FREN 1013 - Elementary French II

• Understand sentence-length utterances consisting of recombinations of learned vocabulary and grammatical structures.
• Develop skills to understand the main ideas of a brief dialogue or recording by a native speaker on relevant topics created specifically for non-native speakers of French at this level.

Speaking

• Produce isolated words and learned phrases within familiar contexts.
• Ask and answer simple questions involving learned material, while starting to show signs of spontaneity of speech.
• Continue to practice correct pronunciation of French sounds, emphasis being on nasal vowels.

Reading

• Analyze short poems or excerpts from fiction, brief cultural readings and dialogues, as well as simple authentic materials such as tourist guides and post cards.

Writing

• Write isolated words, familiar phrases, and basic questions and sentences, employing active vocabulary and grammatical structures.
• Produce short paragraphs in present and past tenses on familiar topics.

Culture

• Expand their knowledge of several Francophone countries.
• Analyze a few primary works of literature and visual arts.

• Students develop higher order thinking skills.
• Students gain greater awareness of cultural perspectives.
• Students can write clear, coherent, well-organized documents, which are substantially free of errors.
• Students develop effective oral communication skills.

Vocabulary

• Telling time, clothing, weather, and emotions. 

Grammar

• Present and past tense of verbs, comparative and superlative, direct and indirect pronouns.

Learning Activities

Informational gap activities, listening comprehension, open question and answer activities, surveys, and questionnaires completed in pairs or small groups and conducted in the target language emphasizing both verbal and written responses.

Assessments

• Tests, 
• quizzes, 
• workbook, 
• lab program, and 
• final exam

Grading guidelines

Standardized quizzes and exams are graded with a common key. Compositions and verbal assessments are graded with a rubric.