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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
FREN 3 | Title:
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH-1 |
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| Full Title:
Intermediate French-Part 1 |
| Last Reviewed:4/13/2020 |
| 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 | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 4.00 | | Contact Total | 70.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 140.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 210.00 | |
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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Speaking, reading and writing in French with discussions and essays to develop linguistic skill and cultural knowledge. Review of beginning linguistic and cultural content.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
FREN 2 or three years of high school French
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Speaking, reading and writing in French with discussions and essays to develop linguistic skill and cultural knowledge. Review of beginning linguistic and cultural content.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:FREN 2 or three years of high school French
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
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | C2 | Humanities | Fall 1981 | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 3B | Humanities | Fall 1981 | |
| | 6A | Language Other Than English | | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Speak, write, read, and listen at the intermediate level in French.
2. Demonstrate comprehension of French spoken by native speakers on most common topics.
3. Conduct conversations in French on a wide variety of topics.
4. Explain and interpret pieces of journalism and literature orally and in writing.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Compose a French essay of 500 words on topics of general interest over a wide range of personal and societal
topics.
2. Converse and speak extemporaneously on a wide range of personal topics with few errors of elementary
grammar.
3. Demonstrate comprehension of French spoken naturally on a wide range of common topics.
4. Demonstrate comprehension of the general meaning of short fiction and non-fiction written in French without
the use of a dictionary and in more detail with a dictionary.
5. Discuss and answer questions about short fiction and non-fiction orally and in writing.
6. Produce and employ with relative ease most regular and irregular verb conjugations, subject and object
pronouns, present, past, future and conditional verbs.
7. Produce and employ with relative ease most everyday French vocabulary, most common idioms, and some
theme-specific vocabulary (classroom jargon, for example).
8. Produce correct pronunciation of familiar French words as well as most unfamiliar ones.
Topics and Scope
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I. French Vocabulary at an Intermediate Level
II. Idiomatic Expressions in French
III. Selections of Short Fiction and Non-Fiction
IV. Complex Sentences in French
V. Regular and Irregular Verb Tenses
A. Past
B. Present
C. Future tenses
VI. French Poems and Songs
VII. Global Issues of the French-Speaking World
Assignments:
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1. Read and study one or two lessons from the textbook
2. Read short fiction, poetry, or articles of cultural interest
3. Memorize vocabulary and verb conjugations
4. Complete exercises in textbook and workbook
5. Review for quizzes and tests
6. Spoken and written answers to questions on readings
7. Essays in French (300-500 words)
8. Class performances, such as listening comprehension exercises, role plays, and/or poetry recitation
9. Performance exams
10. Quizzes, chapter tests and final exam that covers reading, writing and speaking in French
Online Assignments
1. Complete online exercises
2. View and interpret text-integrated video programs in French
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, workbook exercises, essays | |
| 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 - 35% |
| Class performances, performance exams | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
30 - 40% |
| Quizzes, tests, and final exam | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
10 - 20% |
| Online assignments | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Imaginez. 3rd ed. Mitschke, Cherie. Vista Higher Learning. 2016 (classic)
Instructor prepared materials
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