French or Spanish? World Languages French Ms. Kostolecki Spanish - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
French or Spanish? World Languages French Ms. Kostolecki Spanish - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
French or Spanish? World Languages French Ms. Kostolecki Spanish Mr. Draper Mr. Morreale French or Spanish? Both Languages Use the same alphabet as English, but the letters will have different sounds and accentuation. French:
World Languages
French
- Ms. Kostolecki
Spanish
- Mr. Draper
- Mr. Morreale
French or Spanish?
Both Languages
- Use the same alphabet as English, but the
letters will have different sounds and accentuation.
- French: soupe du jour
- Spanish: sopa del día
- English: soup of the day
Both Languages
- Importance of memorization
– Vocabulary – Grammar
Small Differences
- French sentence
structure is close to English sentence structure.
- French grammar
remains fairly constant in difficulty as you continue to advance through the courses.
- Spanish is slightly
easier to pronounce.
- Spanish grammar
increases in difficulty as you continue to advance through the courses.
Comparing Spanish to French is like comparing
- Neither is your native language English.
- Each is pronounced differently from English.
- Each has different sentence structure from English.
- Each requires memorization of vocabulary and
grammar.
and
baño
école
águila
château
fête
¿Qué?
petite table brunette voyage menu
- range
encore cuisine
45%
Here are the Spanish translations of the French & English words. French = Spanish
Petite
= pequeño
Brunette
= moreno
Menu
= carta
Encore
= otra vez
Table
= mesa
Voyage = viaje Orange = anaranjado Cuisine = cocina
Spanish is spoken predominantly in the western hemisphere.
French is spoken on 5 of the world’s 7 continents.
Comparison maps of the two languages and where they are spoken in the world.
S P A N
I
S H __ F R E N C H
Which languages can I continue to study throughout high school?
- French and Spanish courses
- ffered at the high school:
– Level 1B – Level 2 – Level 3 – M.V.C.C. Dual Credit 191/ 192 – M.V.C.C. Dual Credit 201/202
- Spanish 1
Dual Credit Courses
Both French and Spanish are offered for college credit (Dual Credit) through MVCC
(Mohawk Valley Community College) in the 11th and 12th grades.
You can save money by taking college courses in high school. You earn up to 12 COLLEGE credits while still in high school.
Importance of choice
Courses Available
French French 1A
- r
French 1 Spanish Spanish 1A
- r
Spanish 1
French Spanish
We look forward to seeing you in class.