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THE COLLEGE OF THE BAHAMAS
Course Outline
Title: Introductory French II
Abbreviation and Number: FREN104
AB Paper No.: 15-59
School: Communication and Creative Arts
Department: Foreign Languages
Credits: 3
Course Sequence: ( ) Fall
( ) Spring
( x ) Fall and Spring
( 3 ) Lecture
( ) Seminar
( ) Laboratory
( ) Studio
( ) Kitchen
Hours Per Week:
( X ) Other (10 hours of independent work in the lab per semester)
Pre-requisite(s): FRE 102/FREN102 or FRE 103/FREN103 or BGCSE French grade B or C or permission of Chair/
Instructor
Co-requisite(s): None
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is the second of a two part sequence in Introductory French. Students further develop communicative skills in
speaking, writing, reading and listening comprehension. They also examine selected aspects of the francophone
world. (Not open to native speakers.)
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to
1) comprehend basic oral and written French;
2) speak in French on a variety of topics;
3) use the Present, Immediate Future, Perfect, Imperfect, Future and Conditional tenses to speak and write
French with grammatical accuracy, and
4) identify selected aspects of French and francophone cultures.
COURSE CONTENT
I.
French and Francophone Regions
A. Diversity of cultures in France
i. Paris
ii. Normandy
B. French-speaking Africa
i. Ivory Coast
ii. Senegal
II.
Communicating in French
A. Leisure activities
B. Weather conditions
C. Meals and eating at a restaurant
D. Daily routine
E. Shopping in the mall, supermarket, clothing store and at a market
F. Parts of the body, health, staying in shape
G. Personality and states of mind
H. Relationships
I. City, country and community life
J. Habitual actions and descriptions in the past
K. Past activities
L. Vacations, travel plans, purchasing tickets
The College of The Bahamas
AB Paper No.: 15-59
Course Outline
Title: Introductory French II
Abbreviation and Number: FREN104
III.
Grammar
A. Verbs
i. Present tense, including reflexive verbs
ii. Verbs followed by an infinitive: pouvoir, vouloir, devoir
iii. Irregular verbs: prendre, venir, boire, savoir, dire, lire, écrire
iv. Perfect Tense (with avoir and être, agreement of the past participle
v. Imperfect Tense: J’allais: :I used to go/ I was going/ I would go/ I went
vi. Distinction between Perfect and Imperfect tenses
vii. Future Tense
viii. Conditional Tense
B. Other structures
i. Negatives: ne…pas; ne… rien (nothing); ne…jamais (never), ne…personne
ii. Partitive article: du; de la; de l’; des
a. Expressions of quantity with ‘de’
b. ‘de’ following a negative
iii. Direct object pronouns: me, te, le; la; l’; nous, vous, les
iv. Indirect object pronouns: me, te, lui, nous, vous, leur
v. The pronoun “en” (some of it, any)
ASSESSMENT
Lab work ................................................ 10%
Assignments ......................................... 20%
Oral/aural tests....................................... 10%
Written tests ........................................... 20%
Final examination - written ..................... 30%
- oral .............……….10%
Total .................................................... 100%
REQUIRED TEXT
Manley, Joan H. et al. Horizons. 5th ed. Boston: Cengage, 2012. Print.
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS
Lab programme and online interactive visual and audio resources.
WEBSITES
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french
www.cengagebrain.com/shop
www.frenchassistant.com
www.french.about.com
www.vocab.co.uk/links/french/htm
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