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NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
DIVISION OF LIBERAL ARTS
DEPARTMENT OF THE HUMANITIES
COURSE Code: FREN 2201
COURSE TITLE: INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I
3 CLASS HOURS, 3 CREDITS
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Intended to increase the students’
ability to understand and use French through practice and
conversation, writing and reading from French literature
and civilization. It includes a systematic review of the
essentials of grammar.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: The course is intended to increase the
student’s ability to understand and use French through
practice in conversation, writing and reading from a graded
selection of literary texts.
ASSESSMENT: Students will be evaluated on a daily basis.
Homework assignments and class participation will be some
of the various instruments measuring the student’s
learning. In conjunction with examinations, which will
assess in longer intervals the progress of students, oral
and written tests/ quizzes, given on a regular basis and
focused on specific skills, will provide, at every step of
the process, an accurate index of the individual student’s
knowledge.
PREREQUISITE:
FREN1102/FR102 or Placement Test.
TEXT:
L. Kathy Heinlenman et al. Voila. An Introduction to
th
French.
6 ed. Heinle, 2010.
COMPLEMENTARY MATERIAL:
L. Kathy Heinlenman et al. Voila. Workbook / Lab Manual.
6th ed. Heinle, 2010.
GRADING:
Attendance / Class Participation:
Midterm and Final Examination:
Tests/Quizzes:
Lab Manual:
20%
60%
10%
10%
Prepared by Dr. Rigofredo Granados
October 2010
FRE 2201
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I.
COURSE OUTLINE
WEEK 1
courses.
General review of material covered in previous
WEEK 2
The pronouns y and its uses.
The present participle.
WEEK 3
The pronoun en and its uses.
WEEK 4
Reflexive (pronominal) verbs.
Reciprocal verbs.
WEEK 5
Relative pronouns other than qui and que and
their uses.
The relative pronoun dont and its uses.
Summary of relative pronouns.
WEEK 6
The irregular verbs devoir and
Interrogatives.
Expressions of time.
WEEK 7
Demonstrative pronouns.
Indefinites.
venir.
WEEK 8
Agreement of past participles with preceding
nouns in the
passe compose with avoir.
Useful idioms and expressions.
WEEK 9
The imperfect tense, forms.
The imperfect tense, uses.
The imperfect tense corresponding to "would."
WEEK 10
uses.
The verbs connaitre and savoir.
Emphatic, or disjunctive, pronouns and their
WEEK 11
The impersonal il.
Prepositions with geographical names.
WEEK 12
The future tense of regular verbs.
The future tense of irregular verbs.
Adverbs: their formation and uses.
WEEK 13
The causative faire.
The various meanings of meme.
The various meanings of tout:
WEEK 14
General review.
WEEK 15
Final Examination.
a digest.
Four Tests/Quizzes will be given during the semester:
one in wk. 3
one in wk.
5
one in wk.
11
one in wk.
13
FRE 2201 OBJECTIVES.
At the end of week indicated student will show, via tests
and oral drillings, that they can:
WEEK 1
Demonstrate familiarity with the material learned
prior to taking this course.
WEEK 2
Know the uses of the pronoun y , what it
replaces, and its place in the sentence. Give correct
example of such uses and places.
Know how to use the present participle and be
aware of
its similarity to its English counterpart.
WEEK 3
Know the pronoun en, its uses a nd place in the
sentence.
Know how en interacts with y. Give examples.
Demonstrate ability to use indirect object
pronouns.
WEEK 4
and
Show knowledge of reflexive and reciprocal verbs.
Give examples of the difference between reflexive
reciprocal verbs.
WEEK 5
Demonstrate awareness of relative pronouns other
than qui and que.
Know the particular uses of the relative pronoun
dont.
WEEK 6
Know the irregular verb devoir and venir.
Know interrogative words and phrases and when and
how
to use them.
Know the expressions of time depuis and depuis
quand,
and be aware that they require different
constructions
from the English.
WEEK 7
use
Know the demonstrative pronouns and their uses.
Know indefinites ceci, cela, and ce, and how to
them.
WEEK 8
Know that the past participles in the passe
compose with avoir must agree with a preceding noun.
Demonstrate such knowledge by giving examples and answering
questions correctly.
WEEK 9
Know how the imperfect tense is formed.
Know how the imperfect differs from passe
compose.
Give examples of the differences
between the two
tenses. Give examples
of the use of both.
WEEK 10
Demonstrate knowledge of the difference between
connaitre and savoir.
State when each of these verbs can and cannot be
used.
Give examples of the use of both.
WEEK 11
List all emphatic pronouns, giving an example of
the use of each.
Explain the use of the impersonal il.
State what geographical names take what
prepositions,
if any.
WEEK 12
verbs.
Know the future of both regular and irregular
Show awareness of the fact that futurity can be
expressed with aller + infinitive.
Know how to form adverbs.
WEEK 13
Explain what the causative faire is, and give
examples of its use.
List the various meanings of meme, with examples.
List the various meanings of the word tout.
WEEK 14
Review.
WEEK 15
Final Examination.
Method of Grading.
The students will be graded according to their performance
and gradual progress as demonstrated in oral/written tests
and midterm and final examinations (70%), their proper
completion of the Workbook / Lab Manual(10%), and their
attendance and class participation (20%).
College Attendance Policy.
Attendance is mandatory. No more than three absences will
be allowed during the regular semester. The student with
more than three unexcused absences can receive a lowered or
even a failing grade. Three latenesses will be considered
one absence.
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