New Jersey Classes
Adults General French
101 Beginner Level A1 |
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 Course
Code: NJ-101.A1
Latitudes 1 (Units 1, 2, 3)
Textbook, workbook, three CDs,
website, and in-class digital book
Spring 2012
April 2–June 16
11 weeks / full course / 3 hours per week / $585
Venue: FIAF in Montclair, NJ
Eligibility
101 classes are reserved for students who have never studied
French.
Students with prior French must take FIAF's free
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Objectives: 101 Beginner
Speak French from day one! Learn everyday expressions
and phrases, ask and answer basic questions, and have
simple conversations. Authentic situational exercises
introduce you to the structure and use of language
in everyday life.
Communication Skills
- Learn greetings
- Get in touch
with someone
- Excuse yourself
- Introduce
yourself and someone else
- Ask someone
to introduce himself/herself
- Express
your tastes
- Discuss
your plans
Linguistic Skills (grammar and
vocabulary)
- Use of tu or vous
- Days of
the week
- The alphabet
and a few acronyms
- Polite expressions
- Use of personal
pronouns je, tu, vous, il, elle
- Etre (to
be)
- Masculine/feminine
- Numbers
- The negative
form: ne...pas
- Possessive
adjectives
- Syntax
- Use of c'est and il
est (it is and he is)
- Tones and
intonation of interrogative sentences
- Professions
and nationalities
- Oui, non, si (yes,
and no)
- Aller (to
go)
- Moi aussi (me too)
- On, Nous, ils, elles (we,
they)
- Complete
conjugation of verbs ending in -er, être and avoir (to
be and to have)
- Use of faire
du, de l', and de la to talk
about a sport
- The future
tense
- A few indicators
of time
Socio-Cultural Themes
- In France
and elsewhere
- Europe
- Family values
in France
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