Hilltopmom Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 So, I have several different curricula for teaching French, but we never got to it & although I could speak it years ago (lived overseas for 2 years), it's been a long time & Im not excited about teaching it to a reluctant kiddo. Thinking of having his first exposure be at CC in grade 11 (he's in 10 now). I know the pace will move fast, but he needs a decent teacher & outside accountability. We can try to get some beginner Intro done over the summer before he starts so it's not all totally new... There should be other beginners in French 101, right? Tell me this idea isn't atrocious, please:) Anything I'm not thinking of? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Absolutely not atrocious. I'd do it. If you can, have him play with duolingo a bit each day. Knowing something will definitely help! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I think he'd be fine. I took Spanish for the first time ever last year at CC and they do start from the very beginning. Even my old brain, that does not take to learning a new language at all, still made an A. My DD took Chinese as her first ever DE class and still passed, although she said Chinese was pretty hard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Could you buy the textbook used now and see if he is ready to take French 101 in the summer term. There are plenty of adult beginners for foreign languages in my local community colleges and your son is already in 10th grade so not out of place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Older dd did this with Spanish. It worked out great. She had some exposure to Spanish and Latin before starting. The college she's attending counted the DE credits towards her current college credits, which is also nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopmom Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 Hmm, if he can't get into it or it conflicts with something else, maybe he could take one online from a homeschool provider? Not sure how that would work for a language. Will have to look around. I know Middlebury has one. Or, I could just get over it & teach it myself- at least I'm outsourcing a bunch of other stuff next year. Sigh. I may go broke, lol. I can definately prep him some before he starts. We have duolingo & Breaking the Barrier on the iPad. And Galore Park, and.... Others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteryJen Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Dd1 did that with Japanese. Everything went well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Should go fine. I'd opt for a through English grammar review before if possible. It helps a lot to REALLY know the difference between adjectives/adverbs, verb tenses, and cases. I used to chat periodically with the Spanish professor at the local community college in the faculty work room, and she always said that it went smoother for students who had some background with that. She actually discounted prior language study unless it had been grammar-centered. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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