A Standards-Based Introductory Level French Curriculum Map

Abstract

As society, technology, and students change, education, instruction and curricula must grow and change. The quest to keep instruction and methodology timely and relevant to the learners while keeping a global view should inspire the creation of real-life activities and modalities for their incorporation into the classroom. Based on research in the field of curriculum design, this study develops an introductory French curriculum map that introduces greater global awareness into a first year French program. Incorporating five real~life premises as a context for French language acquisition, students are offered a choice in the direction of their language learning. Tasks with writing components provide language applications for students to successfully prepare to live out their premise choices during the following year of their French language study.