The French language and French-speaking cultures. Open only to
students who have fewer than two units of high school French.
Emphasis is on conversational skills with attention to reading,
writing, and listening comprehension.
Athena Title
Elementary French
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will develop written/oral skills in target language: conduct simple conversations (oral), read and understand short passages (written), and construct short compositions (written).
Students will express linguistic competency in ways that highlight student strengths and individual background knowledge.
Students will explore and utilize various multimodal means of language production both synchronously and asynchronously.
Students will navigate interpersonal communication with respect, maturity, and/or awareness of cultural differences.
Students will tailor communication strategy, style, and register for a variety of audiences and/or contexts.
Topical Outline
Pronunciation: Vowels and consonants, silent consonants, rhythm, and intonation.
Morphology: Regular verbs in -er, -ir, and -re
Irregular verbs: ˆtre, avoir, faire, aller, prendre
Adjectives: Postnomial and prenomial, possessive, demonstrative
Articles: Definite, indefinite, partitive
Syntax: Declarative, interrogative, negative, and imperative sentences.
Tenses: Present, past, futur proche
Pronouns: Direct and indirect object (3rd person)
Vocabulary: Numbers, place names, the clander, time, weather
Culture: University life, family and friends, cooking and food, travel, the French-speaking world, transportation, communication.
