Course Title: French Language structures and Communication
Course Code: CFRC 00014 (60:30:110)
Course Capsule:
Selected lessons from the text book Cosmopolite A1 Introduce French language: French Alphabet, accents, numbers, days of the week, months of the year, basic classroom expressions, basic greetings, Introduce basic French grammar rules and structures, Presenting one-self and someone else: name, age, nationality, profession, Present the family: members, their passions, professions, dreams, leisure time activities, health problems, Daily routine: time, propose, invite, refuse formal and informal requests for outings. Describe a past event, a past experience and just finished actions and near future actions.
Course Aim:
To introduce basic French grammar structures, vocabulary and expressions to enhance student’s communication skills in DELF* A1 level – Basic User CEFR* enabling the students to prepare information about one self and enhance ability to gather someone else’s information in French.
Course ILOs:
After completing of this course, the students will be able to:
1. list basic expressions and vocabulary and French sounds.
- use basic greetings in usual conversations and introduce oneself and present someone else’s basic information in French.
- name the countries and cities along with the appropriate prepositions before countries and mode of transportation.
- describe family members and express one’s tastes, professions, passion, dreams, activities and health problems.
- tell time, express daily routine and prepare and propose outings.
- describe a past event, a past experience and just finished actions and actions which are going to happen in near future.
- apply basic grammar in Writing and in speaking; the definite and indefinite articles, contract articles, basic verb conjugations, simple prepositions, qualifying, demonstrative, possessive, interrogative adjectives.
- use vocabulary and expressions related to presenting oneself, countries, lodging, family, time, passions, professions, dreams, leisure time activities, health and to describe past and future actions.
- demonstrate basic writing, speaking and listening competencies in French required at DELF* A1 level (Basic User according to CEFR*).
*Diplôme d'Etudes en Langue Française (an official qualification awarded by the French Ministry of Education to certify the competency of candidates from outside France in the French language.)
*The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Course Title: Written comprehension and composition
Course Code: CFRC 00024 (60:30:110)
Course Capsule: Study non-literary texts, Prepare written documents; essays, informal invitations, picture-based guided writing, dialogues on real life situations applying the grammar structures on topics of everyday situations and French culture; family, daily routine, health situations, informal meetup, likes-dislikes, activities, interests, dreams.
Course Aim: To give a guidance to enhance reading, writing and speaking competencies in order to reach A1 level- Basic user (CEFR) enabling the students to improve reading ability and understanding of non-literary text, to answer to reading comprehensions in writing and in orally, to develop and enhance students’ ability to apply basic grammar rules in written documents and in topics of everyday situations.
Course ILOs:
After completing of this course, the students will be able to:
- demonstrate the ability in selective reading and comprehend and answer non-literary texts written in French.
- prepare written documents of real-life situations applying the grammar structures. (i.e informal letters, invitations, dialogues, essays and pictures-based story writing).
- create role plays on real life situations.
- demonstrate basic Writing, reading competencies in French required at DELF* A1 level (Basic User according to CEFR*).
- Enhance vocabulary and expressions related to real world situations
*Diplôme d'Etudes en Langue Française (an official qualification awarded by the French Ministry of Education to certify the competency of candidates from outside France in the French language.)
*The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages