Tj French difficulty?

[Anonymous]

Can anyone comment on the difficulty of French language at TJ? My DC took French 1 in middle school, and hopes to continue at TJ. Are they given placement test to determine which language level they can take?

[Anonymous]

Anyone know?

[Anonymous]

I don't know how difficult it is. My DC did not take it in middle school. Take it for the 1st time at TJ and gets A.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for sharing. That is helpful.

[Anonymous]

DC took French 1 in 7th grade and continued with French 3 as Freshman and AP French as Sophomore at TJ. French 3 was a bit hard - it was a big jump from French 2 in middle school to French 3 in TJ. But DC got used to it and thus AP French became a tad more manageable. If you are considering taking language, strongly advise to take 4 years. If not AP French, take French 4. 4 years of language looks good for college application. Telling from experience with my 2 kids!

[Anonymous]

Thank you for sharing! Very helpful!

[Anonymous]

French is not bad at TJ. Certainly not as bad as Spanish. But it's a bit worse than German or Russian

[Anonymous]

Can you take French 4 as a Junior if you finished French 1 & 2 in middle school and 3 during the summer before joining TJ as Freshmen?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:French is not bad at TJ. Certainly not as bad as Spanish. But it's a bit worse than German or Russian

Pretty much this

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC took French 1 in 7th grade and continued with French 3 as Freshman and AP French as Sophomore at TJ. French 3 was a bit hard - it was a big jump from French 2 in middle school to French 3 in TJ. But DC got used to it and thus AP French became a tad more manageable. If you are considering taking language, strongly advise to take 4 years. If not AP French, take French 4. 4 years of language looks good for college application. Telling from experience with my 2 kids!

French 3 at TJ is challenging, for sure. Current teacher for French 3 is a native French speaker who used to teach at UPenn so expectations are very high. Increased focus on vocabulary and writing vs. speaking and a jump from French 2 in difficulty.

As a heads up, my kid told me that the French 4 and AP class is currently "blended" together so there is really no significant difference aside from the "bump" you get in GPA for AP. I don't know what enrollment will look like for next year but for now, there is 1 class that includes French 4 and AP together.

[Anonymous]

What about French vs Latin at TJ?

[Anonymous]

Order of difficulty: TJ Spanish, Latin, French

[Anonymous]

Who takes French?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who takes French?

Seriously? 😂