Anonymous wrote:Who takes French?

Seriously? 😂

Who takes French?

Order of difficulty: TJ Spanish, Latin, French

What about French vs Latin at TJ?

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 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

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?

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

Thank you for sharing! Very helpful!

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!

Thank you for sharing. That is helpful.

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.

Anyone know?

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?