| 11/21/2024 12:57:03 AM |
| Changed Course |
| CATALOG INFORMATION
|
| Discipline and Nbr:
FREN 50A | Title:
BEG CONVERSATION-I |
|
| Full Title:
Conversation for Beginners-Part 1 |
| Last Reviewed:11/25/2019 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
| |
| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
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:
Untitled document
A beginning conversational French course designed to develop those listening and speaking skills needed at school, on the job, and in the community. Students participate in a variety of pronunciation, listening and conversational activities. An introduction to the core grammatical structures and vocabulary required for communication.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
Untitled document
A beginning conversational French course designed to develop those listening and speaking skills needed at school, on the job, and in the community. Students participate in a variety of pronunciation, listening and conversational activities. An introduction to the core grammatical structures and vocabulary required for communication.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
| Area: | | |
| |
| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| |
| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| |
| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
| |
| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
| |
| C-ID: |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
Approval and Dates
| Version: | 04 | Course Created/Approved: | 8/1/1981 |
| Version Created: | 5/8/2019 | Course Last Modified: | 7/11/2023 |
| Submitter: | Todd Straus | Course Last Full Review: | 11/25/2019 |
| Version Status: | Approved Changed Course | Prereq Created/Approved: | 11/25/2019 |
| Version Status Date: | 11/25/2019 | Semester Last Taught: | Fall 2022 |
| Version Term Effective: | Fall 2020 | Term Inactive: | |
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
Untitled document
1. Students will converse on everyday topics using clear pronunciation and appropriate
intonation.
2. Students will respond to oral statements and questions in French about everyday topics.
Objectives:
Untitled document
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Use a variety of common French verbs, adjectives, and nouns in basic conversation.
2. Use verbs in the present tense.
3. Generate questions and phrases that are comprehensible to a native speaker of French.
4. Correctly respond to instructions when given in French.
5. Demonstrate emergence of accurate French phonetics and pronunciation.
6. Define new vocabulary using context clues.
7. Identify main ideas and key words in familiar spoken statements.
8 Appropriately discriminate between a formal and an informal context and express
appropriate courtesy.
9. Formulate statements in the present tense that describe preferences, future plans,
daily activities, family and surroundings.
Topics and Scope
Untitled document
I. Greetings and Expressions of Courtesy
II. The Alphabet
III. Numbers 0-100
IV. Class Subjects and University-Related Vocabulary
V. The Family
VI. Food
VII. Days of the Week
VIII. Question Formation
IX. Nouns and Adjectives
X. Regular "er" Verbs
XI. Time
XII. Future with "Aller"
XIII. Irregular Verbs (such as)
A. Aire
B. Vouloir
C. Savoir
D. Etre
E. Avoir
XIV. Basic Foreign Language Learning Skills and Reading and Writing Strategies
XV. Introduction to French-Speaking Culture and Customs
Assignments:
Untitled document
1. Weekly readings from the textbook
2. Recall and reproduction of introduced vocabulary and verb conjugations
3. Weekly written exercises from the textbook, vocabulary manual, or handouts
4. Language lab coursework and/or web-based tasks, viewing of text-based video and
completion of accompanying comprehension exercises
5. Individual, pair and small group work that applies acquired language to specific
contexts and tasks and which is designed to prepare the students for real world situations
6. Group and individual presentations and performance exams
7. Weekly quizzes
8. Final exam
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
10 - 30% |
| Written homework, Web-based tasks, comprehension exercises | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
20 - 60% |
| Class performances, Group and individual performance exams | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
20 - 50% |
| Quizzes and exams | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
Untitled document
Promenades. 3rd ed. Mitschke, Cherie and Tano, Cheryl. Vista Higher Learning. 2018
Instructor prepared materials
OTHER REQUIRED ELEMENTS
| Student Preparation |
| Matric Assessment Required: | E | Requires English Assessment |
| Prerequisites-generate description: | NP | No Prerequisite |
| Advisories-generate description: | A | Auto-Generated Text |
| Prereq-provisional: | N | NO |
| Prereq/coreq-registration check: | N | No Prerequisite Rules Exist |
| Requires instructor signature: | N | Instructor's Signature Not Required |
| | | |
| BASIC INFORMATION, HOURS/UNITS & REPEATABILITY |
| Method of instruction: | 02 | Lecture |
| | 71 | Internet-Based, Simultaneous Interaction |
| | 72 | Internet-Based, Delayed Interaction |
| Area department: | WLANG | World Languages |
| Division: | 71 | Language Arts & Academic Foundations |
| Special topic course: | N | Not a Special Topic Course |
| Program Status: | 2 | Not Certificate/Major Applicable |
| Repeatability: | 00 | Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP |
| Repeat group id: | | |
| | | |
| SCHEDULING |
| Audit allowed: | Y | Auditable |
| Open entry/exit: | N | Not Open Entry/Open Exit |
| Credit by Exam: | N | Credit by examination not allowed |
| Budget code: Program: | 0000 | Unrestricted |
| Budget code: Activity: | 1101 | Modern and Classical Languages |
| | | |
| OTHER CODES |
| Disciplines: | Foreign Languages |
| Basic Skills: | N | Not a Basic Skills Course |
| Level below transfer: | Y | Not Applicable |
| CVU/CVC status: | Y | Distance Ed, Not CVU/CVC Developed |
| Distance Ed Approved: | Y | Hybrid (i.e., a mix of face-to-face and technology-based instruction) |
| Emergency Distance Ed Approved: | Y | Fully Online
Partially Online
Online with flexible in-person activities
|
| Credit for Prior Learning: | N | Agency Exam |
| N | CBE |
| N | Industry Credentials |
| N | Portfolio |
| Non-credit category: | Y | Not Applicable, Credit Course |
| Classification: | Y | Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses |
| SAM classification: | E | Non-Occupational |
| TOP code: | 1101.00 | Foreign Languages, General |
| Work-based learning: | N | Does Not Include Work-Based Learning |
| DSPS course: | N | NO |
| In-service: | N | Not an in-Service Course |
Print PDF