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This is an introductory course for students who have no previous knowledge of French. It is the first course in a sequence of six French language acquisition courses offered by the Programme.
This course is for those who have no previous knowledge of the French language, or very little. It provides students with knowledge of basic grammatical structures and vocabulary, and an understanding of some everyday French social customs and non-verbal communication.EXPECTATIONSThis course is for outright beginners or for people who have done only a minimal amount of French at school. Participants will be expected to: • be prepared to contribute actively in both lectures and tutorials they attend • sit the tests required for assessment.Note on attendance: Languages are learned by doing, and the tutorial-style sessions in this course are designed to create an atmosphere in which students can try out their language skills on each other. If you do not attend regularly and do not keep up with the work, you will therefore not only be hindering your own progress, but you will also be holding back the other students with whom you are working.
As a student in this course you will acquire skills in all four areas of the French language: reading, writing, speaking and listening.FREN121 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, FREN127, FREN120
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 121 will cover from the start up to Chapter 6 (inclusive).FREN 122 will continue in the second semester, starting with Chapter 7.
Library portalLEARN The Course Outline is available for enrolled students on LEARN.
Domestic fee $717.00
International fee $2,913.00
* 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.
For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .