FREN 2003 - Intermediate French I

Listening

• Understand sentence-length utterances consisting of recombinations of learned vocabulary and grammatical structures.
• Sustain understanding over longer stretches of connected discourse pertinent to course grammar and vocabulary. 

Speaking

• Participate in simple conversations 
• Ask and answer more difficult questions involving learned material and personal opinions on various topics. 
• Continue to practice correct pronunciation of French sounds.

Reading

• Analyze poems or excerpts from fiction, cultural readings and dialogues.

Writing

• Write statements and questions in present, past, and past perfect tenses.
• Produce paragraphs related to personal preference and daily routine. 
• Compose an essay in response to a feature-length film in French. 

Culture

• Demonstrate expanded knowledge of French culture.
• Discuss primary works of Francophone literature, visual arts, and film.

• 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

• Commerce, lodging, sports, and visual art. 

Grammar

• Extensive review of present and past tenses, nouns, articles, comparative and superlative of adjectives and adverbs. 

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, 
• Oral assessment, 
• 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.