La Causerie Française

Early Registration (5/1-6/3): $420

Reg. Registration (6/4-8/14): $440

Late Registration (8/15-9/30):$460

Thursdays 7:00pm-8:25pm

Class Description:  This is a combination of French 1A and French 1B.  It is an introductory course designed for students who have never studied French before, those that are repeating French 1 and want to solidify their learning, and those who studied it many years ago. The goal of this class is to provide members with a basic knowledge of French, to facilitate comprehension and to encourage communication through in-class work, dialogue, and at-home preparation. Cultural aspects of French society are an integrated part of this course.

Course Outline: Lessons will include these aspects of French grammar:

Alphabet

Accents and pronunciation

Numbers

Time

Date

Formality and levels of language (vous and tu) 

Noun gender

Use of present tense and immediate future 

Negative sentence structures 

-er verbs, -ir verbs such as dormir

Etre, aller and avoir verbs 

Pronoun “on” 

Stress pronouns (moi, toi, lui, etc) 

Indefinite and definite articles (un, une, des, le, la, l’, les)

The expression « Il y a »

Placement and agreement of adjectives 

Asking and responding to questions (est-ce que)

Irregular descriptive adjectives

By the end of this class members will be able to:

Greet people appropriately and conduct basic introductory conversations

Tell time and ask about dates 

Describe everyday objects, basic activities and likes/dislikes

Describe oneself and others

Converse about work, home and leisure activities 

Engage in register-appropriate basic conversations 

Depending on the classes prior experience, the curriculum may advance to items below:

Expressions of possession (possessive adjectives, possession with de, être à)

Irregular descriptive adjectives

Interrogative adjectives (quel, quelle, quels, quelles) 

Demonstrative adjectives (ce, cet, cette, ces) 

Prepositions of place

Asking and responding to questions (inversion)

Comparatives and superlatives

Introduction to -re verbs 

Introduction to imperative verb form

Past tense (passé compose)

Prerequisite: The typical French 1 student has never before studied French, is repeating French 1, or has not used or studied the language for so long that it’s necessary to start over.