French (FREN) 362

Overview

French 362 is designed to follow French 201 or a full first-year university French course. This course continues the study of French grammar, expansion of vocabulary, and the study of short stories selected from francophone literature. The student will improve both written and spoken French through conversation, comprehension, grammar, and composition.

Outline

• Unit 1: Collage 1, Grammaire française 15, 22 (le présent de l'indicatif, l'impératif), Le récit de fiction 1
• Unit 2: Collage 1, Grammaire française 2, 4 (le nom, l'adjectif ), Le récit de fiction 1
• Unit 3: Collage 2, Grammaire française 16, 17 (le passé composé, l’imparfait), Le récit de fiction 1
• Unit 4: Collage 2, Grammaire française 18 (le plus-que-parfait)
• Unit 5: Grammaire française 3 (les déterminants), Le récit de fiction 2
• Unit 6: Collage 3, Grammaire française 19 (le futur simple, proche et antérieur), Le récit de fiction 2
• Unit 7: Collage 3, Grammaire française 20 (le conditionnel présent et passé)
• Unit 8: Collage 4, Grammaire française 21 (le subjonctif présent et passé), Le récit de fiction 3
• Unit 9: Collage 4, Grammaire française 9 (l'adverbe), Le récit de fiction 3
• Unit 10: Collage 5, Grammaire française 10 (les comparatifs et les superlatifs)
• Unit 11: Collage 5, Grammaire française 5 (les pronoms personnels), Le récit de fiction 4
• Unit 12: Collage 6, Grammaire française 23 (le participe présent et passé), Le récit de fiction 4
• Unit 13: Collage 6, Grammaire française 30 (la voix passive)
• Unit 14: Grammaire française 29 (l’interrogation)
• Unit 15: Examination Week
• Unit 16: Collage 7, Grammaire française 31 (le discours indirect), Le récit de fiction 6
• Unit 17: Collage 7, Grammaire française 28 (la négation), Le récit de fiction 6
• Unit 18: Collage 8, Grammaire française 8 (les pronoms relatifs)
• Unit 19: Collage 8, Grammaire française 6 (les pronoms possessifs), Le récit de fiction 5
• Unit 20: Collage 9, Grammaire française 7 (les pronoms démonstratifs), Le récit de fiction 5
• Unit 21: Collage 9, Grammaire française 25 (les verbes pronominaux)
• Unit 22: Collage 10, Grammaire française 24 (l'infinitif), Le récit de fiction 7
• Unit 23: Collage 10, Grammaire française 13 (les mots indéfinis), Le récit de fiction 7
• Unit 24: Collage 11, Grammaire française 26 (les verbes impersonnels)
• Unit 25: Collage 11, Grammaire française 11 (les prépositions), Le récit de fiction 8
• Unit 26: Collage 12, Grammaire française 12 (les conjonctions), Le récit de fiction 8
• Unit 27: Collage 12, Grammaire française 27 (les verbes semi-auxiliaire) Web chapter (les temps littéraires)
• Unit 28: Review
• Unit 29: Review
• Unit 30: Examination Week

Evaluation

To receive credit for FREN 362, you must complete and submit the oral midterm and final exams, receive a grade of at least 50 percent on each of the written examinations and achieve a course composite grade of at least “D” (50 percent). The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbooks

Other Materials

The course materials also include an online course information manual.

Challenge for Credit Course Overview

The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.

Full information for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.

• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures

Challenge Evaluation

To receive credit for the FREN 362 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least “D” (50 percent) on the written examination and at least 50 per cent on the oral examination (telephone or on-line). You must write a composition (to be submitted as a word document).

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form