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

The following are required for entry into this course::

• No prior experience in French needed

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

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

Your course grade will be determined by how many points you earn on the following components according to the following point values.

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