12/21/2024 6:30:35 AM	FREN 1 Course Outline as of Fall 2016	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  FREN 1	Title:  ELEMENTARY FRENCH-1
Full Title:  Elementary French-Part 1
Last Reviewed:11/25/2019

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	4.00	Lecture Scheduled	4.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	70.00
Minimum	4.00	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	1.00			Contact DHR	17.50
		Contact Total	5.00			Contact Total	87.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  140.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 227.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Beginning elementary listening, speaking, reading and writing in French. Introduction to France and French-speaking cultures worldwide.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Beginning elementary listening, speaking, reading and writing in French. Introduction to France and French-speaking cultures worldwide.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
Area:	E	Humanities
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C2	Humanities		Fall 1981
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	6A	Language Other Than English		Fall 1981
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.  Speak and comprehend simple spoken questions and answers in French.

2.  Make simple statements about the current state of their lives in French.

3.  Read and follow directions and instructions spoken and written in French.

4.  Communicate simple impressions about the difference between American and French cultures.

 

Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1.  Use common French vocabulary related to the most common everyday topics.

2.  Present and develop ability to ask and to answer simple questions on everyday topics.

3.  Read for general meaning simplified passages on a range of cultural topics and select specific information from authentic French texts.

4.  Write with minimal errors of spelling what they are able to say in French.

5.  Correctly pronounce French words that follow the regular phonological patterns and many common ones that do not.

6.  Understand and use subject pronouns, present tense of -er verbs and the verbs etre, avoir, faire, aller, prendre, verbs like ouvrir, regular -ir and -re verbs, negation, articles, yes-no basic information questions, forms, regular adjectives, adverbs of frequency.

Topics and Scope

I.   French everday vocabulary

    A.  Greetings and salutations

    B.  Dates and times

    C.  Counting

    D.  Place descriptions

    E.  Everyday actions and leisure-time activities

    F.   Family members

    G.  Weather

    H.  Meals and dining

II.  French formulas in ordinary conversation.

III. Questions in French

IV. Reading and interpreting common publications written in French

V.  Spelling and the sound word correspondence in French

IV.  Grammatical terminology and parts of speech

VII. The basics of French sentence construction

VIII. French verb conjugation

IX.  Common French cultural practices and beliefs

X.   France and other French-speaking countries around the world

Assignments:

1.  Read and study lesson(s) from the textbook (averaging 15 pages per week).

2.  Memorize vocabulary and verb conjugations (averaging 75 words per week).

3.  Exercises in textbook and workbook (averaging 10 exercises per week).

4.  Weekly quizzes and tests.

5.  Writing compositions.

6.  Group and paired drills, structured conversation, and projects.

7.  Class participation

8. Final exam.

 

Online Assignments:

1. Complete online exercises (approximately 2 hours per week).

2. View and interpret text-integrated video programs in French (approximately 1 hour per week).

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 20 - 30%
Written homework, Exercise workbook, Compositions
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 10 - 20%
Group activities, projects
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 30%
In-class oral participation
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 30 - 40%
Quizzes, Tests, and Final Exam: Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion, Dictation and translation
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 15%
Completion of online assignments

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Promenades. Mitschke, Cherie and Tano, Cheryl.  Vista Higher Learning: 2014

Instructor prepared materials

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