENCH
Reading and Vocabulary
Syntax and Usage
Cultural Understanding and Expression
Language Instruction
READING AND VOCABULARY
Apply literal comprehension skills in French.
Includes accurate paraphrasing of content and the selection of supporting details presented in written French passages.
Apply skills of inference in French.
Includes inferences from the context of sentences and passages and from the logical sequence of ideas in passages.
Apply interpretive comprehension skills in French.
Includes recognizing author’s point of view and purpose; determining cause-and-effect relationships; and distinguishing between facts and opinions in a written French passage.
Understand everyday French prose (e.g., instructions, newspapers, commonly used reference works, advertising copy, menus, transportation schedules, travel guides).
Includes written instructions; main ideas and supporting details in newspaper and magazine articles; and information found in reference materials, advertising copy, menus, transportation schedules, and travel guides.
Understand the use of language in modem literary prose in French.
Includes narrative elements; figures of speech; and author’s point of view and purpose in a literary passage.
Understand the use of language in poetry in French.
Includes literal and figurative meanings and figures of speech in poetic passages.
Demonstrate French vocabulary skills in context.
Includes multiple-meaning and less common words in context; words formed from or related to other words; and French words and expressions commonly confused by nonnative speakers.
Understand French idiomatic expressions.
Includes idioms appropriate to various contexts and the meanings of French idiomatic expressions.
Demonstrate knowledge of French vocabulary in various everyday contexts.
Includes appropriate vocabulary in social and cultural contexts related to daily life; and the meaning of numerical expressions.

SYNTAX AND USAGE
Identify forms and use of the present indicative and future as appropriate for given contexts (e.g., narration, description, seeking or giving information).
Includes the present indicative and future tense forms of regular and irregular verbs in various functional contexts.
Identify forms and use of the imperfect indicative, the passé compose, the pluperfect, and the passé simple as appropriate for given contexts (e.g., narration, description).
Includes the imperfect, the passé compose, the passé simple, and the pluperfect of regular and irregular verbs in various functional contexts.
Identify forms arid use of the conditional and conditional perfect as appropriate for given contexts
(e.g., hypothetical situations, making polite requests).
Includes the conditional and conditional perfect of regular and irregular verbs in various functional contexts.
Identify forms and use of the subjunctive as appropriate for given contexts (e.g., expressing opinions or emotions, after using certain conjunctions).
Includes the present and past subjunctive in various functional contexts relative to expressing opinions and emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Express commands appropriately for given contexts (e.g., instructions, requests, stating rules).
Includes direct commands using the imperative of regular and irregular verbs; the infinitive to express commands; substitutes for the imperative in polite and indirect commands; and negative commands as appropriate for various contexts.
Identify forms and use of the present and the past participles and infinitives as appropriate for given contexts.
Includes the present and the past participles and the present and the past infinitives in various functional contexts.
Understand usage of adjectives in French (e.g., describing, giving information, expressing ownership).
Includes appropriate use of descriptive, possessive, and demonstrative adjectives in various contexts.
Understand usage of personal and possessive pronouns in French.
Includes appropriate use of personal pronouns as subjects or objects; possessive pronouns; and stress personal pronouns in various contexts.
Understand usage of demonstrative, relative, and indefinite pronouns in French.
Includes appropriate use of relative, indefinite, and demonstrative pronouns in various contexts.
Understand usage of prepositions in French.
Includes use of prepositions (including prepositions of place) with verbs, nouns, pronouns, and geographical terms.

Understand usage of nouns and articles in French.
Includes appropriate use of definite and indefinite articles, the partitive, and singular and plural forms of nouns in various contexts.
Understand usage of adverbs, conjunctions, and interjections in French.
Includes appropriate use of adverbs, conjunctions, and interjections in various contexts.
Identify interrogative constructions used in appropriate contexts (e.g., seeking information).
Includes appropriate use of interrogative adjectives, pronouns, and adverbs in various contexts.
Identify pronominal constructions used in appropriate contexts (e.g., reflexive, reciprocal).
Includes the appropriate use of reflexive, reciprocal, and idiomatic constructions for various functional contexts.
Identify an appropriate transformation of a sentence or a passage in French according to given instructions (e.g., active/passive voice, direct/indirect discourse).
Includes appropriate transformation of sentences and passages from active to passive voice (and vice versa), including substitutes for the passive, and from direct to indirect discourse (and vice versa).
Identify negative constructions used in appropriate contexts.
Includes appropriate negative particles, pronouns, and adjectives for various functional contexts.
Identify comparative and superlative constructions used in appropriate contexts.
Includes appropriate comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs for various contexts.
CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND EXPRESSION
Understand major historical, geographical, and economic features of the culture of France and other
French-speaking countries.
Includes major historical figures and events, geographical features, and features of contemporary economies in France and other French-speaking countries; and the relationship between major historical events and figures in France and other French-speaking countries and other events and figures in the world.
Understand major political and social institutions of the culture of France and other Frenchspeaking countries.
Includes the cultural significance of developments in the political history of France and other
French-speaking countries; the role of France and other French-speaking countries in international politics; and features of governmental and social institutions in France and other French-speaking countries, and their cultural significance.
Understand achievements in the arts and sciences as features of the culture of France and other
French-speaking countries.
Includes major writers, artists, musicians, and composers of France and other French-speaking countries; and the scientific and technological achievements of France and other French-speaking countries.

Understand aspects of daily life and leisure activities in France and other French-speaking countries.
Includes aspects of family life, leisure activities, and other features of daily life in France and other French-speaking countries, and their cultural significance.
Understand cultural aspects of religion, values, and traditional beliefs and attitudes in France and other French-speaking countries.
Includes features of religion, values, and traditional beliefs and attitudes in France and other
French-speaking countries, and their cultural significance.
Understand influences of French culture on the United States.
Includes the origins of various features of U.S. culture in the culture of France and other Frenchspeaking countries; and the cultural contributions of persons, events, and immigrants from France and other French-speaking countries.
Understand cultural behavior and communication patterns in France and other French-speaking countries (including U.S. influences).
Includes nonverbal elements of communication and the impact of English-speaking cultures on
French-speaking countries.
Recognize appropriate language use in a French cultural context.
Includes language appropriate for traveling, socializing in various environments, interpreting, and expressing attitudes, opinions, and judgments.
LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION
Understand theories and principles of foreign language instruction.
Includes methodologies, techniques, materials, and equipment for foreign language instruction; methods and approaches of foreign language instruction for various learning situations; and techniques appropriate for the integration of culture into language instruction.
Understand classroom techniques and activities appropriate for the development of structural and reading skills.
Includes teacher activities, student goals, and student activities appropriate for the development of structural and reading skills.
Understand classroom techniques and activities appropriate for the development of writing and communicative skills.
Includes teacher activities, student goals, and student activities appropriate for the development of writing and communicative skills.
Understand techniques for foreign language assessment and evaluation.
Includes appropriate evaluative techniques for assessing students’ cultural understanding, reading skills, writing skills, and communicative skills.
Use language appropriate for classroom management in French.
Includes appropriate language for creating a positive learning environment in the classroom and for facilitating learning processes in the classroom.

Use technical language appropriate for foreign language instruction.
Includes grammatical terminology and language appropriate for literary or cultural analysis.