Overview
FREN 201 further develops the ability to read, understand, speak, and write French, enabling students to use French in social situations, discuss a variety of issues, and express opinions. In addition, the course leads students through a major review of grammar and develops students’ ability to understand and compose short passages.
Outline
The following aspects of French grammar are covered in FREN 201:
Unit 1: Le futur simple ; le futur antérieur
Unit 2: Le conditionnel présent ; le conditionnel passé
Unit 3: L’interrogation ; les mots interrogatifs invariables et variables
Unit 4: La négation
Unit 5: Les pronoms relatifs
Unit 6: Les adjectifs et les pronoms démonstratifs
Unit 7: Les adjectifs et les pronoms possessifs
Unit 8: Les adjectifs et les pronoms indéfinis
Unit 9: Le subjonctif
Unit 10: Les prépositions devant un infinitif
Learning outcomes
After completing French 201, students should be able to:
- Apply sufficient vocabulary to hold a simple conversation and express opinions about social and cultural issues.
- Pronounce French words accurately.
- Read short texts in French and demonstrate a good understanding of the content.
- Use a variety of French grammatical structures (future tense, conditional and subjunctive moods, interrogatives, negatives, relative pronouns, demonstrative and possessive pronouns and adjectives, indefinite adjectives and pronouns).
- Write grammatically correct sentences, paragraphs, and short compositions.
- Use dictionaries and online resources efficiently to find the meaning of words and expressions.
Evaluation
To receive credit for FREN 201, you must complete the five written assignments, the five oral assignments, the composition assignment, the final oral examination, and the final online written examination. You must achieve a course composite grade of at least D (50 percent) and a grade of at least 50 percent on the written examination and the oral examination. The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:
| Activity | Weight |
| 5 Written Assignments | 20% |
| 5 Oral Assignments | 20% |
| R茅daction finale : Composition | 10% |
| Oral Examination | 10% |
| Online Written Examination | 40% |
| Total | 100% |
The final examination for this course must be requested in advance and written under the supervision of an AU-approved exam invigilator. Invigilators include either ProctorU or an approved in-person invigilation centre that can accommodate online exams. Students are responsible for payment of any invigilation fees. Information on exam request deadlines, invigilators, and other exam-related questions, can be found at the Exams and grades section of the Calendar.
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University鈥檚 online Calendar.
Materials
Digital course materials
Links to the following course materials will be made available in the course:
Collet, Paulette, and Rosanna Furgiuele. Le français, ça me plaît. 2e éd. Canadian Scholars’ Press, 2021.
Other materials
The course materials also include an online Course Information, Study Guide, and audio files.
Challenge for credit
Overview
The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.
Full information about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Evaluation
To receive credit for the FREN 201 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent) on the online written examination. You must also demonstrate oral proficiency by reaching a satisfactory standard on the oral examination (telephone exam of approximately 15 minutes). The oral examination is to be completed first. It is marked as PASS/FAIL and no grade is assigned for the oral exam. You must pass the oral exam in order to continue with the challenge. The grade (percentage) for the online written exam constitutes the grade for the challenge. The challenge process must be completed within a three-month period.
Challenge for credit course registration form