French Language Course (Online)

Overview

Instructor: Institute of Continuing Education
Duration: 16 weeks

The Basic French Language course is divided in two levels: beginner (Level A1) and elementary (Level A2). Both the levels will help create the foundation in the learners of the French language. After basic user of French language comes the independent user. This is also divided into two levels; level B1 for Intermediate users and Level B2 for Upper Intermediate users. The French language course levels:

Users

Levels

For Basic Users

Level A1 (Beginner)

Level A2 (Elementary)

For Independent Users

Level B1 (Intermediate)

Level B2 (Upper Intermediate)

Course Description:

After completion of this course (Level A1) the learners will be able to perform the primary communication with other French speaker. The focus of this course is to create a foundation of the four basic skills of French language for the purpose of writing, reading, speaking and listening.

Specific Objective:

After completing the course students will be able to:

understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).
communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.
describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

Syllabus:

The syllabus contains a variety of content of what a French language learner is expected to know at the A1 (beginner) level. After completing the A1 level course, a learner should be able to accomplish the following:

Greet people
Talk about self
Talk about where he/she lives
Talk about family members
Talk about likes and dislikes
Engage in a simple buy-and-sell situation
Ask about the day, the time and the date
Accept and refuse
Read simple notices, posters and catalogues
Fill in a simple form
Write a simple postcard

Course Outline and Lesson Plan:

Basic French (Level A1-Beginner)

	Content & Goal	Task Type & Grammar
Class 1	French Alphabet Subjects and their different cases Introduction, Greetings Presenting Oneself	Learn basic vocabulary Reading Comprehension Audio-Visual 1
Class 2	Greetings in French Understand days of the week and months of the year. Count (numbers) Spell words	Auxiliary verbs (to be/to have) Genders (masculine/feminine) Definite and indefinite articles
Class 3	Introduce yourself (give your age,your job,talk about your family, say where you are from, where you live, say the languages you speak) Ask questions (1)	Plural form Possessive adjectives (my, your, his/her…) Regular verbs at present tense (-er verbs)
Class 4	Understand a menu/Order at a restaurant Ask questions (2) Understand and give directions (1) Speak about the weather	Plural of nouns “on” pronoun Prepositions of location (in, on, next to, in front of…)
Class 5	Say the time Suggest an outing Buy in shops	Use « Quel», «Est-ce que» and «Qu’est-ce que» in a question Demonstrative adjectives (this, that)
Class 6	Do your grocery shopping Indicate a quantity Speak about the future(1)	Partitive articles Futur Proche (future tense) Reflexive verbs (se lever…) Imperative Form
Class 7	Make a positive/negative comment Describe someone Answering a negative question	Negation
Class 8	Speak about the past(1) Talk about a duration Talk about your studies Give an advice, order(1)	Passé Composé (past tense) Présent Continu (Present continuous) Direct pronouns Time markers
Class 9	Expressing action in past Situational Conversation 1 Personal and family information Shopping	Integrated individual, Pair and Group works Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Practice Audio-Visual 1
Class 10	Posing Questions Situational Conversation Local geography Employment Interrogative Sentence Patterns	Integrated individual, Pair and Group works: Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Practice Audio-Visual 2
Class 11	Pronunciation Tips Practice focus: Article and Gender Conjugation of French verbs (Regular) 2	Integrated individual, Pair and Group works Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Practice Audio-Visual 3
Class 12	Situational Conversations 2 In the market In the railway station/ bus stop Conversation as a tourist	Integrated individual, Pair and Group works Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Practice Audio-Visual 4
Class 13	Situational Conversations 3 Bank, Hotel, Post office etc. Expressing action in future	Integrated individual, Pair and Group works Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Practice Audio-Visual 5
Class 14	Signs and Accents, Silent Letters Situational Conversation on health on weather At the Doctor Verb Conjugation (Irregular)	Integrated individual, Pair and Group works Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Practice Audio-Visual 6
Class 15	Situational Conversation 4 Focus: Negative Expressions Verb Conjugation (exceptional) Possessive case	Integrated individual, Pair and Group works Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Practice Audio-Visual 7
Class 16	Short compositions Letter & Application writing	Writing

Assessment:

Reading Skills 25%
Writing Skills 25%
Speaking Skills 25%
Listening Skills 25%

Total 100%

Books & References:

Materials provided by the instructor
Books to be suggested in class