ELEMENTARY
Objectives
The course is designed for participants who have no knowledge or a limited knowledge of the French language. The goal is to enable the learner to hold a conversation at either an informal or familiar language register. It will also guide the participant to recognise, imitate and use the natural intonations, rhythms and basic structures of the spoken language spontaneously.
Participants will also be able to describe a place, as well as physical and spatial relationships between people or people and things. Participants will acquire basic lexical and syntactic structures limited to topics of general interest using simple conversational and narrative styles.
Methodology
Participants will develop their oral comprehension and oral expression through the use of an audio-visual method. Learning is reinforced with complementary language laboratory work, communication exercises and sociocultural activities carried out in French.
Course Content
- Verbs "to be and to have/кtre et avoir" present time
- First level verbs
- Possessive adjectives
- Familiarizatoins with surroundings
- Articles
- Simple questions
- Difference between demonstrative pronouns (there is / are…)
- Negation
- Arrive, leave
Teaching Materials
- Le Franзais International, 2iиme version, livre 2 et 3.
- Franзais oral: Comprйhension et expression, Йdition du Rйseau.
- Connolly, A.M., Le franзais langue seconde par objectifs, 1, 2 et 3.
- Mйthode Nord-Sud.
- Matйriel de suivi: йquipe du Centre linguistique, Collиge de Jonquiиre.
- Des activitйs de communication orale I et II, Universitй Laval.
- Leзons maison: йquipe du Centre linguistique, Collиge de Jonquiиre.
- Le franзais langue seconde par thиmes, niveau йlйmentaire, Gaйtan Morin, йditeur.
- Matйriel de suivi.
INTERMEDIATE
Objectives
The course is designed for individuals who have attained a certain level of fluency and need to improve the accuracy of their spoken language. The goal is to make the participant use linguistic nuances and accurately situate events in time when conversing. Participants will be able to understand opinions expressed by others and voice their own. At this stage, students understand not only what is said, but also what is implied.
There is a broadening of abstract vocabulary to express emotions and opinions; an introduction of verb tenses beyond those used to express time concepts such as the ability to use the subjunctive to express obligation, desire, doubt, and emotion. Students progressing at this level have a varied language and use lexical and structural options to express ideas in a variety of ways; their language is more nuanced, without the ability to use a particular language register.
Methodology
At this level, there is a progressive withdrawal of visual aids in the classroom. Participants are required to create their own mental imagery based on the spoken word only. French language sociocultural activities help the learning process along with classroom exposure to authentic cultural materials, such as videos, songs, and texts.
Course content
- Simple past (to be/to have) negative, affirmative and question
- Perfect structure
- Comparison of past and perfect structure
- According object direct and indirect
- Relative pronouns
- Idiomatic expressions
- Prepositions
- Oral reading an intonation
- Conditional
- Demonstrative and possessive pronouns
- Commentary language and vocabulary
Objectives
The course is designed for individuals who have attained a level of fluency in French, and have a good passive knowledge of language. The goals are to give the students the ability to actively participate in formal and informal meetings; to understand the ideas and emotions expressed by others; as well as to be able to take the pulse of a situation and contribute to it using nuanced formal or informal language. Participants will be able to understand and appreciate French culture on a personal level.
Participants will explore various conversational gambits: openers, links, responses, closers and logical connectors. They have to recognise various elements in recorded discussions that deal with themes outside of everyday life. Conversation topics are chosen to reflect the group's interests, general interest, current events in Quebec, social or political happenings, local culture or the human condition.
Methodology
Practice is through a variety of conversation types:
- Controlled conversation where participants know the theme beforehand and prepare for it
- Semi-controlled conversation prompted by material found interesting by the group, such as articles, interviews and television shows.
- Free conversation initiated by students with native speakers from the community.
Course Content
- Relation of cause and consequence, goals and opposition
- Conjunctions, phrasal verbs, subjunctive
- Expressing advice and regrets
- Adverbs of quantity
- Possessive pronouns
- Past subjunctive
- Uses of the preposition "en"
- Past subjunctive
- Phonics, liaisons, accents, rhythm, intonation,
- Vowels and consonants
