Course Description
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Course Name
Intensive 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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Prerequisites
Please use the following only as a guideline to determine what each student's language level may be. Each semester/quarter is of COLLEGE-LEVEL French or the equivalent of:0 Semesters/0 Quarters = Beginning1-2 Semesters/ 1-3 Quarters = High Beginning3-4 Semesters/4-6 Quarters = Intermediate5-6 Semesters/7-9 Quarters = High Intermediate7-8 Semesters/10-12 Quarters = AdvancedFluent/Native Speaker = SuperiorPlease note that a student's French language level in France is based on the standards of the French university.
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Contact Hours
90 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits7
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units9
Hours & Credits
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Overview
OBJECTIVES PART 1:
-Communication:
Locate oneself in time: relate a story using the past, present or future tense-Linquistic:
Continuing Present
The Imperfect for description, habits, a state
Latest past
Past tense-Vocabulary:
Steps of Life
School, Housing, Health
Time: first of all, then?
Place: at the edge of, next toOBJECTIVES PART 2:
-Communication:
Locate oneself: ask one?s direction, show the way to-Linguistics:
The Relatives: Who, Which, Who
Prepositions and adverbs of
Place
Simple personal pronouns
Expressions of quantity: in, many/much of, a bottle of?-Vocabulary:
Verbs of situations in space: to be situated, to be located, to go through, to cross, to go along?
The city
Shops, food, moneyOBJECTIVES PART 3:
-Communication:
Talk about the future
Talk about an obligation + the infinitive-Linguistics:
Future (simple)
Future (Near)-Vocabulary:
Travels
Holidays
Landscapes
Countries, Regions, Counties
Going out: Movies, Theatre?OBJECTIVES PART 4:
-Communication:
Invite-Linguistics:
Conditional of politeness-Vocabulary:
The glossary of change or transformation: to change, to improve, to raise, to reduceOBJECTIVES PART 5:
-Communication:
Accept or refuse-Linguistics:
Adverb of place: y
The Imperative
The reason: why, because of-Vocabulary:
The glossary of housing: to rent, to buy, to move out,
to settle down
Owner, tenant, a rentOBJECTIVES PART 6:
-Communication:
Express one?s tastes, opinion
Appreciate, Compare-Vocabulary:
Verbs: to love, to feel like, to find, to think, to like, to hate?OBJECTIVES PART 7:
-Communication:
Describe a person, an object-Linguistics:
The negation
Adjectives (gender, number agreement, place)
It is/ He is
Possessive adjectives-Vocabulary:
Clothes
Qualities and flaws (physical appearance/ Temper)
Daily life?s habits
Family
Hardware/ Households goods
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.
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.