French

Prerequisite: None
Credits: 5

This course begins with introductory material, then quickly progresses in order to give a balanced foundation of the French language.

Reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills/strategies will be centered around numerous topics including:

• Activities and pastimes
• Food
• School
• Family & friends
• Occupations
• French speaking areas around the world

Grammatical structures include the use of negation, adjectives, regular and irregular verbs in the present tense, and question formation.

Prerequisite: French 10-3Y
Credits: 5

This course is a continuation of the students’ previous experience where they will move into the more complex level. The grammatical concepts are aimed at having participants communicate effectively in French and begin to use some idiomatic expressions and linguistic norms.

Reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills/strategies will be centered around numerous topics including:

• Clothing
• Food
• Health
• Travel
• Paris, France

Grammatical structures include the imperative tense, past tense, as well as the continuation of more complex verbs in the present tense.

Prerequisite: French 20-3Y
Credits: 5

This course builds on previous knowledge of the language and further expands students’ linguistic understanding into an intermediate level where students will be expected to communicate more fluidly.

Reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills/strategies will be studies around numerous areas of focus, including the culture of Quebec, France and other international Francophone destinations.

Grammatical structures include the review of past tense, reflexive verbs, direct/indirect object pronouns, relative pronouns, the imperfect and the conditional tenses.

Prerequisite: French 30-3Y
Credits: 5

This course will focus on oral and written comprehension and production, and a more careful examination of grammar and linguistic concepts. Projects will be a major focus. There will be a more in-depth examination of international Francophone culture. French 30-9 is generally an independent study program.