FREN 401    Elementary French    4 Units

Prerequisite: None
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC ; 54 hours LAB
Description: This is a first semester introduction to the French language. It is designed for beginning students with little or no previous exposure to the language. It is characterized by an emerging ability to understand and produce appropriate responses in high-frequency situations utilizing learned materials. Speaking and writing will be comprehensible to a sympathetic listener. Verbal and written expression is limited to short, culturally appropriate communication. Students will acquire a knowledge of the geography, culture and people of regions where French is spoken and of French-speakers' contributions to North American and world cultures.

Schedule: Full Term, Aug 22-Dec 17
MW           10:30AM-11:50AM   LEC   V.Ritzi-Marouf       FLC MAIN FL4 232     23218
TTh          10:30AM-11:50AM   LAB   V.Ritzi-Marouf       FLC MAIN FL4 232     
MW           06:00PM-07:20PM   LEC   A.Popescu            FLC MAIN FL4 232     23926
MW           07:30PM-08:50PM   LAB   A.Popescu            FLC MAIN FL4 232     

FREN 402    Elementary French    4 Units

Prerequisite: French 401. Grade of "C" or better required to meet prerequisite.
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC ; 54 hours LAB
Description: This is second semester Elementary French. It is designed for students who have completed French 401 or two years of high school French. It provides refinement of skills begun in 401. Students will gain increased accuracy and ability to understand and produce appropriate responses in high-frequency situations utilizing learned materials. Speaking and writing will be comprehensible to a sympathetic listener. Verbal and written expression will be limited to short, culturally appropriate communication on a broader scale than at the 401 level. Students will acquire a knowledge of the geography, culture and people of regions where French is spoken and of French-speakers' contributions to North American and world cultures.

Schedule: Full Term, Aug 22-Dec 17
TTh          06:00PM-07:20PM   LEC   V.Ritzi-Marouf       FLC MAIN FL4 232     23224
TTh          07:30PM-08:50PM   LAB   V.Ritzi-Marouf       FLC MAIN FL4 232     

FREN 411    Intermediate French    4 Units

Prerequisite: FREN 402. Grade of "C" or better required to meet prerequisite.
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC ; 54 hours LAB
Description: This is first semester Intermediate French. It is designed for students who have completed FREN 402 or three years of high school French. It provides refinement of skills attained in 402. Students will work toward the ability to create with the language without relying on learned responses, to understand main ideas in routine speech and to understand main ideas in written texts. Listening and reading comprehension continue to develop; speaking and writing will be comprehensible to a somewhat sympathetic native speaker. Students will develop the ability to respond in an unrehearsed manner on concrete topics in known situations. Written expression will meet limited personal needs in culturally appropriate language at a higher level of accuracy than found in 402. Students will continue acquisition of knowledge of geography, culture and people of regions where French is spoken and of French-speakers' contributions to North American and world cultures.

Schedule: Full Term, Aug 22-Dec 17
MW           06:00PM-07:20PM   LEC   V.Ritzi-Marouf       FLC MAIN FL5 111     24028
MW           07:30PM-08:50PM   LAB   V.Ritzi-Marouf       FLC MAIN FL5 111