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FREN3103B-L19

Beginning French I

Level 1 is intended for students with no or minimal previous experience with the French language. The course emphasizes communicative proficiency, with special attention to the development of oral and listening skills, self-expression, and cultural insights.

Classroom activities are varied and interactive and are focused on acquiring all four language aptitudes (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) simultaneously, and always in the context of a cultural narrative. Each lesson begins with a rapid flow of authentic French presented in realistic, everyday circumstances, supported by video presentations.

Free-form classroom interactions are balanced with structured grammar, vocabulary and phonetics drills. All in-class activities are task-based and put the students in real-life situations. By the end of this seven-week immersion program, students will be able to navigate a variety of real-world situations.

Required texts:
- Anne AKYUZ, Bernadette BAZELLE-SHAHMAEI, Joëlle BONENFANT, Marie-Françoise GLIEMANN, Les 500 Exercices de Grammaire A1 - Livre + corrigés intégrés,
ISBN-13: 978-2011554321
- Michèle Barféty, Patricia Beaujoin, Compréhension orale 1, Clé International, ISBN : 978-2-09-038188-7
Course Reference Number (CRN):
60288
Subject Code:
FREN
Course Number:
3103
Section Identifier:
B

Course

FREN 3103

All Sections in Summer 2019 Language Schools, LS 7 Week Session

Summer 2019 Language Schools, LS 7 Week Session

FREN3103A-L19 Lecture (Mattei)
FREN3103B-L19 Lecture (Mattei)
FREN3103C-L19 Lecture (Mattei)