Conducted primarily in French, the novice French course will develop the student’s ability to communicate in French about everyday situations through classroom and laboratory activities. Students in their first year of novice French will work on basic listening, speaking, writing, and reading skills in French. These skills will be further developed and strengthened as the student increases his/her vocabulary and knowledge of the French language. Students in their second year of novice French will continue to develop those skills while working on being able to use more than one tense (the passé composé and the futur proche) they will also continue their study of various aspects of culture in the Francophone world.
I. Learning Objectives (A statement of learning objectives is a statement of changes to take place in students.)
By the completion of this course, the successful student will have learned:
Upon completion of this course students will be able to:
Converse about a variety of topics including: one’s family, professions, introducing people, one’s appearance, personality, feelings and needs, weekend plans, getting around Paris, what one did, where one went, meals, ordering in a café, one’s preferences, accepting and refusing invitations, and asking for assistance,
Compose original written works, such as dialogues, poetry and short compositions. Using words, practiced phrases and sentences.
Conjugate regular and select irregular verbs in the present, futur proche, passé récent, and passé composé.
Use the passé composé with verbs conjugated with être and avoir.
Have a better understanding of francophone cultures.
II. Learning Experiences (A learning experience is the interaction between the learner and the external conditions in the environment to which he/she can react.)
Through the course of the year, the students will have participated in the following activities:
Listen to class presentations, take notes, and actively participate in class work using the target language.
Complete written assignments including textbook activities, level appropriate compositions, and projects in the target language.
Work both in and out of the classroom on projects that focus on using the target language.
Participate in the review of homework and class assignments, sometimes writing the assignments on the board.
Work in pairs and groups to practice grammatical constructions, vocabulary, and conversation.
Create dialogues that show their ability to express themselves orally.
Participate in computer lab and language lab activities designed to reinforce grammatical concepts and vocabulary learned in individual units.
Watch films and videos relating to the Francophone culture.
Process their ideas on topics discussed in class, and use new vocabulary in a variety of ways.
Read excerpts, short stories, and poems in the target language.
Play games that enhance and reinforce vocabulary and grammatical structures.
Participate in daily oral activities including spontaneous conversation, paired activities, role-playing, and presentations.
Participate in art, and music activities related to the Francophone culture.
Units
Even years (academic years ending in an even year 2022, 2024, 2026 etc)
Unit 1
Je me présente
Unit 2
Professions and physical descriptions
Unit 3
Leisure and sports (and places)
Unit 4
Body parts (accidents and injuries)
Unit 5
Clothes and fashion
Unit 6
House
Odd years (academic years ending in an odd year 2021, 2023, 2025 etc)
Unit 1
Je me présente
Unit 2
La Nourriture
Unit 3
La ville (et activités)
Unit 4
La météo
Unit 5
L’école