<p>Is this class instructed entirely in French? I am not comfortable with that and I am considering dropping it...</p>
<p>...I'm in French IV and the class is entirely in french..even in French III I remember the teacher used french most of the time..so yeah. AP French will be taught in french..rather, it SHOULD be taught in french. If not, you won't be prepared well enough.</p>
<p>So there is basically gonna be like NO English spoken??? Ok, I am not fluent in French and neither are my other classmates....you don't become fluent just by taking 3 years of a high school foreign language class. This isn't fair. When you say French, do you mean she will talk to the class in basic French?</p>
<p>I mean she will talk in french french..if you're not confident i wouldn't recommend it to you..especially if you're weaker in learning languages. I don't know how the curriculum is like for your school but I do know for sure that you will not be well-prepared if the class is not taught in french, especially if you cannot cope with this type of a classroom environment for this particular course. </p>
<p>Try talking to your teacher about it. For all you know, you could decide to take the course but not sit for the exam. Either way if it's not taught in french I don't suggest you try the AP. Not a good idea.</p>
<p>I think it's ridiculous when people ask questions specific to an AP class, rather than the exam. Every class is different, every teacher is different. Ask someone who has taken it at your school. That said, a good AP French teacher will speak primarily in French, and being forced to try to understand what your teacher is saying should help you. Immersion is the fastest way to learn a language, anyway. But many good AP teachers will explain some topics in English, or if the teacher says something in French and gets only blank stares, he or she may clarify in English. Before making any decisions though, talk to people FROM YOUR SCHOOL who have taken it, or to the teacher. Ask how the class was conducted and how people do on the exam after taking that teacher's class.</p>
<p>uh the ppl at my school who took it graduated...that's why....</p>
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<p>You get his point though, classroom methods differ from teacher to teacher.</p>
<p>Call up your school or e-mail someone (school website should have e-mails of teachers or guidance counselors, etc.).</p>
<p>"You get his point though"</p>
<p>I'm a girl, actually.</p>
<p>and btw just cause kids graduated doesnt mean their dead, i bet you could find out from them regardless by just looking them in a directory and calling them up</p>
<p>uh im not gonna search a directory looking for ppl just to ask "how was ap french?"....that's kinda lame</p>
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<p>Sorry.</p>
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<p>Does your school have like a grace period during the first week of school that lets you change your schedule?</p>
<p>well my school starts August 7th, but the last day to change our schedules is tomorrow lol. Once school starts you can only cahnge your schedule if you took the class already, or you haven't met the prerequisites. Technically I could drop Ap french later, seeing I have only taken French I and II. But she let me take AP because I am very good at French. But that may not be adequate for AP French.</p>
<p>If the teacher is letting you take it, she must think that you're good enough. She's the teacher, so if she's any good she would know what is adequate for AP French. I'd trust her. As you said, you could always drop later if it's too much.</p>