Foreign Languages at Berkeley High
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Aug 2012
Hello all! We're so happy to actually be in Berkeley finally. My daughter is
enrolling at BHS and hopes to get into either AC or IB (her top preference). I
wonder if anyone has experience with the freshman year French curriculum in each
school. She took a year of French in 8th grade and it's one of her best academic
classes. She's really hoping to place into 3/4 at BHS. What does she need to know in
order to satisfy 1/2? Many thanks!
My daughter had two years of French in middle school, so entered at 3/4 -- it has
been pretty hard for her; she had all As (including in honors math) and a B that
she worked hard for in French in 9th grade. French 5/6 was also her most
difficult class aside from AP Chem. The main difference between 1/2 and 3/4 is
that 1/2 is mostly about vocabulary and simple grammar, and 3/4 is much more
about formalities -- spelling and more complex grammar. So, I would take the
advice of the French teachers in terms of placement because mastery of details
are so important in French.
au revoir
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