SEF-LAN7301 - Beginning French

Course Description

This first level French course will engage students with a unique integration of communicative building blocks and contemporary culture, providing the tools they need to build a solid foundation in introductory French.

Course Outline

1. Greeting people
2. Spelling
3. Giving numerical information
4. Introducing yourself
5. Identifying people, places, and things
6. Academic subjects
7. Expressing dates
8. Learning to pronounce the alphabet and selected vowel sounds in French
9. Talking about nationalities
10. Expressing actions
11. Expressing disagreement
12. Learning to distinguish between and pronounce selected sounds in French
13. Talking about personalities, clothing, and colors
14. Expressing possession and sensations
15. Mentioning specific places or people
16. Getting information

Each section will also include pronunciation/accent practice, vocabulary, verb construction and other grammatical structure to help the student build conversational skills.  Exercises will be assigned, as found in the text, to help students practice and correct themselves as they progress.  French culture will also be introduced where appropriate.

Learner Outcomes

Students will learn the basic structures of pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary to be able to communicate comfortably in French and interact socially, both formally and informally, with others.

Notes

Book required

Please be sure to have an updated email address as that is the main form of communication outside of class

Evaluation:  participation in discussion and group activities and completion of assignments, attendance