Learning Activities
The functional and communicative approaches 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.
Means of Assessment
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% |
No single evaluation will be worth more than 20%.
Learning Outcomes
The student will be expected to demonstrate proficiency in French in all tenses and moods at the intermediate level in:
- Aural comprehension of simple discourse in various tenses.
- Reading comprehension of simplified texts.
- Speech delivery: express feelings and reactions and narrate in the past.
- Written expression: guided composition
- Understanding target cultures.
Textbook Materials
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students
An intermediate-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. McGraw-Hill.