Age: 14+ High School Full Credit
Dwane Thomas (of Visual Latin fame) is turning his hand to teaching French in this exciting new series. He approaches it through the “natural method” of reading, hearing, and speaking French in a conversational, enjoyable way. He’s already taught hundreds of students how to parlez en français and looks forward to teaching many more.
Students taking the course may join our Visual French Group where Dwane and our staff will answer questions, engage in discussions and address any technical issues.
You can also learn more about Visual French 1 in the Compass Classroom Store.
Dwane Thomas (of Visual Latin fame) is turning his hand to teaching French in this exciting new series. He approaches it through the “natural method” of reading, hearing, and speaking French in a conversational, enjoyable way. He’s already taught hundreds of students how to parlez en français and looks forward to teaching many more.
Dwane’s approach:
- Engages students with stories in French to learn vocabulary and grammar.
- Requires less direct memorization.
- Teaches French grammar by usage.
- Develops French comprehension quickly and naturally.
- Creates greater familiarity with the sounds and cadence of French.
- More enjoyable than the traditional way of learning French.
- 31 lessons with multiple instructional videos.
- Chapters 1-11 of Le Français par la Méthode Nature by Arthur Jensen (view sample)
- Vocabulary practice and exercises with built-in vocabulary flashcards.
- Comprehension exercises
Our Individual Compass Membership provides online access to this and 40+ additional courses, PDF course books, audio stories, a customer support group, and course-specific facilitation groups. Course facilitation provides:
- Direct encouragement from instructors.
- Additional links of interest that support learning in the course.
- Guidance and community for students.
- Live Zoom meetings with facilitators to discuss lecture material and assignments (available for certain groups).
Our Family Membership adds Family Access (4 student accounts).
You can learn more (or upgrade your current plan) on our Membership Page. Our support team of homeschool moms can also answer your questions. Visit our support page to contact them.
All courses can be accessed on desktop, mobile, and through our Compass Classroom App (iOS & Google).
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About Instructor
Dwane Thomas
Dwane has been studying languages for most of his life. He grew up in Europe surrounded by the Dutch and German languages. For almost 20 years he has been teaching Latin in the classroom and, more recently, online. Dwane and his wife have three wonderful children whom they homeschooled. Featured in Visual Latin and WordUp!
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