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.

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.

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?

Grading Criteria:
This course is based on a 500 point system.

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

I am here to help you succeed in this course. Occasionally questions or problems may arise. Here is how to contact me when they do:

E-mail :lfranklin@nvcc.edu
Telephone : 703-845-6325 phone/703-845-6186 fax.
You may also call me to schedule a meeting in person, either at ELI or my campus office in AL Campus (AA 252). 

Last Updated: July 27, 2011