| Course Title: Elementary French I |
| Start Date: 09/09/2026 End Date: 12/22/2026 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2026 |
| 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         |
| Anouk Alquier   |           | anouk@mtholyoke.edu   |
| Meeting Dates         | Method         | Meeting days         | Meeting times         | Building name         | Room     | Frequency     |
| 09/09/2026 - 12/22/2026   | Lecture   | Monday, Wednesday and Friday   | 09:00AM - 10:15AM   | TBA   | TBA   | 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: Open     | Capacity: 18     | Enrollment: 0     | Available: 18     | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List         | Required         | Publisher Full Price         |
| To be determined. |           |           |
| Additional Book Comments         |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class.   |