MTTC French (023) study plan
MTTC French (023) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
French language content domains (not enumerated in source)
Diagnose baseline by completing a full-length timed practice test under exam conditions and scoring each section separately
Map every missed item to a specific subskill (listening comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, reading, culture, or writing) and rank subskills by error rate
Build a personal error log template that records item type, cause of error, and corrective rule for each mistake
Establish a daily 20-minute listening routine using authentic French audio at natural speed
Your checkpoint
A one-page diagnostic report listing baseline score per subskill and a ranked list of the five weakest subskills with error counts
French language content domains (not enumerated in source)
Review and drill the two most frequent verb tenses in the diagnostic error log until conjugation is automatic
Memorize agreement rules for past participles with avoir and être and apply them in 30 original sentences
Practice pronoun placement and ordering (direct, indirect, y, en) in 25 transformation exercises
Record yourself reading a 300-word French passage aloud and self-correct pronunciation of nasal vowels and liaison
Your checkpoint
A 40-item self-made grammar quiz with answer key, scored at 90 percent or higher on a second attempt
French language content domains (not enumerated in source)
Learn 150 high-frequency academic and literary vocabulary items using spaced repetition with example sentences
Practice identifying register (formal, informal, literary) in 20 short excerpts and justify each classification
Complete 15 cloze and synonym-selection exercises and log every distractor that fooled you
Write a 200-word formal paragraph using at least 15 newly learned items correctly
Your checkpoint
A vocabulary notebook of 150 entries with French definition, English gloss, and one original sentence each, plus a scored register-identification set
French language content domains (not enumerated in source)
Complete two timed reading sections and annotate every question stem for the skill it tests (main idea, inference, detail, tone)
Practice skimming a 600-word article in under four minutes and answering five comprehension questions
Analyze how distractors are constructed in reading items and write three original distractors of your own
Review all error-log entries from weeks 1 to 3 and retire items you now answer correctly twice in a row
Your checkpoint
A timed reading section scored at or above your target passing margin, with a written distractor analysis for every missed item
French language content domains (not enumerated in source)
Complete three timed listening sections and transcribe the key phrase that determined each answer
Practice note-taking while listening to a 5-minute authentic broadcast and answer six detail questions from notes alone
Drill numbers, dates, and proper nouns in rapid dictation exercises
Identify and correct your three most persistent listening error patterns
Your checkpoint
Three scored listening sections with transcriptions, showing improvement of at least 10 percentage points from the week 1 baseline
French language content domains (not enumerated in source)
Outline and write two full constructed-response essays under a 25-minute time limit each
Self-score both essays against a rubric covering task completion, organization, grammar, and vocabulary range
Revise each essay once, targeting the three grammar errors that appeared most often
Memorize 20 cohesive devices and discourse connectors and insert them into your revised essays
Your checkpoint
Two timed essays with rubric scores and a tracked revision showing measurable reduction in grammar errors
French language content domains (not enumerated in source)
Review French and Francophone cultural topics (geography, history, education, media, daily life) and build a one-page fact sheet per topic
Complete 40 culture and civilization practice items and log every fact you did not know
Practice interpreting short authentic documents such as menus, schedules, and announcements
Re-drill the weakest grammar subskills identified in weeks 1 through 6
Your checkpoint
A five-page culture fact sheet plus a completed culture practice set scored at 85 percent or higher
French language content domains (not enumerated in source)
Take two full-length timed practice tests under strict exam conditions and score each subskill separately
Compare results to the week 1 baseline and confirm every subskill is at or above target
Review the error log one final time and re-drill only items still marked unresolved
Practice exam-day logistics including timing strategy, pacing checkpoints, and a rest plan for the final 48 hours
Your checkpoint
A final score report comparing baseline and final performance across all subskills, with all subskills at or above the target passing margin
Milestones
Week 2: Grammar quiz scored at 90 percent or higher on retake and error log contains at least 30 categorized entries
Week 4: Timed reading section at or above target margin and at least 100 vocabulary items retained on spaced-repetition review
Week 6: Two timed essays completed with rubric scores at or above target and listening improved at least 10 points over baseline
Week 8: Both full-length practice tests at or above the target passing margin with no subskill below target