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COURSE OUTLINE FORM
COURSE TITLE:
BEGINNING FRENCH II
COURSE PREFIX AND NO. FREN 1020
LEC
7.5
LAB
0
CREDIT HOURS
7.5
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
FREN 1020 is the second of three sequential courses that teach the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading,
and writing in French. Students build these skills by watching, listening, and practicing speaking after native
speakers on video, learning vocabulary, verb forms, and grammatical structures of the language, discovering the
francophone culture through reading and watching videos, and practicing what they have learned through online
exercises and quizzes. FREN 1020 covers five units.
COURSE PREREQUISITE (S):
FREN 1010
RATIONALE:
This course is an elective component in the Academic Transfer Program as well as a general elective for other
interested students.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK (S) and/or MATERIALS:
Title:
Espaces V-text, 3rd Edition, with Supersite & webSAM [Espaces 3E is a virtual textbook by
Vista Higher Learning, Inc., copyright 2010]
Edition:
3rd
Author:
Mitschke/Tano
Publisher: Vista Higher Learning
Attached course outline written by:
Reviewed/Revised by:
Jeanette Solberg
Effective quarter of course outline:
Dean
Rebecca Rhoads
Tom McDonnell
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Date: Spring 2015
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TITLE:
Beginning French II
PREFIX/NO:
FREN 1020
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate, through written and oral tests, an
elementary level of French language proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing, as well as cultural
awareness of the francophone world. In particular, FREN 1020 will prepare the students to do the following
things in French:
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to demonstrate an elementary level of language
proficiency in French in the skill areas of speaking, listening, reading, and writing, as well as cultural awareness
of the francophone world. In particular, FREN 1020 will prepare the students to do the following things in
French:
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Speak in the target language as a level II beginner using correct pronunciation and intonation
Write sentences and paragraphs using proper punctuation and grammar of the target language
Listen to and comprehend stories in the target language
Define and correctly use key vocabulary words and idiomatic expressions
Use parts of speech in the target language demonstrating proper grammar and structure
Identify and compare various cultures within the francophone world
Read and comprehend short stories and feature articles in the target language
TOPICAL UNIT OUTLINE/UNIT OBJECTIVES:
Unit 6 A
• Know terms for parties & celebrations
• Know vocabulary for life stages & events
• Pronounce open & closed vowels
• Know about Carnaval & Bastille Day
• More about festivals and holiday celebrations through specially shot video footage
• Use demonstrative adjectives
• Express past actions using passé composé with avoir
• Learn regular & some irregular past participles
• Learn about the Quebecois company Vidéotron
Unit 6 B
• Know vocabulary for clothing, shopping, and colors
• Use indirect object pronouns
• Learn about style in France & Coco Chanel
• Know the disjunctive pronouns & some of their uses
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• Conjugate & use regular & irregular re verbs
• Be acquainted with the French regions of Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrénées & Languedoc-Roussillon
• Recognize word families
Unit 7 A
• Know terms for travel & vacation
• Know countries & nationalities vocabulary
• Understand the role of accents in spelling
• Talk about transportation & lodging
• Express past actions with verbs of motion
• Use direct object pronouns
• Learn the passé composé with être
• Read about Tahiti & le musée d’Orsay
Unit 7 B
• Know terms related to hotels & accommodations
• Use ordinal numbers
• Be able to sequence events
• Pronounce ti, sti & ssi
• Learn about French vacations
• Form & use adverbs
• Use the imparfait
• Conjugate & use the verbs lire, dire, écrire & décrire
• Recognize the genre of spoken discourse
• Be acquainted with the French regions of Provence-Alpes, Côte d’Azur & Rhône-Alpes
• Predict the content of a text from its title
Unit 8 A
• Know vocabulary for parts of the house & furniture
• Know terms for renting a place to live & utilities
• Pronounce s & ss
• Learn to form the imperfect tense
• Understand the uses of passé composé & imparfait
• Learn about housing in France & le château Frontenac
Unit 8 B
• Know vocabulary for household chores & appliances
• Know terms for home conditions
• Use passé composé & imparfait correctly
• Pronounce semi-vowels
• Learn about the interior of French homes & the French Quarter in New Orleans
• Conjugate & use savoir, connaître & reconnaître
• Use visual cues to understand spoken French
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• Be acquainted with the culture & history of Alsace & Lorrraine
Unit 9 A
• Know vocabulary for food & meals
• Pronounce the e caduc & the e muet
• Learn about shopping & open-air markets in France
• Learn about Le Guide Michelin
• Conjugate & use venir & similar verbs
• Know & use the construction for recent past
• Use time expressions with depuis, pendant & il y a
• Conjugate & use the verbs pouvoir, vouloir & devoir
• Learn how to prepare a far breton
• Read about French cheeses
Unit 9 B
• Know vocabulary for eating in a restaurant
• Know terms for specialty food shops
• Speak using correct stress & rhythm patterns
• Use the comparative & superlative of adjectives & adverbs, including irregular forms
• Use double object pronouns
• Be acquainted with the culture & history of Bourgogne & Franche-Comté
• Read about couscous
• Read for the main idea
Unit 10 A
• Know vocabulary for body parts
• Discuss one’s daily routine
• Pronounce ch, qu, ph, th & gn
• Learn about health care in France
• Conjugate & use reflexive verbs
• Use idiomatic reflexive verbs
Unit 10 B
• Talk about one’s health, illnesses & remedies
• Discuss medical visits & treatments
• Pronounce p, t & c
• Learn about the national healthcare system, pharmacies & health-related businesses in France
• Use reflexive verbs in passé composé & imparfait
• Use the pronouns y & en
• Be acquainted with the culture & history of Switzerland
• Use background knowledge to increase reading comprehension
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS/EVALUATION:
COURSE OBJECTIVES/ASSESSMENT MEASURES
COURSE OBJECTIVES
ASSESSMENT MEASURES
• Speak in the target language as a level II
beginner using correct pronunciation and
intonation
Oral production assignments and dialogues
• Write sentences and paragraphs using proper
punctuation and grammar of the target
language
Online workbook activities
• Listen to and comprehend stories in the target
language
Listening comprehension activities
• Define and correctly use key vocabulary words Written tests & online workbook activities
and idiomatic expressions • Use parts of speech in the target language
demonstrating proper grammar and structure
Written tests & online workbook activities
• Identify and compare various cultures within
the francophone world
Online workbook activities
• Read and comprehend short stories and feature Comprehension quizzes/activities
articles in the target language
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