French: Intermediate I

Review of grammar, moving toward increased proficiency in composition, listening comprehension, pronunciation, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis on cultural context. Compositions, oral practice, reading. Students may take 1 French course numbered between 2100 and 2109 for credit. Credit not awarded for FREN 2100 following receipt of credit for any FREN course numbered FREN 2200 or above. Prerequisite: FREN 1200 or equivalent.

Prereq: FREN 1200 or equivalent; Open to degree and PACE students

Intermediate French 2100 is a course designed to provide a communicative learning experience that works to expand students' ability to interact with others successfully in French. To achieve these goals, we will devote approximately half of our time to grammar and vocabulary review, and the other half to activities that are geared toward helping students develop the all-important ability to make use of French in their own lives, both inside and outside the classroom, through the development of successful reading, writing, speaking, and listening comprehension skills. In this course you will interview a Female Francophone speaker, instructor will provide you with a list of Francophone speakers and students will conduct interviews 3 times. These interviews will be collected and evaluated. These women interviewed will be part of an exhibit to celebrate International Women's Day in the Spring.

By the end of Intermediate French 2100, you will be able to: • speak with your peers about things you have done or would like to do • speak informally about your opinions regarding a variety of issues and topics relevant to you and your community • listen to and follow the main ideas of extended conversations on familiar topics • comprehend the main events detailed in cultural or historical interviews, movies, or oral narratives • write academic comparisons and reactions with thoughtful use of tense, aspect, and word choice • read and comprehend authentic articles, descriptions, and brief stories written about cultural, social, and personal topics that employ a wide range of grammatical structures and more sophisticated vocabulary

Written exams……………………………….. 20% Quizzes .…………………………………. 15% Oral exam…………………………………… 15% 3 Interviews (preparation of interviews, editing the interview) 30% Portfolio ………………………….... 10% Homework...................................10%