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by Geena

Apr 30, 2012

I am studying for the French Praxis test to become a French teacher. Can anybody tell me which books i should read to study the French culture and history? I am not talking about the praxis exam test books. Merçi d'avance. Geena.

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Raj Grewall I bought the Praxis book and it's not expensive and gives good ideas on what to study.

There's a lot of listening and writing from what I'm told.

The Praxis book also tell what areas in French history/culture you should look for. Could be worth buying because they also have sample tests.

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May 31, 2012

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studying for french mtels

by KLA

Apr 30, 2012

I'm going to be taking the French MTELs soon and I'm wondering if anyone has any good studyguides or good information I could use to help me study for it. There isn't much online and no one seems to offer any prep courses for the French test. Thanks!

by Salvador Martí

May 1, 2012

Messieurs,

Je suis Salvador Martí, un professeur de Français en Espagne, à l'école Antonio Gala, [link removed]

Merci.

by Erica

May 29, 2012

Bonjour,

I have to take the french CST exam on july 14. Do you have any tips or review questions i can use?

Eh Hav you examined these study guides

May 29, 2012

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Masters during summer

by Cal Teacher

May 31, 2012

Hello, I just finished my second year teaching at the high school level. I'm ready to start working towards a masters to increase my knowledge and move up on the salary schedule. However, UC Santa Barbara has closed their program. My local university only offers traditional programs and I would like to have an MA in French in case I ever get the ch...See More

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James in Belguim On 5/05/13, Maureen wrote: > Sorry, this post does not apply to a master's program, but this > was the only way I could get the chatboard to let me post. > > Does anyone know anything about the summer language program at > the University of Mons? I will be visiting a cousin who works > close by and thought it sounded interesting. ...See More

May 19, 2013

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Maureen Hi James,

I didn't see your response. I thought you might be the person on this chatboard that might know the most about the program. Thanks for any suggestions.

May 19, 2013

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by Randy Petersen

Jun 4, 2012

As everybody knows, we have the Student Forum set-up on this site where students can communicate in writing with one another about different topics. I’ve also been experimenting with an audio chatboard — basically the same thing that we have in the Student Forum. The difference is that students leave audio messages instead of written ones. Here...See More

by Craige Vamn

Jun 4, 2012

I thought it be good if teachers could experiment with it. I’ve left one message. You can listen to it without registering (it’s free and east to register), but if you want to leave a message you have to sign-up. You would listen to the message by first clicking on my message and then clicking the play button on the upper left. Then, if you reg...See More

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French CST for NYSTCE

by Tina F.

Jun 9, 2012

This was the second time I took the test and I still don't think I passed it. It's the most ridiculous exam I have ever taken. Is there a way to work around not taking it, or someone who we can complain to. I also would like to know why we can't view our actual test to see where we went wrong. Anyone have any suggestions of what I can do help me pa...See More

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James in Belgium Dear Tina,

For you and other persons in your situation, I suggest that you look over and review the scoring criteria used by AP French to score the AP French language and culture exams. Based on 5 points, the top indicators of a '5' will be tell you what examiners are looking for in A+ papers. You may use the link and the info you want is ...See MoreDear Tina,

For you and other persons in your situation, I suggest that you look over and review the scoring criteria used by AP French to score the AP French language and culture exams. Based on 5 points, the top indicators of a '5' will be tell you what examiners are looking for in A+ papers. You may use the link and the info you want is on page 99.

Next, as I tell my students of AP French, a flawless essay written on the French III level will only earn a score of 3/5 on the AP exam. The differences between intermediate and advanced language is found in the content and the complex grammar structures that use relative pronouns. If your writing is missing any of the forms: auquel, celui + (...), ce qui, ce dont, lequel, that will be an indicator of an intermediate level. In addition to the relative pronouns, the use of the object pronoun, "en" is very abundant in French and is often omitted by learners of the language. For that matter, "y" can be used more and a preceding antecedent is not necessary; the inferred or implied antecedent is sufficient as long as the verb structure takes + à or + de. Finally, does your writing use subjunctive conjugations? Do you use any of the following: pour que, afin que, au moins que, quoique + subjunctive ?

