[nabs-l] JAWS and foreign languages

[Jewel]

Dear all,
I  just started French class and had a few questions about using
French with JAWS. Really, it's two questions. The first is: How do I
type accents that aren't in the Insert + F4 list, such as grave accent
and the one with the ^ over the letter? With Insert + F4, I can type
the more common ones, such as é or ç, but it doesn't have the grave
accent (the accent that goes in a negative slope instead of a positive
one) and the ^ accent. Does anyone know what keystrokes will bring up
those accents or if there is a way to add them to the list for Insert
+ F4?
My second question is about the French JAWS voice. My disability
service office is really awesome and has gone through the French
textbook and all of the handouts and set the French words to be read
with the French voice. However, I have a problem with the speed of the
French voice. I  have the JAWS voice set to somewhere around 40, but
that's much too fast for a beginning French student! Is there a way to
set just the speed of a language so that the French voice speaks
slower than the English voice, or do I have to just go and change the
verbocity each time I  open a French document?
So, hopefully someone who has taken foreign language classes can
answer these questions! I'm already enjoying French class, and got a
96 on my first quiz.
~Jewel
P.S.- Welcome back to school, everyone!