AP/Advanced French is designed for students who already possess comprehensive knowledge of the French language, as the course’s instruction is entirely in French. In this course, students will explore issues within a Francophone framework. For example, students will learn about the use of information and communication technologies, the political dimension of language, the diversity of French-speaking cultures, global issues, and science and medicine. Students will use authentic written and audiovisual texts to reflect, analyze, and discuss course topics. Students will be expected to complete written and speaking activities. Each lesson will review grammatical concepts and vocabulary enrichment as they pertain to the topics in the unit.

It is recommended that students have successfully completed all French courses up to and including French III before enrolling in this course. Students should be generally conversant about Francophone cultures and able to apply the language in a variety of contexts and tenses.

These courses include auditory comprehension assessments that require students to listen to audio files and to record themselves speaking. For these courses, it is essential that students have either a headset equipped with a microphone or access to an internal microphone within their computers.