French (FREN) 201

Overview

FREN 201 further develops the ability to read, understand, speak, and write French, enabling students to use French in social situations, discuss a variety of issues, and express opinions. In addition, the course leads students through a major review of grammar and develops the students’ ability to understand and compose short passages.

Outline

Unit 1: Le français, ça me plaît, Chapter 13
Le futur simple
Le futur antérieur

Unit 2: Le français, ça me plaît, Chapter 14
Le conditionnel présent
Le conditionnel passé
Written Assignment 1

Film: La fille qui détestait les livres
Oral Assignment 1

Unit 3: Le français, ça me plaît, Chapter 15
L’interrogation
Les mots interrogatifs invariables et variables

Unit 4: Le français, ça me plaît, Chapter 16
La négation
Written Assignment 2

Film: 55 chaussettes
Oral Assignment 2

Unit 5: Le français, ça me plaît, Chapter 17
Les pronoms relatifs

Unit 6: Le français, ça me plaît, Chapter 18
Les adjectifs et les pronoms démonstratifs
Written Assignment 3

Film: Entre les lignes : les infirmières au front
Oral Assignment 3

Unit 7: Le français, ça me plaît, Chapter 19
Les adjectifs et les pronoms possessifs

Unit 8: Le français, ça me plaît, Chapter 20
Les adjectifs et les pronoms indéfinis
Written Assignment 4

Film: La Sentinelle
Oral Assignment 4

Unit 9: Le français, ça me plaît, Chapter 21
Le subjonctif

Unit 10: Le français, ça me plaît, Appendice
Les prépositions devant un infinitif
Written Assignment 5

Film: Maq et l’esprit de la forêt
Oral Assignment 5

Rédaction finale : Composition Assignment

Evaluation

To receive credit for FREN 201, you must complete the five written assignments, the five oral assignments, the composition assignment, the final oral examination, and the final written examination. You must achieve a course composite grade of at least D (50 percent) and a grade of at least 50 percent on the written examination. The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:

Activity	Weighting
Written Assignments	20%
Oral Assignments	20%
Rédaction finale : Composition Assignment	10%
Oral Examination	10%
Written Examination	40%
Total	100%

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 Student Manual, Course Information, and Study Guide.

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.

Challenge Evaluation

To receive credit for the FREN 201 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent) on the written examination. You must also demonstrate oral proficiency by reaching a satisfactory standard on the oral examination (telephone exam of approximately 15 minutes). The oral examination is to be completed first. It is marked as PASS/FAIL and no grade is assigned for the oral exam. You must pass the oral exam in order to continue with the challenge. The grade (percentage) for the written exam constitutes the grade for the challenge. The challenge process must be completed within a 3-month period.

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form