TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) FOR LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH
Objective 1: COMMUNICATION
The student communicates in a language other than English using the skills
of listening, reading, speaking and writing. The student is expected to:
A. engage in oral and written exchanges to socialize, to provide and
obtain information, to express preferences and feelings, and to satisfy
basic needs
B. interpret and demonstrate understanding of simple, straightforward,
spoken and written language such as instructions, directions, announcements,
reports, conversations, brief descriptions, and narrations
C. present information and convey short messages on everyday topics to
listeners and readers.
Objective 2: CULTURES
The student gains knowledge and understanding of other cultures. The student
is expected to:
A. use the language at the novice to intermediate proficiency level to
demonstrate an understanding of the practices (what people do) and how they
are related to the perspectives (how people perceive things) of the cultures
studied
B. use the language at the novice to intermediate proficiency level to
demonstrate an understanding of the products (what people create) and how
they are related to the perspectives (how people perceive things) of the
cultures studied.
Objective 3: CONNECTIONS
The student uses the language to make connections with other subject areas
and to acquire information. The student is expected to:
A. use resources (that may include technology) in the language and
cultures being studied at the novice to intermediate proficiency level to
gain access to information
B. use the language at the novice to intermediate level to obtain,
reinforce, or expand knowledge of other subject areas.
Objective 4: COMPARISONS
The student develops insight into the nature of language and culture by
comparing the student’s own language and culture to another. The student is
expected to:
A. use the language at the novice to intermediate proficiency level to
demonstrate an understanding of the nature of language through comparisons
of the student’s own language and the language studied
B. use the language at the novice to intermediate proficiency level to
demonstrate an understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons
of the student’s own culture and the cultures studied
C. use the language at the novice to intermediate proficiency level to
demonstrate an understanding of the influence of one language and culture on
another.
Objective 5: COMMUNITIES
The student participates in communities at home and around the world by
using languages other than English. The student is expected to:
A. use the language at the novice to intermediate proficiency level both
within and beyond the school setting through activities such as
participating in cultural events and using technology to communicate
B. show evidence of becoming a lifelong learner by using the language at
the novice to intermediate proficiency level for personal enrichment and
career development.
FRENCH 1A
Unité 1 - Faisons connaissance (Getting acquainted)
Unité 2 - La vie courante (Everyday life in Paris)
Unité 3 - Qu’est-ce qu’on fait? (Daily activities)
Unité 4 - Le monde personnel et familier (People and possessions)
FRENCH 1B
Unité 5 - En ville (Visiting a French city)
Unité 6 - Le shopping (Buying clothes)
Unité 7 - Le temps libre (Leisure time activities)
Unité 8 - Les repas (Food and meals)