FREN 1101 - Beginning French I
5 Credits
Introduces basic language skills and develops listening comprehension, reading, speaking and writing skills to become proficient at the appropriate level. Introduces French culture to develop cultural understanding and sensitivity.
Major Content Areas
Listening: Understanding simple dialogs and classroom instructions. Participating in small group exchanges.Speaking: Talking about oneself, interests, family, studies, and daily activities. Reading: Understanding the content of basic written materials, such as ads, menus, schedules, and cultural information. Writing: Short compositions, dialogs, post cards, short letters. Culture: Acquiring cultural information for the purpose of understanding and (early French history).
Learning Outcomes
Identify similarities and differences between the target cultures and the student’s own culture with topics such as family, French around the world, greetings and university systems. Identify and describe contributions from the target cultures such as artwork, architecture, music, dance, and literature. Carry on a short conversation about personal interests including what one is doing and is going to do. Ask and answer simple questions using practical patterns. State personal preferences and feelings. Express agreement and disagreement using memorized expressions. Read and respond to level-appropriate materials on familiar topics. Identify the main idea of selected authentic materials. Demonstrate understanding of written and spoken language that has strong visual support. Write short guided compositions on familiar topics in the present time frame.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals
06 - Humanities/Fine Arts 08 - Global Perspective
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