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FRE 101: Beginning French I (5 Credits)

Overview

This is a course that teaches skills:  speaking and listening, reading and writing, as well as cultural information.  Students completing the course can reasonably expect to achieve the same level of proficiency in French as those who take the course on campus.  Learning a language is much like learning to play a sport, or an instrument - it requires steady application on a regular basis, so plan your time accordingly

 

Weekly Requirements:

  • Weekly ACTIVE participation. Participation monitored through Blackboard time stamps. Penalties for non-compliance.
  • Successful memorization of assigned material, and proof of practice
  • Completion of all written and oral assignments
  • Completion of  all scheduled quizzes and tests
  • You will be required to do a once weekly communication assignment in French  that may be completed online, on the phone or face to face. These must be done once weekly and must be verifiable by your instructor.

 

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Objectives
 

If you do well in this course, you will be able to:

  1. Communicate and survive in a French-speaking environment. 
  2. Understand short conversations and responses to your questions.
  3. Participate in simple conversations, such as talking about yourself and your family, asking for directions, finding places, buying things.
  4. Read ads and simple forms.
  5. Write autobiographical information, and fill out simple forms and documents, make lists.

 

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Materials
 

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Grading
 

IMPORTANT!   Your grades will depend on how well you can USE the French you’re learning:  Can you speak it, understand it, read it, write it? Do you know about the cultures where it’s used?

Assignment
Points
3 Proctored Exams
100 points each
Discussion Boards
100 points total
Supersite exercises completed
50 points total
10 Voice Board Quizzes
5 points ea

Your final grade will be based on the following scale. Please note that you must also pass at least 2 of the 3 exams in order to pass the course, regardless of your scores on the other assignments.

Grading Scale
Grade
Points
Percent
A
500-450
90-100
B
449-400
80-89
C
399-350
70-79
D
349-300
60-69
F
299 and below
0-50

Weekly Requirements:

  • Weekly ACTIVE participation. Participation monitored through Blackboard time stamps. Penalties for non-compliance.
  • Successful memorization of assigned material, and proof of practice
  • Completion of all written and oral assignments
  • Completion of  all scheduled quizzes and tests

 

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Exams
 

There are 3 exams in this course.

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Last Updated: January 15, 2013