FREN 1102 - Beginning French II
5 Credits
Follows FREN 1101 and continues the development of listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing skills and culture, history and art. Cultural understanding and sensitivity are important aspects of a language course. Prerequisites: FREN 1101 or instructor consent.
Pre-Requisites FREN 1101
Major Content Areas
Listening: Understanding dialogs and short narrations, participating in small group exchanges.Speaking: Talking about oneself, interests, family, future events, past experiences, etc. Reading: Understanding the content of level appropriate materials, cultural information. Writing: Compositions, dialogs/skits, journal. Culture: History, art customs. Acquiring cultural information for the purpose enjoyment understanding and appreciating the contributions of French speaking people.
Learning Outcomes
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. 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.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals
06 - Humanities/Fine Arts 08 - Global Perspective
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