La Causerie Française

Early Registration (5/1-5/26): $418

Reg. Registration (5/27-8/14): $440

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

Fridays 11:30am-1:00pm

Class Description: 

This is an introductory course designed for students who have never studied French before or 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 

   § 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 

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

Book/Materials:  TBD