This course is designed to enable students to acquire a basic active command of French.
Emphasis is on listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing.
The phonemes of the French language, sentence stress and cadence. Everyday vocabulary pertaining to people, common objects, places, clothing, family, anatomy, lodging, food, the world, dates, weather, education. The French educational system, French culture, life in France, Paris, the provinces, and francophone countries will be emphasized. Students will have a laboratory manual which will enable them to further their language proficiency in those areas outside class in the language laboratory. Reading and writing skills will begin to be developed toward the end of the semester.