FRN-101 French I

FRN 101 is a beginning language course designed for students with no previous experience in French, or whose experience does not make placement in a higher level French course advisable. The course is designed to provide students with the fundamentals of French pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar, as well as an introduction to Francophone culture. The course will stress the development of communication skills, especially listening and speaking, but will also promote reading and writing skills. This course carries SUNY General Education World Language credit.

Credits

3

Department

• Humanities

Semesters Course Will Be Offered

• Fall
• Spring
• Summer
• Winter

Course Rotation Schedule

• Fall: In Person
• Winter: Online
• Spring: In Person, Online
• Summer: Online

For more detailed course information view the Course Outline

FRN 101: French I

Department

Humanities

Course Description

FRN 101 is a beginning language course designed for students with no previous experience in French, or whose experience does not make placement in a higher level French course advisable. The course is designed to provide students with the fundamentals of French pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar, as well as an introduction to Francophone culture. The course will stress the development of communication skills, especially listening and speaking, but will also promote reading and writing skills. This course carries SUNY General Education World Language credit.

Credit Hours

3

Contact Hours

Lecture	3
Lab	0
Other	0

Grading Scheme

Letter

Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

SUNY General Education Course

• World Languages

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Students will communicate orally in a variety of social settings at a first semester beginning level.
2. Students will demonstrate aural comprehension in a variety of settings through appropriate response at a first semester beginning level.
3. Students will craft written text for a variety of practical purposes at a first semester beginning level.
4. Students will read and interpret text of varying types, lengths, and purposes at a first semester beginning level.
5. Students will use culturally appropriate gestures and formulaic expressions in highly practiced applications at a first semester beginning level. Students will also identify, compare, and contrast the most obvious cultural differences or prohibitions at a first semester beginning level.

Topic Outline

1. 1. Grammar
2.     a. French pronunciation
3.     b. Definite and indefinite articles
4.     c. Gender and number agreement of nouns and adjectives
5.     d. Subject pronouns
6.     e. Expressing existence with "il y a"
7.     f. "C'est" vs. "il est" and "elle est"
8.     g. Basic negation
9.     h. Asking questions
10.     i. Possessive adjectives
11.     j. Prepositions of place
12.     k. Imperatives
13. 2. Verb tenses
14.     a. Present tense verb conjugation (regular verbs)
15.     b. Present tense verb conjugation (irregular verbs "être," "avoir," and "aller")
16.     c. Near future tense using the verb "aller"
17. 3. Vocabulary
18.     a. Social greetings and expressions of leave-taking
19.     b. French alphabet
20.     c. Numbers
21.     d. Telling time
22.     e. Days of the week, months of the year, seasons, and expressing dates
23.     f. School and office supplies
24.     g. Physical and personality descriptions
25.     h. Family vocabulary (basics)
26.     i. Places in the city (basics)
27.     j. Expressions of time (present and future)
28. 4. Culture
29.     a. Proxemics
30.     b. Chronemics
31.     c. Family dynamics
32.     d. City life and town life