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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
FREN 50B | Title:
BEG CONVERSATION-2 |
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| Full Title:
Conversation for Beginners-Part 2 |
| 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 |
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| | 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:
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A continuation of beginning Conversational French course designed to improve listening and speaking proficiencies including development of core grammatical structures and vocabulary required for communication.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of FREN 50A or FREN 1 or equivalent
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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A continuation of beginning Conversational French course designed to improve listening and speaking proficiencies including development of core grammatical structures and vocabulary required for communication.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of FREN 50A or FREN 1 or equivalent
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: | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
Approval and Dates
| Version: | 06 | Course Created/Approved: | 8/1/1981 |
| Version Created: | 2/2/2022 | Course Last Modified: | 7/11/2023 |
| Submitter: | Jessica Pardoe | Course Last Full Review: | 11/25/2019 |
| Version Status: | Approved Changed Course | Prereq Created/Approved: | 11/25/2019 |
| Version Status Date: | 2/14/2022 | Semester Last Taught: | |
| Version Term Effective: | Summer 2022 | Term Inactive: | |
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Students will speak French using expanded vocabulary and grammatical structures on
everyday topics using clear pronunciation.
2. Students will ask and answer questions and hold conversations in French on common topics.
Objectives:
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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 and past tenses.
3. Respond appropriately to instructions, requests and invitations when given in French.
4. Demonstrate control of accurate French phonetics and pronunciation.
5. Comprehend and utilize new vocabulary from context.
6. Comprehend specific information and main ideas in simple printed texts.
7. Identify main ideas and key words in increasingly complex spoken statements.
8. Discriminate between levels of formality and express culturally appropriate courtesy.
9. Formulate statements in the present and past tenses that describe preferences, future plans,
family surroundings, personal history and recent activities.
Topics and Scope
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I. Greetings and Expressions of Courtesy
II. Phonetics
III. Nouns and Adjectives
IV. Irregular Verbs
V. Common Adverbs
VI. Past Tenses
VII. Formulation of Informational Questions
VIII. Vocabulary (related to travel, shopping, restaurants, family, scheduling, and other
everyday topics)
IX. Oral Communication Strategies
X. Further Introduction to French-Speaking Culture and Customs
Assignments:
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1. Weekly study in the textbook (5 to 10 pages)
2. Weekly written exercises from the textbook, vocabulary manual, and/or handouts (3-5 pages)
3. Weekly Web-based tasks seeking information, researching questions (60 minutes)
4. Individual, pair and small group work discussion, role-plays, conversations and drills that
apply to real world situations
5. Frequent viewing of video(s)and listening to audios, and completion of accompanying
exercises
6. Weekly class performance, such as role-playing, and presentations on cultural topics in French
7. Weekly quizzes; 1-3 exam(s); 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
20 - 40% |
| Written exercises, web-based reports | |
| 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 - 40% |
| Class performances, group and individual presentations, and video response exercises | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
20 - 40% |
| Quizzes, exams | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
20 - 40% |
| Attendance, participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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The French Experience. 2nd ed. Bougard, Marie-Therese and Bourdais, Daniele and King, Anny. BBC Active. 2003 (classic)
Instructor prepared materials
OTHER REQUIRED ELEMENTS
| Student Preparation |
| Matric Assessment Required: | E | Requires English Assessment |
| Prerequisites-generate description: | U | User Generated Text |
| Advisories-generate description: | A | Auto-Generated Text |
| Prereq-provisional: | N | NO |
| Prereq/coreq-registration check: | Y | Prerequisite Rules Exist |
| Requires instructor signature: | N | Instructor's Signature Not Required |
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| 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: | 1 | Major Applicable Course |
| Repeatability: | 00 | Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | Either online or hybrid, as determined by instructor |
| Emergency Distance Ed Approved: | Y | Fully Online
Partially Online
Online with flexible in-person activities
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| 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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