CCCOnline LogoCourse Snapshot for FRE112 - French Language II

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Course Competencies

The competencies you will demonstrate in this course are as follows:

  1. Demonstrate improved pronunciation and intonation of the French language.
  2. Comprehend and respond to oral directions and questions.
  3. Verbalize simple personal ideas using correct pronunciation and grammar.
  4. Comprehend simple, brief, written selections.
  5. Write simple, guided compositions, based on everyday situations, using correct grammar.
  6. Demonstrate an awareness of need for appropriate cultural behaviors in everyday situations.
  7. Demonstrate knowledge of some contributions of the target culture to the culture of the United States.
Learning concepts for this course are enchanced using modules, websites, and online discussions.

Module Outcomes Mapped to Competencies

Module 1 Learning Outcomes

 Mapped to Course Competencies (above)
  1. Talk about where you live.
  2. Identify geographical features.
  3. Make suggestions using imparfait.
  4. Describe events in the past.
  5. Use direct and indirect objects.
  6. Use present tense -ir verbs like choisir.
  7. Understand the concept of home and regionalism in France.
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Module 2 Learning Outcomes

Mapped to Course Competencies (above)

  1. Discuss health and well-being.
  2. Describe and narrate past events.
  3. Report what others say and write.
  4. Express emotions.
  5. Contrast the uses of imparfait and passé composé.
  6. Differentiate connaître et savoir.
  7. Understand rites and rituals in the Francophone world.
  

Module 3 Learning Outcomes

Mapped to Course Competencies (above)

  1. Talk about courses of study at a university.
  2. Compare education and work environment in the United States, France, and Quebec.
  3. Specify intensity of actions using comparative and superlative adverbs.
  4. Compare groups of objects using comparative and superlative adjectives.
  5. Differentiate c’est and il est.
  6. Formulate sentences pointing to indefinite or negative subjects.
  

Module 4 Learning Outcomes

Mapped to Course Competencies (above)

  1. Describe future plans.
  2. Make travel plans.
  3. Describe places and people.
  4. Express obligations.
  5. Express necessity.
  6. Explore French cities, especially Paris.
  

Module 5 Learning Outcomes

Mapped to Course Competencies (above)

  1. Express opinions.
  2. Express cause and effect.
  3. Describe and narrate events in the past.
  4. Use the conditional.
  5. Create relative clauses.
  6. Explore the media in the French-speaking world.
  

Course Time Commitment and Expectations

For every credit hour, students should plan to spend an average of 2-3 hours per week for course-related activities in a 15-week course. For example, a 3 credit hour course would average an average 6-9 hours per week to read/listen to the online content, participate in discussion forums, complete assignments, and study the course material. For 10  and 6-week courses, the amount of time per week will be higher so all course competencies, module outcomes, and assignments will be covered.

Aside from typical reading assignments, this course has the following (Please Note: This list is subject to change based on the discretion of the instructor facilitating this course.):

Class Assignment Total Points
Quizzes (5)  261
Exercises (5 sets)  519
Midterm exam  76
Final exam  93
*Speaking assignments (5 @ 25 points each) 125
Discussions (10) 200
TOTAL  1274

 

 

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