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FRN-202 French IV

FRN 202 is a continuation of the intermediate level course (FRN 201). Emphasis is on enhancing communication skills in French, both spoken and written. Students will refine critical reading and writing skills through further exploration of Francophone literature and culture. This course carries SUNY General Education World Language credit.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

FRN-201 or an equivalent skill level in the language as recommended by the World Languages @ FLCC Language Placement Guide.

Department

  • Humanities

Semesters Course Will Be Offered

  • Spring

Course Rotation Schedule

  • Summer: Online
For more detailed course information view the Course Outline

FRN 202: French IV

Department

Humanities

Course Description

FRN 202 is a continuation of the intermediate level course (FRN 201). Emphasis is on enhancing communication skills in French, both spoken and written. Students will refine critical reading and writing skills through further exploration of Francophone literature and culture. This course carries SUNY General Education World Language credit.

Credit Hours

3

Contact Hours

Lecture3
Lab0
Other0

Grading Scheme

Letter

Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered

Spring

Prerequisites

FRN-201 or an equivalent skill level in the language as recommended by the World Languages @ FLCC Language Placement Guide.

SUNY General Education Course

  • World Languages

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will communicate orally in a variety of social settings at a second semester intermediate level.
  2. Students will demonstrate aural comprehension in a variety of settings through appropriate response at a second semester intermediate level.
  3. Students will craft written text for a variety of practical purposes at a second semester intermediate level.
  4. Students will read and interpret text of varying types, lengths, and purposes at a second semester intermediate level.
  5. Students will recognize and use some culturally appropriate vocabulary, expressions, and gestures at a second semester intermediate level when participating in everyday interactions. Students will also demonstrate recognition that differences exist in cultural behaviors and perspectives by conforming appropriately in familiar situations at a second semester intermediate level.

Topic Outline

  1. 1. Grammar
  2.     a. Prepositions
  3.         i. "À"
  4.         ii. "De"
  5.         iii. "Dans" vs. "en"
  6.         iv. "Chez"
  7.         v. "Par"
  8.     b. Disjunctive pronouns
  9.     c. Participles
  10.         i. Present participles
  11.         ii. Perfect participles
  12.         iii. Past participles
  13.     d. Infinitives
  14.         i. With "avant de"
  15.         ii. Past infinitive
  16.         iii. Uses of infinitive verbs
  17.     e. Causative construction: "faire" + infinitive
  18.     f. Possessive pronouns
  19.     g. Demonstratives
  20.         i. Demonstrative pronouns
  21.         ii. Demonstrative adjectives
  22.     h. Relative pronouns
  23. 2. Verb tenses
  24.     a. Perfect tenses
  25.         i. Future perfect tense
  26.         ii. Past perfect tense (pluperfect)
  27.     b. Past conditional mood
  28.     c. Present subjunctive mood
  29.         i. After conjunctions
  30.         ii. In indefinite clauses
  31.     d. Past subjunctive mood
  32. 3. Vocabulary
  33.     a. Navigation and directions
  34.     b. Modes of transportation
  35.     c. Ordering in a restaurant
  36.     d. Politics and government
  37.     e. Talking on the phone
  38.     f. Asking for and giving directions
  39.     g. Natural and man-made disasters
  40.     h. Disaster relief and recovery
  41.     i. Idiomatic expressions
  42. 4. Culture
  43.     a. International travel
  44.     b. Currency exchange
  45.     c. Dining out in the French-speaking world
  46.     d. City life vs. town and village life in the French-speaking world