French

Designed for students with no previous experience in the language with focus on communicative skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Includes high frequency vocabulary, basic constructions, common phrases, and cultural aspects. Also stresses student participation in skills development. FRE 111 is strongly recommended for oral fluency, especially for students transferring to four-year institutions.

Course Learning Outcomes
1. Accurately produce understandable simple sentences in French using the present tense.
2. Write understandable sentences in French using the correct word spelling and diacritical marks.
3. Accurately express simple social greetings and courtesies in French.
4. Answer questions after listening to French-spoken narrative, dialogue, or conversation.
5. Answer questions concerning a specific reading passage.
6. Identify basic facts and cultural traditions associated with French-speaking countries.

Continuation of FRE 101 with emphasis on basic language skills for communication and on cultural aspects to promote understanding and appreciation of French culture. FRE 112 is strongly recommended as a companion course to develop oral fluency, especially for students transferring to four-year institutions.

Prerequisite: FRE 101 or one year of high school French or equivalent.

Course Learning Outcomes
1. Identify whether a conjugated verb in French is in the present or the past tense.
2. Accurately ask (or respond to) questions dealing with scheduling and daily activities.
3. Accurately use vocabulary associated with one or more of the following topics: household chores, food, shopping, education, or tourism.
4. Describe a past event in French using the past tense.
5. Differentiate the meaning of the direct and indirect object pronouns in a given sentence.
6. Answer questions after listening to a French-spoken narrative, dialogue, or conversation.
7. Answer questions concerning a specific reading passage.
8. Identify facts and cultural traditions associated with French-speaking countries.

Intensive participation in the spoken language to develop and improve oral fluency in conversation. Strongly recommended as a companion course to FRE 101 especially for students transferring to four-year institutions.

Corequisite: FRE 101, or some previous study of French.

Course Learning Outcomes
1. Produce understandable simple sentences using basic phonetic sounds in the French language.
2. Create grammatically correct sentences in French using the present tense.
3. Accurately respond in French to questions dealing with one or more of the following topics: personal information, likes and dislikes, daily activities, simple social greetings and courtesies, or weather.
4. Describe celebrations and cultural traditions associated with French-speaking countries.

Intensive participation in the spoken language to develop and improve oral fluency in conversation, especially for students transferring to four-year institutions.

Prerequisite: FRE 102 taken concurrently, or one year high school language, or FRE 101.

Course Learning Outcomes
1. Accurately produce understandable and grammatically correct complete sentences in French.
2. Use correctly the vocabulary associated with one or more of the following topics: family relationships, clothing, housing, travel, food or drink.
3. Describe a past event in French using the past tenses (i. e. the imperfect and the passé composé).
4. Describe basic facts associated with French-Speaking countries.

Communication skills in French for students with foundational experience in the language. Cultural topics are included in the development of practical language skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. A companion course, FRE 213 is strongly recommended for improving oral fluency, especially for students transferring to four-year institutions.

Prerequisite(s): FRE 102, or successful completion of high school French 4, the equivalent, or permission of the instructor.

Course Learning Outcomes
1. Discuss events in the past in French.
2. Discuss events in the present in French.
3. Discuss events in the future in French.
4. Create grammatically correct sentences in French with "If clauses", utilizing the correct verb tenses.
5. Create grammatically correct sentences in French using the past tenses (i. e. the imperfect and the passé composé).
6. Present an oral report in French with information contained in French language resources.
7. Answer questions in French concerning a specific reading passage.
8. Answer questions in French after listening to French-spoken narrative, dialogue, or conversation.
9. Identify facts associated with French-speaking countries.

Continuation of FRE 203 with an emphasis on the development of linguistic skills and cultural understanding for students with some competency in the language. The companion course FRE 214 is strongly recommended for improving oral fluency, especially for students transferring to four-year institutions.

Prerequisite(s): FRE 203 or excellence in high school French 5, the equivalent or permission of instructor.

Course Learning Outcomes
1. Identify the tense and the mood of the verbs in a passage written in French.
2. Create grammatically correct sentences in French using the correct verb conjugations.
3. Communicate in correct French about topics related to French-speaking countries.
4. Present an oral report in French with information contained in sources such as newspapers or other mass-market publications.
5. Answer questions in French concerning a specific reading passage.
6. Answer questions in French after listening to French-spoken narrative, dialogue, or conversation.
7. Compose a brief essay in French analyzing a cultural and contemporary topic related to French-speaking countries.

A communicative approach to develop comprehension of the spoken language and ability to communicate with native speakers at the beginning intermediate level. French spoken by native speakers from France, Quebec and Africa will be used to train students for real life communication appropriate for social and career related situations. To develop linguistic skills, intensive training in comprehension and communication will be enhanced by the use of video and audio materials, and interactive websites. Language structures will be practiced in context using related text materials and culture, as well as topics of interest such as current events. Students will be evaluated on their linguistic achievement and performance, their level of aural comprehension and conversational competence at this intermediate level of communication.

Prerequisite(s): FRE 203 taken concurrently, or successful completion of high school French 4, the equivalent, or permission of the instructor.

Course Learning Outcomes
1. Discuss events in the past, present, and future in French.
2. Sustain a conversation in everyday French by accurately asking (or responding to) questions dealing with health or current events.
3. Discuss cultural traditions of the Francophone world.
4. Identify and list orally the cultural traditions of the Francophone world covered during the course.

A communicative approach to develop comprehension of the spoken language and ability to communicate with native speakers at the beginning intermediate level. French spoken by native speakers from France, Quebec and Africa will be used to train students for real life communication appropriate for social and career related situations. To develop linguistic skills, intensive training in comprehension and communication will be enhanced by the use of video and audio materials, and interactive websites. Language structures will be practiced in context using related text materials and culture, as well as topics of interest such as current events. Students will be evaluated on their linguistic achievement and performance, their level of aural comprehension and conversational competence at this intermediate level of communication.

Prerequisite(s): FRE 204 taken concurrently, or successful completion of high school French 5, the equivalent, or permission of the instructor.

Course Learning Outcomes
1. Create grammatically correct sentences in French using the correct verb conjugation.
2. Communicate in correct French about two or more of the following topics: job searches, art, music, literature, or social problems.
3. Discuss cultural or contemporary topics related to French-speaking countries.

This course is designed to provide the opportunity to see and experience the richness of a French speaking country through the unique experience of travel. The core part of this course will be a stay in the country, with visits to the main cities and cultural centers. Class meetings prior to the trip will focus on topics that will help the student to prepare for the experience, and meetings after the trip will provide a time for debriefing, reporting, evaluation, and assimilation. The student is expected to complete ten tasks during his/her stay, make an oral presentation, and prepare a portfolio of the trip. This portfolio can be a personal journal, photo display, video recording, or a combination thereof.

Course Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the political and economic systems today in the country of destination, and compare it to the American systems.
2. Identify the celebrations and holidays in the country's calendar, and the cultural traditions associated with birth, marriage, friendship, social interaction and death.
3. Demonstrate basic proficiency in the understanding and use of the French language by successfully greeting others, ordering food at a restaurant, and using basic local services like transportation, mail and telephone.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of cultural differences and cultural blending by successfully resolving cultural conflicts while living on location.
5. Name, distinguish and explain the main features of the different periods in the country's history.