FREN 201 Intermediate French I
Vocabulary development, grammar review, and development of conversational and writing skills are the main goals of this course.
Prerequisite
FREN 102 or permission of instructor
Offered
Fall
Student Learning Outcomes
- The student will master material from lessons 19-35 of the French in Action text.
- The student will master a working French vocabulary of ca. 1500 words.
- The student will be able to apply rules of French pronunciation to new texts.
- The student will be able to explain the use of grammatical structures of lessons 19-35 of the French text, including use of French verbs in the present, imperfect, passe compose, future, and plus-que-parfait; use and comparison of adjectives and adverbs; use of the conditional; idiomatic uses of French verbs, use of prepositional phrases and idiomatic phrases in French
- The student will be able to recite at least two poems in French; talk about interests; daily events; personal stories in the past; plans for the future; conduct conversations with friends, waiters, salespeople and officials, use proper idiomatic language to convey politeness and directness; give supported opinions about various modes of transportation and tell about student life in the Latin Quater of Paris.
- The student will be able to describe new insights into the geography, history and lifestyles in parts of France various French-speaking countries.