Ce cours, misant sur l’apprentissage et l’enrichissement du vocabulaire, porte sur l’aspect lexique plutôt que sur la grammaire française. L’étudiant(e) sera progressivement amené(e) à augmenter ses connaissances du vocabulaire, à maîtriser les expressions courantes et usuelles et à apprendre à les retenir. Le cours incorpore l’expression orale et écrite et offre une composante littéraire afin de garder l’équilibre entre l’écrit et l’oral.
FREN 375 focuses on the lexical rather than the grammatical aspect of the French language. The course is designed to help students retain and increase their vocabulary, and become comfortable with commonly used idiomatic French expressions. To maintain a balance between the spoken and written language, the course contains oral work, written compositions, and a literature component.
Outline
Unité1: Vocabulaire progressif 1 Les mesures, les quantités. Bonne continuation Unité préliminaire
Unité2: Vocabulaire progressif 1 La taille. Bonne continuation Vocabulaire 20-21
Unité3: Vocabulaire progressif 2 Les formes, les matériaux et les textures. Bonne continuation La cathédrale
Unité4: Vocabulaire progressif 3Les objets : lumière et couleurs. Bonne continuation Le portrait. Written exercise 1
Unité5: Vocabulaire progressif 4 Le jardinage et le bricolage. Bonne continuation Portrait d’un oiseau. Oral exercise 1
Unité6: Vocabulaire progressif 5 La cuisine, les recettes. Bonne continuation L’impressionnisme. Essay 1
Unité7: Vocabulaire progressif 6 Les mouvements, les gestes et les postures.
Unité8: Written exercise 2
Unité9: Vocabulaire progressif 7 L’apparence physique. Bonne continuation La Belle et la bête.
Unité10: Vocabulaire progressif 9 La santé, la consultation médicale. Bonne continuation La Belle et la bête, partie II. Oral exercise 2
Unité16: Bonne continuation Ma grand-mère toute puissante. Essay 3
Unité17: Mid-term oral examination
Unité18: Review
Unité 19: Mid-term written examination
Unité 20: Vocabulaire progressif 11 La vie affective. Bonne continuation L’amour au Val-Fourré. Oral exercise 4
Unité 21: Vocabulaire progressif 12 Les réactions émotionnelles.Written exercise 5
Unité 22: Vocabulaire progressif 13 La vie intellectuelle. Bonne continuation Jeanne d’Arc. Oral exercise 5
Unité 23: Vocabulaire progressif 14 La volonté et l’action
Unité 24: Vocabulaire progressif 15 La communication. Written exercise 6
Unité 25: Vocabulaire progressif 18 Le monde de l’entreprise. Bonne continuation Le patrimoine.
Unité 26: Vocabulaire progressif 21 Les médias, la presse.Written exercise 7
Unité 27: Vocabulaire progressif 23 L’environnement. Bonne continuation La fuite de la main habile. Oral exercise 6
Unité 28: Vocabulaire progressif 25 L’art, les arts plastiques. Bonne continuation Le dénuement des enfants sans papiers. Essay 4
Unité 29: Vocabulaire progressif 26 Les arts du spectacle. Bonne continuation Quand il gagne moins qu’elle
Unité 30: Vocabulaire progressif 28 Le livre et la littérature.Written exercise 8
Unité 31: Review. Final oral examination
Unité 32: Final written examination
Evaluation
To receive credit for French 375, you must achieve a course composite grade of at least D (50%) a grade of at least 50% on each of the online examinations and on each of the oral examinations. Students must complete ALL written exercises, ALL oral exercises and ALL essays. The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:
Activity
Weight
8 Written Exercises (2% each)
16%
6 Oral Exercises (1.66% each)
10%
4 Essays (3.5% each)
14%
2 Oral Exams (10% each)
20%
2 Online Exams (20% each)
40%
Total
100%
The midterm and final examinations for this course must be requested in advance and written under the supervision of an AU-approved exam invigilator. Invigilators include either ProctorU or an approved in-person invigilation centre that can accommodate online exams. Students are responsible for payment of any invigilation fees. Information on exam request deadlines, invigilators, and other exam-related questions, can be found at the Exams and grades section of the Calendar.
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
Miquel, Claire. Vocabulaire progressif du français. Niveau avancé. Paris : Clé International, 1999. (PDF)
Miquel, Claire. Vocabulaire progressif du français. Niveau avancé. Corrigés. Paris : Clé International, 2004. (PDF)
Furry, Nina M. and Hannelore Jarausch. Bonne continuation. Second edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson, 2008. (PDF)
Other Materials
The course materials also include a study guide. All other materials are available to students online.
Challenge for credit
Overview
The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you 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 about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Evaluation
To receive credit for the FREN 375 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent) on the online examination and at least 50 percent on the oral examination (telephone or online). You must write a composition (to be submitted as a word document).
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized study counterparts.