FREN 1311 - Applied French I

Three credit hours.

A course for beginners with no knowledge of French. This first-semester course is designed around an interactive communicative approach, with a focus on communication in meaningful professional and personal contexts. Course incorporates a balanced emphasis on the three modes of communication at the novice level(i.e. presentational, interpersonal, interpretive) as learners work toward a novice-mid level of proficiency. Use of authentic texts (video, audio, and print) provide the basis for development of linguistic skills, communicative competence, and intercultural awareness (ACTS Course Number FREN 1013)