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This course is for those who have little or no previous knowledge of the French language. It provides students with a knowledge of basic grammatical structures and vocabulary, and an understanding of some everyday French social customs and non-verbal communication.
FREN120 is an introductory course for students who have little or no previous knowledge of French. It is NOT for students who have done three or more years of French at school.There is an important online component to this course, accessed via the university's "Learn" system (see "Course links" below).
As a student in this course you will acquire skills in all four areas of the French language: reading, writing, speaking and listening.FREN120 provides a preliminary course to enable you to:read French at a beginner's level;speak and understand French at a beginner's level;develop a sympathetic and informed understanding of the ways of thought and forms of expression of the French;develop the personal skill of awareness of this foreign language;acquire sufficient language skills in order to proceed to FREN122.
FREN104, FREN112, FREN121, FREN122, FREN123, FREN124, FREN127, FREN201, FREN301
Eric Mouhica and Peter Low
Eric Mouhica
The required textbook is "Français Interactif" (University of Texas). It is available online, and we recommend that you download several chapters at a time. The website is www.laits.utexas.edu/fi The companion website, full of clearly explained grammar points, is www.laits.utexas.edu/texFREN 120 will cover from the start up to Chapter 6 (inclusive).
LEARN The Course Outline is available for enrolled students on Learn.
Domestic fee $670.00
International fee $2,850.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
This course will not be offered if fewer than 15 people apply to enrol.
Maximum enrolment is 60
For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .