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Elementary French I

Credits: 3 Prerequisite: ENGL 0989

Fundamental skills with emphasis on oral aspects of language learning and intensive and extensive use of structural patterns, dialog, oral drills and exercises. Language Laboratory required Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

  • Greet, address, and take leave of others in culturally and socially appropriate ways
  • Exchange personal information
  • Request and identify nationality
  • Describe physical appearance personal attributes
  • Give and respond to compliments
  • Make, accept, and refuse offers
  • Express likes and dislikes
  • Identify and talk about family, friends and people and professions in the community
  • Share numerical information, including time and schedules
  • Fill gaps in a conversation
  • Recognize and discuss some of the benefits of proficiency in a second language
  • Compare and contrast some cultural features of the Francophone world with those of the US
  • Identify and discuss some of the contributions of French culture to the humanities and to world civilization
  • Use the internet to locate supplemental French resources

Course Requirements:

  • Online quizzes, discussions, and oral recordings
  • Research project on assigned cultural topic related to Francophone history
  • Basic knowledge of computers and computer applications
  • Proctored Tests – this course requires 2 proctored tests. Students living in the Albany area may test at the testing center at Albany State University – students who live outside the Albany area must arrange with their instructor for an approved proctoring site – off-site proctor approval forms are found within your course. (Proctored testing prices vary greatly from site to site; please check your local area for proctored costs for this course.)

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Elementary French II

Credits:  3 Prerequisite: FREN 1001 or equivalent.

This course is a continuation of FREN 1001. Fundamental skills with emphasis on oral aspects of language learning and intensive and extensive use of structural patterns, dialog, oral drills and exercises. Language Laboratory required. Students who successfully complete FREN 1002 will be able to:

  • Use common greetings and short descriptions of themselves, pastimes, seasons and weather, holidays, vacations, traveling, etc.
  • Address others appropriately with respect to social relationship and context.
  • Express agreement and disagreement.
  • Reproduce learned material in talking about the present and past.
  • Be able to make re-combinations of learned material.
  • Ask questions about classmates, their facilities, daily routine activities, pastimes, vacations, etc.
  • Demonstrate understanding of online instruction.
  • Demonstrate understanding of the “edited” messages used by the instructor even though not understanding every word.
  • Demonstrate understanding of classmates’ communication when supported by situation context.
  • Read and demonstrate understanding of simple texts that describe the Francophone world, family, daily life and special event activities.
  • Read and demonstrate understanding of directions in exams and online activities.
  • Write short paragraphs in the present and past about self, family members, school, leisure activities, holidays, and vacations.  Sentences will be primarily re-combinations of already learned phrases but will begin to be placed in sequential order.
  • Compose a paragraph with internal structure and meaning.
  • Locate some French-speaking countries on a map and name the capital of each.
  • Discuss some fundamental cultural differences between France and the United States.
  • Recognize and discuss some of the benefits of proficiency in a second language.
  • Identify and discuss some of the contributions of French/Francophone culture to the humanities and to world civilization.
  • Relate given cultural features of the Francophone world with those of the United States
  • Locate and utilize supplemental resources on the Internet

Course Requirements:

  • Online quizzes, discussions, and oral recordings

  • Proctored Tests – this course requires 2 proctored tests. Students living in the Albany area may test at the testing center at Albany State University – students who live outside the Albany area must arrange with their instructor for an approved proctoring site – off-site proctor approval forms are found within your course. (Proctored testing prices vary greatly from site to site; please check your local area for proctored costs for this course.).  Basic knowledge of computers and computer applications

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