Elementary French 1

Catalog description

This course is designed for students who have no or very little experience in French. Students who have taken French language classes before will be required to take a placement test. The course introduces students to the French language and emphasizes verbal communication, beginning writing, and oral presentation. The strong communicative and cultural approach of the course is designed around a modular structure which spirals and expands on topics and grammar laid out in a visual and contextualized format. Students are encouraged to communicate in French using simple and basic conversation modeled after examples studied in class. This interactive approach will also give the students an opportunity to stimulate their listening/reading/speaking and writing skills. The textbook used in this course is accompanied by an electronic Student Activities Manual companion (eSAM) housed at its website, which comprises a plethora of activities and a media library along with a trackable diagnostic study tool, etc.