Austin Community College

FY 2008 Course Descriptions

French

Foreign Language Degree Plan

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FREN 0041 FRENCH I LAB (1-0-2). An elective lab course for students desiring improvement of listening, writing, reading, or speaking skills in French I, a course in which they are enrolled. Content to come from text, workbook, and recordings required in the French course and any additional materials provided by the lab instructor. Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

FREN 0041 FRENCH II AND III LAB (1-0-2). An elective lab course for students desiring improvement of listening, writing, reading, or speaking skills in French II or III, a course in which they are enrolled. Content to come from text, workbook, and recordings required in the French course and any additional materials provided by the lab instructor. Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

FREN 1300 FRENCH CONVERSATION (3-3-0). The primary objective of the course is to develop the student's competency in communicating through the spoken medium. Class time will be spent in simple conversation and discussion of material read outside class. Emphasis will be on idiomatic expressions used in daily speech, pronunciation, and vocabulary building. Skills: E Prerequisites: FREN 1511 or equivalent, or instructor approval. ( ) Course Type: T

FREN 1511 FRENCH I (5-5-0). Study of fundamentals of French: conversation, basic writing, listening and reading comprehension, vocabulary building, grammar, and culture. It is highly recommended that students with no previous experience with a foreign language also enroll in a French I Lab course. No prerequisite. Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

FREN 1512 FRENCH II (5-5-0). Continuation of FREN 1511 with more advanced conversation, basic writing, listening and reading comprehension, vocabulary building, grammar, and culture. Skills: E Prerequisites: Students must have completed a first semester college French course of at least four semester hours with a grade of C or better, or have equivalent credit by examination to enroll in FREN 1512. ( ) Course Type: T

FREN 2311 FRENCH III (3-3-0). Advanced French grammar, directed composition, conversation, and discussion of culture based on readings. Class conducted largely in French. Skills: E Prerequisites: Students must have completed a second semester college French course of at least four semester hours with a grade of C or better, or have equivalent credit by examination to enroll in FREN 2311. ( ) Course Type: T

FREN 2312 FRENCH IV (3-3-0). Continuation of FREN 2311. Skills: E Prerequisites: FREN 2311 with a grade of C or better, or equivalent. ( ) Course Type: T

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Course Descriptions as of July 08, 2008 02:30am
Foreign Language Degree Plan
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