Basic French I
Overview
It is aimed at developing basic oral and written skills.
French is spoken in class as much as possible.
- Basic syntactic structures
- Basic lexicon
- The phonological system of French
- The culture of the Francophone world.
The functional and communicative approach will be used.
Classroom activities include: presentation of material by the instructor, practice in pairs, listening
comprehension, audio-visual presentations, and conversation practice in small groups with a Native Language Assistant.
Written Evaluations (May include, but not limited to, writing and reading exercises, chapter tests, paragraph writing, written homework, preparation, final written exam) |
50% |
Oral Evaluations (May include, but not limited to, oral tests, oral presentations, listening comprehension, conversation lab, attendance, preparation, class participation, final oral exam) |
50% |
Total | 100% |
No single evaluation will be worth more than 20%.
The student will be expected to demonstrate proficiency in French (present tense only) at the basic level in:
- Aural comprehension of simple discourse
- Reading comprehension of simplified texts
- Speech delivery: extend greetings, express needs, ask questions and give replies
- Written expression: simple sentences and short dialogues
- Understanding target cultures
A beginner-level French textbook, such as:
- Terrell, et al. Deux mondes: A Communicative Approach. McGraw Hill.
- Terrell, et al. Deux mondes: A Communicative Approach. Cahier d’exercices.
Requisites
Prerequisites
No prerequisite courses.
Corequisites
No corequisite courses.
Equivalencies
No equivalent courses.
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
Institution | Transfer Details for MODL 1101 |
---|---|
Camosun College (CAMO) | CAMO HUM 1XX (3) |
Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU FREN 100 (4) |
Coquitlam College (COQU) | COQU FREN 101 (3) |
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU FREN 1100 (3) |
Langara College (LANG) | LANG FREN 1115 (3) |
Okanagan College (OC) | OC FREN 105 (3) |
Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU FREN XXX (3) |
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU FRAN 1110 (3) |
Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU FREN 101 (3) |
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO FREN 1st (3) |
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV FREN 101 (3) |
University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC INTS 171 (3) |
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV FREN 1XX (3) |
University of Victoria (UVIC) | DOUG MODL 1101 (3) & DOUG MODL 1102 (3) = UVIC FRAN 120 (3) |
University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC FRAN 1XX (1.5) |
Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU FRCH 1st (3) |
Course Offerings
Summer 2023
MODL 1101 001 is a condensed course offered May 08 to June 25, 2023. Students must ALSO register in TWO conversation labs: one of MODL 1101 L01, L02 or L03 AND one of MODL 1101 L04, L05 or L06.
This course is for students with no previous knowledge of French. If you already know some French, please see the Calendar for other French course pre-requisites and placement test information.
This course can count as a relevant course in an Associate of Arts specialization in Modern Languages or in an Associate of Arts specialization in Intercultural and International Studies.