I am sure that you not allowed to share the topics of CST, but for helping, it would be useful to know if the essay requires the use of "je" or if the essay's topic is on a third person topic. The use of subject pronouns "on" and "ils" should be distinguished. "Ils" has an antecedent whereas "on" does not.

Good luck to all, and read newspapers in French. If you are like I am, my writing tends to imitate what U read.

Cordialement,

James O'

On 7/08/13, Tina wrote: > Well, I failed again. Just received my score and I missed passing by > only a few points. I did well in listening, grammar, culture, 220 > oral and they failed me on my written, which I don't think is right at > all but apparently there is no way to get that re-scored. If anyone > else can provide me with any tips or advice, I will greatly appreciate > it. I've taken the test 4 times now and noticed that the written and > oral are recycled because I now had the same topics twice and similar > test date. It seems like they use the same 3 and maybe that's why they > only offer it 3 times a year?! Who knows! > a

Jul 24, 2013

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James in Belgium Dear Tina,

For you and other persons in your situation, I suggest that you look over and review the scoring criteria used by AP French to score the AP French language and culture exams. Based on 5 points, the top indicators of a '5' will be tell you what examiners are looking for in A+ papers. You may use the link and the info you want is ...See MoreDear Tina,

For you and other persons in your situation, I suggest that you look over and review the scoring criteria used by AP French to score the AP French language and culture exams. Based on 5 points, the top indicators of a '5' will be tell you what examiners are looking for in A+ papers. You may use the link and the info you want is on page 99.

Next, as I tell my students of AP French, a flawless essay written on the French III level will only earn a score of 3/5 on the AP exam. The differences between intermediate and advanced language is found in the content and the complex grammar structures that use relative pronouns. If your writing is missing any of the forms: auquel, celui + (...), ce qui, ce dont, lequel, that will be an indicator of an intermediate level. In addition to the relative pronouns, the use of the object pronoun, "en" is very abundant in French and is often omitted by learners of the language. For that matter, "y" can be used more and a preceding antecedent is not necessary; the inferred or implied antecedent is sufficient as long as the verb structure takes + à or + de. Finally, does your writing use subjunctive conjugations? Do you use any of the following: pour que, afin que, au moins que, quoique + subjunctive ?

I am sure that you not allowed to share the topics of CST, but for helping, it would be useful to know if the essay requires the use of "je" or if the essay's topic is on a third person topic. The use of subject pronouns "on" and "ils" should be distinguished. "Ils" has an antecedent whereas "on" does not.

Good luck to all, and read newspapers in French. If you are like I am, my writing tends to imitate what U read.

Cordialement,

James O'

On 7/08/13, Tina wrote: > Well, I failed again. Just received my score and I missed passing by > only a few points. I did well in listening, grammar, culture, 220 > oral and they failed me on my written, which I don't think is right at > all but apparently there is no way to get that re-scored. If anyone > else can provide me with any tips or advice, I will greatly appreciate > it. I've taken the test 4 times now and noticed that the written and > oral are recycled because I now had the same topics twice and similar > test date. It seems like they use the same 3 and maybe that's why they > only offer it 3 times a year?! Who knows! > a

Jul 24, 2013

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Discovering Frn-Bleu 2001 ed.

by christina

Jun 12, 2012

Hello! Would anyone be interested in having Discovering French-Bleu 2001 (Euro Ed) textbooks and supplemental materials? Alternatively, if you know of a place that would like them, please do let me know. I'm trying to get rid of them.

Thanks so much, Christina

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Christina Hi David,

I'm not sure if you received my reply. If not, I apologize. I'd "like" to get some sort of money for them, but I'd be happy with someone paying for shipping + a donation. If you're interested, please let me know what, if anything, you'd like to pay for them.

Best, Christina

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Jul 10, 2012

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David Christina,

I apologize for the delayed response. I forgot to have Teacher.net e-mail me whenever anyone responded to a post that I made.

Yes, they would be used for classes that I teach. Basically, we already have a textbook, but I've been extremely disappointed with it. Therefore, I'm looking for something basic and fundamental...See More

Jul 22, 2012

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