5sweeties Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Hi! My dd has decided to stick with French for hs, rather than switch to Spanish. We have only lightly touched on French at this point, and I really want to start her out with a pretty traditional French 1 course next fall. I took several years of french in high school and college myself, but it was a long time ago. I can guide, and speak to her, but am not extremely good at it. I saw that Easy French offers an upper level french course and that First Start French is suppose to be worth a year of hs level french, if both the first and second courses are utilized. I'm not sure about other options. I would prefer not to have to piece this together from multiple sources, with the exception of using a computer program for some added practice. Any recommendations? TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 with the DVD. I would think, since you know some French, that you could use any standard curriculum. Foreign languages should be taught systematically. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynnG in Arizona Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I'd recommend going through the Potter's School or using the Bob Jones DVDs. We've done both. One daughter is doing French I through the Potter's School. The teacher is excellent, and I've been quite pleased with the class in every way. We also have done Spanish I and II using the BJU DVDs. These too are excellent. I have a background in both languages, which helps but is not essential. I would compare either route (Potter's School or the BJU DVDs) to a standard American high school foreign language class. HTH, Lynn ps - Potter's School registration for new families opens up next week, I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy in Indy Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Look at Auralog. It's computer-based, but has pages to print so there's writing involved. It includes grammar and culture (missing items in RS). It's packaged with all 4 levels in one box and runs about $250. (And it's a French company so I'd guess the French program is really good!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5sweeties Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 Thanks for the good ideas! Potter's school seems a bit spendy to me? BJU looks good, but rather religious? We tend to gravitate toward secular materials. I'll have to take a look at Auralog. I think I've heard of it, but never looked into it at all. :o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooooom Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 The video portion is free from Anenberg Media. I found all the books/workbooks second hand. I did spring for the cds even though there were a lot of used audio cassettes out there. I liked the fact that it is an immersion program and that it is two college years (making it 4 highschool years). Very easy to throw in some french films (netflix) some readers and maybe a few novels (Le Petit Prince) and get a well rounded curriculum out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5sweeties Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 I used French in Action in college. I don't remember how the program works, other than remembering all of the videos. Could you explain it to me a little? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GothicGyrl Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 The video portion is free from Anenberg Media. I found all the books/workbooks second hand. I did spring for the cds even though there were a lot of used audio cassettes out there. I liked the fact that it is an immersion program and that it is two college years (making it 4 highschool years). Very easy to throw in some french films (netflix) some readers and maybe a few novels (Le Petit Prince) and get a well rounded curriculum out of it. Where can one find this French in Action and get the video portion free? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in VA Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 http://www.learner.org/resources/series83.html You have to register, but it's free and once you do, you can view the videos. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GothicGyrl Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Merci Beaucoup!! I will definitely check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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