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• Students learn French in a manner that is consistent with the Standards for Foreign Language at the Novice level based on the ACTFL (American Council on Teaching Foreign Languages). The 5 C’s - Communication, cultures, connections, comparisons, and communities are reinforced throughout the course.
• Students develop an understanding, and are increasingly able to produce French for everyday communication.
• Students are exposed to several sociolinguistic varieties of the French language as spoken in the different Francophone regions over the world.
• Students practice French in class though group activities, writing, reading, listening and multimedia applications: activities from video recordings, CD-Roms and the world wide web.
• Students learn grammar of French in a pedagogically relevant manner and according to their communicative needs.
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Specific course objectives
• Students learn French in a manner that is consistent with the Standards for Foreign Language at the Novice level based on the ACTFL (American Council on Teaching Foreign Languages). The 5 C’s - Communication, cultures, connections, comparisons, and communities are reinforced throughout the course.
• Students develop an understanding, and are increasingly able to produce French for everyday communication.
• Students are exposed to several sociolinguistic varieties of the French language as spoken in the different Francophone regions over the world.
• Students practice French in class though group activities, writing, reading, listening and multimedia applications: activities from video recordings, CD-Roms and the world wide web.
• Students learn grammar of French in a pedagogically relevant manner and according to their communicative needs.