Description
French 2 Course Overview
This class is approved by the NCAA.
This class is part of the MyFunScience live online homeschool classes, which provide structured instruction for middle school and high school students. Families can explore all of our foreign language courses for homeschool students.
This live online French 2 class builds on the strong foundation established in French 1. Students expand vocabulary, strengthen conversational ability, and deepen grammatical understanding while continuing to grow in confidence using the language.
After more than 20 years of teaching foreign languages, this course blends proven classroom experience with the Comprehensible Input (TPRS) approach to language learning. Instead of focusing primarily on memorizing grammar rules and vocabulary lists, students learn through engaging stories, conversation, and reading they can easily understand. This approach helps students naturally build comprehension, confidence, and the ability to communicate in the language.
This method equips every learner — from gifted students to those with dyslexia — for success.
Students continue speaking, understanding, and reading French from the first week. Grammar remains meaning-based, but in French 2 students work with present, past, future, conditional, imperative, and introductory subjunctive structures while continuing to develop fluency.
Course Overview
- High School Credit: 1 credit
- Recommended Grade Level: High school
- Format: Weekly live online French class
- Prerequisite: Completion of French 1
What Class Looks Like
What Your Student Will Learn in French 2
Parents often ask how French 2 builds upon the foundation established in French 1. The document below provides an overview of learning goals, language growth, and the continued Comprehensible Input approach used in this course.
Download the French 2 Learning Summary (PDF)
Course Structure & Expectations
Students should plan on 30–40 minutes of work each day, four days per week, in addition to the live class session. Consistent practice is essential for language acquisition.
Students will continue working through Excelerate French, Book 1, progressing intentionally while incorporating additional material beyond the textbook.
Students will read one to three novels entirely in French, increasing in complexity from the previous year. Scripture memory, praise songs, hymns, contemporary music, cultural exploration, food, and games remain an important part of the class experience.
Parents: Please contact the instructor if your student has dyslexia or other learning differences. This teaching approach is often very successful for those students.
Benefits of Learning French
Learning a foreign language strengthens academic skills, expands cultural understanding, and improves communication. Ultimately, language exists for building relationships and communicating meaningful ideas.
Through language study, students gain the ability to connect with people around the world and share the love and truth of the Gospel.
What Families Are Saying
I just took the university placement test and tested out of their college requirement!
The amount of French I have learned in the past 2 years is amazing. I couldn’t have made the dream of learning and speaking French possible without you!
My daughter took 3 years of French and loved every minute! She graduated and tested out of the first 2 years of college French.
Required Materials
1) Excelerate French, Book 1
The textbook is currently in the publishing process. Until it is released, the instructor will provide PDF lesson materials for families to compile into a working notebook. Once published, families will be asked to purchase the text (approximately $25).
If you would like to explore the method further, visit the Excelerate French website.
2) French Novels
Students will read 1–3 novels entirely in French. Titles and purchase links will be provided to enrolled families at the beginning of August.
Prerequisites
- French 1, grade B or better (discuss with instructor for exceptions)
- If entering from another curriculum, please contact the instructor for a brief placement assessment
- French 2 Placement Test [PDF]
Société Honoraire de Français
Beginning after French 2, high-achieving students may be eligible for induction into the Société Honoraire de Français, the national French Honor Society.
We are one of the few homeschool-based chapters in the country and are excited to offer this honor to our students.
Complete French Program
This class is part of the MyFunScience French program, a sequence of live online homeschool classes designed to help students develop strong French language skills over multiple levels.
Students can progress through the full sequence while strengthening vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and conversational ability.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a live online French class?
Yes. Students attend a weekly live online French class where the instructor guides storytelling activities, reading, and conversation practice.
Is this class designed for homeschool students?
Yes. This course is specifically designed for homeschool students who want structured language instruction and teacher guidance.
Does French 2 earn high school credit?
Yes. French 2 earns one full high school foreign language credit.
What comes after French 2?
Students typically continue with French 3 and French 4 to complete a full high school language sequence.
