Prerequisite(s)
FREN 1514 with a grade of C or better - Must be completed prior to taking this course.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Give evidence of having mastered the patterns of pronunciation and the concepts of linking and intonation
- Conjugate the most common regular and irregular verbs in the present and the imperfect tenses and use them to form sentences.
- Use the vocabulary and iditic expressions studied in both written and oral work.
- Apply the basic grammar principles for gender and number; adjective agreement and position; word order patterns for statements and questions; comparative and superlative statements; formation and usage of the imperative, etc.
- Use numbers in ordinary usage as well as in telling time and dates.
- Use direct object pronouns in speaking and writing.
- Use prepositions (including à and de) appropriately
- Adapt or utilize the content of reading materials in guided conversational situations.
- Show understanding of the geography, history, and culture of French-speaking people by participating in class discussions and through written exams