Elementary French (111-C-65)

Instructors

Margaret Dempster
847/467-3884
1860 S. Campus Drive, Crowe Hall #2-121

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 2-420: Wed 6:15PM - 8:15PM

Overview of class

French 111-C is the third quarter of a three-quarter sequence of Elementary French. The aim of the course is to build skills in speaking, understanding, writing and reading French through class activities, practice, and study. A variety of class activities are designed to help students acquire knowledge of the basic French vocabulary and structures along with the ability to use what they have learned in situations of communication. It uses a multimedia approach that incorporates texts, songs, videos, and the internet and helps students acquire linguistic as well as cultural competence. Classes include a variety of activities designed to help students acquire knowledge of basic French vocabulary and structures along with the ability to use what they have learned in situations of communication. By the end of the three-quarter sequence, students will be able to create with the language to talk about familiar topics related to daily life and to express personal meaning. The course combines class meetings and online work that students can complete on their own time. An online workbook manual will be used for homework.

Schedule Notes:

This course meets once every week on campus for two hours (6:15-8:15 pm) and requires a weekly, one-hour, asynchronous online session that students can complete on their own time. An online workbook manual will be used for homework.

Carries humanities credit (two-course limit for language courses).

This course was formerly FRENCH 101-C.

Registration Requirements

Prerequisite: FRENCH 111-A, -B or 101-A, -B, or equivalent. This course is for students with less than two years of high school French or with no previous study of French.

Note: FRENCH 111-C is available to for students to audit—credit will not be earned, but tuition is reduced. Students enrolled to audit the course must meet prerequisites, as well as participation and assessment requirements as outlined in the course syllabus.

Class Attributes

Face to face: In person, in campus space