Course Description
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Course Name
French Language: A2-1 (High Beginning)
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Host University
Institut Catholique de Paris
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Location
Paris, France
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Area of Study
French
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Language Level
High Beginning
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Contact Hours
126 - 210 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits10 - 16
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units15 - 24
Hours & Credits
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Overview
You may typically choose to take this course for 9, 12, or 15 hours per week, and your total hours will adjust based on your weekly hours.
9 hours per week = 126 total contact hours
12 hours per week = 168 total contact hours
15 hours per week = 210 total contact hoursThis weekly hour offering is subject to change at the discretion of the Catho each semester.
Each section is composed of 3 to 4 macro-objectives that need to be acquired in a minimum of 90 teaching hours (which correspond to 6 hours X 15 weeks). These 90 hours are the minimum teaching amount.
OBJECTIVES PART 1:
-Communication:
Place yourself in time: Describe a situation in the present, past and future tense
Place yourself in space: ask and give directions-Linquistic:
Present tense
Imperfect of description, recent past, present perfect
Relatives pronouns : who, what and where
Prepositions and Adverbs of place
Simple personal pronouns
Express quantity: in, a lot of, a bottle of?-Vocabulary:
Stages of life
School, accommodation, health
Time: first, then
Space: next to, on the edge of?
Situation verbs: to find, to locate, to go by, to cross, to go alongOBJECTIVES PART 2:
-Communication:
Talk about future, about an obligation + infinitive-Linguistics:
Simple future
To have to + infinitive-Vocabulary:
Travel
Holidays
LandscapesOBJECTIVES PART 3:
-Communication:
Invite, accept or refuse-Linguistics:
Polite conditional
Adverbs of place : y
Imperative-Vocabulary:
Cultural activities: cinema, theater?
Vocabulary field ?change and transformation?:
To change, to get better, to increase, to decrease
Vocabulary field ?accommodation and housing?:
To rent, to buy, to move, to settle down, the owner, the tenant, the rent
Course Disclaimer
Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
Eligibility for courses may be subject to a placement exam and/or pre-requisites.