Reading French

FRST 105/3.0

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Overview

An online course for students with little or no previous knowledge of French. Learners will identify the key elements of a French sentence, the structure of sentences, and the devices used to combine sentences and paragraphs in French, as well as translate texts from subject areas including humanities, social sciences, business, and sciences. Explanations are given in English, all materials to be analyzed are in French.

Learning Outcomes

After completing FRST 105 students will be able to do the following:

  1. Identify and apply strategies for recognizing cognate (similar) forms in English and French as well as the basic parts of speech
  2. Recognize and use the structure and meaning of target sentences to create a simple text
  3. Interpret the elements of discourse used in French to structure sequences of sentences and paragraphs at beginning level.
  4. Demonstrate acquisition of key terminology in French in one or two of a variety of subject areas, including humanities, social sciences, business and science
  5. Translate French texts in an appropriate level of English
  6. Apply reading comprehension strategies to convey meaning of various texts