| Course Title: Elementary French I |
| Start Date: 08/30/2021 End Date: 12/13/2021 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2021 |
| Description: Learn to speak, understand, read and write authentic French in record time. We will use a multimedia approach that accesses language via video, audio and text. The immersive environment students experience will equip them to make active use of the language and provide insight into French and Francophone cultures. Students will have the opportunity to work on language skills in sessions with a language assistant. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , LANG - Language |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Nancy Holden-Avard | 413-538-2614 | nholden@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021 | Lecture | Monday, Wednesday and Friday | 08:30AM - 09:45AM | CIRU - Ciruti | 202 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: Placement test required even if no previous study of French; FREN-101 is designed for students with no previous training in French. All students must take the online French placement test to register for the class. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Students who have done strong work in FREN-101 may accelerate to FREN-201 with the approval of their instructor. |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 19 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Totem1 A1 livre de l'élève Author: Lopes, Marie-José, and Jean-Thierry Le Bougnec Copyright: 2014 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9782011560483 Publisher: Hachette |
Required | 39.95 |
| Title: Totem 1 cahier d'activités Author: Brillant, Corina,Marie-José Lopes, Jean-Thierry Le Bougnec Copyright: 2014 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9782011560537 Publisher: Hachette |
Required | 24.95 |
| Title: Totem 2 livre de l'élève Author: Lopes, Marie-José, and Jean-Thierry Le Bougnec Copyright: 2014 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9782011560551 Publisher: Hachette |
Required | 39.95 |
| Title: Totem 2 cahier d'activités Author: Antier, Marine, and Corina Brillant, Sophie Erlich Copyright: 2014 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9782011560568 Publisher: Hachette |
Required | 24.95 |
| Title: French Verb Wheel Author: Linguascope, Copyright: 2017 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Linguascope |
Recommended | 6.99 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Books online (SEE COMMENTS BELOW); verb wheel at Odyssey Bookstore SH |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: PLEASE NOTE (very important): 1) Please purchase your books so that you have them already before classes start. 2) You must buy NEW (NOT USED) versions of these books (if used, the code inside to access online material does not work since it can be activated only once). 3) If you are not able to get a physical copy of Totem, here is how to proceed to purchase it and get access to the electronic version only. --Go to: https://tinyurl.com/fren101livre --Place an order --Enter MHC as the shipping address as the system needs a US address --When you place your order, there is an option to leave a note or comment (important!). Please write: Just need digital, please email me code 4) The French Verb Wheel is available for purchase in South Hadley at the Odyssey Bookstore (ask for it at the desk on the downstairs level: first come, first served--as of mid-July, only 13 left) |