4/26/2024 4:46:59 AM	FREN 50A Course Outline as of Fall 2020	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:

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:

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:

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:

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

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:

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:

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

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